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μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea

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P. and V. κατέχειν; see [[check]].
===verb transitive===
V. intrans. P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι, ἀφίστασθαι; see also [[forbear]].
 
<b class="b2">When you have learnt from me give advice.</b> <b class="b2">Till then refrain</b>: V. [[ὅταν]] μάθῃς μου νουθέτει, [[τανῦν]] δʼ ἔα (Soph., ''O.C.'' 593).
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κατέχειν]]; see [[check]].
<b class="b2">Refrain from</b>: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.).
 
<b class="b2">Refrain from</b> (<b class="b2">doing</b>): P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (μή, infin.), V. ἀφίστασθαι (infin.).
===verb intransitive===
<b class="b2">I refrained from killing</b>: V. ἔσχον μὴ κτανεῖν.
 
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπέχεσθαι]], [[ἀφίστασθαι]]; see also [[forbear]].
 
When you have learnt from me give advice. Till then refrain: [[verse|V.]] ὅταν μάθῃς μου νουθέτει, [[τανῦν]] δ' ἔα ([[Sophocles]], ''[[Oedipus Coloneus]]'' 593).
 
[[refrain from]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπέχεσθαι]] (gen.), [[ἀφίστασθαι]] (gen.).
 
[[refrain from]] ([[do]]ing): [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπέχεσθαι]] (μή, infin.), [[verse|V.]] [[ἀφίστασθαι]] (infin.).
 
[[I refrained from killing]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἔσχον μὴ κτανεῖν]].
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verb transitive

P. and V. κατέχειν; see check.

verb intransitive

P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι, ἀφίστασθαι; see also forbear.

When you have learnt from me give advice. Till then refrain: V. ὅταν μάθῃς μου νουθέτει, τανῦν δ' ἔα (Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus 593).

refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.).

refrain from (doing): P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (μή, infin.), V. ἀφίστασθαι (infin.).

I refrained from killing: V. ἔσχον μὴ κτανεῖν.