πτάσσω

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Τὸ γὰρ περισσὰ πράσσειν οὐκ ἔχει νοῦν οὐδένα → There is no sense in doing things beyond the usual measure

Sophocles, Antigone, 67-68

English (Slater)

πτάσσω (cf. πτώσσω.)
   1 shrink back in awe ἔπταξαν δ' ἀκίνητοι σιωπᾷ ἥροες ἀντίθεοι (P. 4.57) [πτάξεις (coni. Edmonds: πτίξεις codd.) fr. 207.]