shy
From LSJ
Ἰσχυρὸν ὄχλος ἐστίν, οὐκ ἔχει δὲ νοῦν → Plebs nempe res est valida, sed mentis carens → Des Volkes Masse hat zwar Macht, doch fehlt Vernunft
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
protagoras at first was shy: P. τὸ μὲν οὖν πρῶτον ἐκαλλωπίζετο ἡμῖν ὁ Πρωταγόρας (Plato
Protagoras 333D).
he was shy pretending he did not wish to speak: P. ἐθρύπτετο ὡς δὴ οὐκ ἐπιθυμῶν λέγειν (Plato, Phaedrus 228C).
be shy of (doing a thing): P. and V. αἰσχύνεσθαι (infin. or part.), ἐπαισχύνεσθαι (infin. or part.), V. αἰδεῖσθαι (infin. or part.).
fight shy of: P. and V. εὐλαβεῖσθαι (acc.); see avoid.
