ὑποπτήσσειν
From LSJ
πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου → there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ὑποπτήσσω): bow to, cower before, grovel before, quail before
