reluctance
From LSJ
τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀφορμὴ τοῦ κακῶς φρονεῖν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις γίγνεται → undeserved success engenders folly in unbalanced minds
τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀφορμὴ τοῦ κακῶς φρονεῖν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις γίγνεται → undeserved success engenders folly in unbalanced minds
subs.
Hesitation: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ. Reluctance to take the field: P. ἀπόκνησις τῶν στρατειῶν. Unwillingness to grant a thing: P. and V. φθόνος, ὁ. From base reluctance to benefit any men: V. φειδοῖ πονηρᾷ μηδένʼ εὖ ποιεῖν βροτῶν (Eur., Frag.).
