ἀνθέλκειν

From LSJ

Ξυνετὸς πεφυκὼς φεῦγε τὴν κακουργίαν → Valens sagaci mente, quod pravum est, fuge → Wenn du verständig bist, dann flieh die Schlechtigkeit

Menander, Monostichoi, 398

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἀνθέλκω): drag in an opposite direction, pull in an opposite direction

Lexicon Thucydideum

retrahere, to hold back, check, 4.14.2.