be loath to do a thing
From LSJ
Ζῶμεν γὰρ οὐχ ὡς θέλομεν, ἀλλ' ὡς δυνάμεθα → Ut quimus, haud ut volumus, aevum ducimus → nicht wie wir wollen, sondern können, leben wir
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἄκων ποιεῖν τι, οὐχ ἑκὼν ποιεῖν τι
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