ἀποδοκεῖ

English (LSJ)

impers., (δοκέω) mostly c. μή et inf., ἀπέδοξέ σφι μὴ τιμωρέειν

   A it seemed good to them not to do, they resolved not .., Hdt. 1.152; ἐπεί σφι ἀ. μὴ ἐπιδιώκειν Id.8.111; without μή, X.An.2.3.9: sts. with inf. omitted, ὥς σφι ἀπέδοξε when they resolved not (to go on), when they changed their mind, Hdt.1.172.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀποδοκεῖ: ἀπρόσωπ. (δοκέω), τὸ πλεῖστον μετὰ τοῦ μὴ καὶ ἀπαρ., ἀπέδοξέ σφι μὴ τιμωρέειν, ἐφάνη καλὸν εἰς αὐτοὺς νὰ μη..., Ἡρόδ. 1. 152· ἐπεί τέ σφι ἀπ. μήτ’ ἐπιδιώκειν ὁ αὐτ. 8. 111· ὡσαύτως ἄνευ τοῦ μή, Ξεν. Ἀν. 2. 3, 9: ἐνίοτε ἄνευ τοῦ ἀπαρεμ., ὥς σφι ἀπέδοξε, ὅτε ἀπεφάσισαν νὰ μὴ (προχωρήσωσι περαιτέρω), ὅτε μετέβαλον γνώμην, Ἡρόδ. 1. 172.