abstain
From LSJ
Δύσμορφος εἴην μᾶλλον ἢ καλὸς κακός → Turpi forma esse malim, quam pulcher malus → Ach, wär ich lieber missgeformt als schön und schlecht
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι, ἀφίστασθαι; see refrain.
abstain from: use verbs given with the gen.
abstain from food: P. and V. ἀσιτεῖν.