μαλακίζεσθαι
From LSJ
ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also μαλακίζομαι): affected, be affected, be enervated, be moved, be remiss, be softened, be unmanned, become demoralised, moved, play the coward, play the weakling, relax one's efforts through cowardice