ἀπόκνησις
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον σου → thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, you shall not covet your neighbour's wife
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A shrinking from, στρατειῶν Th. 1.99; ἀ. πρὸς τοὺς πολιτικοὺς ἀγῶνας Plu.2.783b.
German (Pape)
[Seite 307] ἡ, Zögerung aus Furcht, Thuc. 1, 99.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀπόκνησις: -εως, ἡ, ἀποφυγή, ἀποχὴ ἕνεκα ὄκνου, φόβου, ἀπ..., στρατειῶν Θουκ. 1. 99· ἀπ. πρός τι Πλούτ. 2. 783Β.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
refus ou hésitation par faiblesse ou par crainte.
Étymologie: ἀποκνέω.
