wavering

Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adj.

Undecided: V. ἀμφίβουλος, δίφροντις.

Others on the mainland yield us a wavering allegiance: P. ἄλλοι τινὲς κατὰ τὰς ἠπείρους ἐνδοιαστῶς ἀκροῶνται (Thuc. 6, 10).

Perplexed: P. and V. ἄπορος, ἀμήχανος (rare P.).

Vacillating: P. ὀκνηρός.

Slow: P. and V. βραδύς.

subs.

Perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.

Delay: P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ, τριβή, ἡ; see delay.