ἀνάγκᾳ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται → but not even gods fight necessity (Simonides, fr. 37.1.29)
P. αἰώρησις, ἡ (Plato).
tossing: Ar. and V. σάλος, ὁ.
shock of earthquake: P. and V. σεισμός, ὁ.
Met., hesitation: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.