ἀφηνιασμός
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
English (LSJ)
ὁ,
A refusal to obey the reins, Ph.1.311 (pl.): metaph., rebellion, ib.171, al.
German (Pape)
[Seite 410] ὁ, das Abstreifen des Zügels, Ungehorsam, Plut. Alex. fort. 2, 10.