ἀπόκνησις

ἀνθρωπεία φύσις πολεμία τοῦ προὔχοντος → human nature is hostile to all that is eminent

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Full diacritics: ἀπόκνησις	Medium diacritics: ἀπόκνησις	Low diacritics: απόκνησις	Capitals: ΑΠΟΚΝΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: apóknēsis	Transliteration B: apoknēsis	Transliteration C: apoknisis	Beta Code: a)po/knhsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

A shrinking from, στρατειῶν Th. 1.99; ἀ. πρὸς τοὺς πολιτικοὺς ἀγῶνας Plu.2.783b.

[Seite 307] ἡ, Zögerung aus Furcht, Thuc. 1, 99.