τὸ δανείζεσθαι τῆς ἐσχάτης ἀφροσύνης καὶ μαλακίας ἐστίν → being in debt is a mark of extreme folly and moral weakness (Plutarch, On Avoiding Debt 829F3)
-έω, Α1. χτυπώ ελαφρώς («ὁ δὲ παρακροτεῖ ἐς τὸν ὦμον», Λουκ.)2. μτφ. προτρέπω, ενθαρρύνω.