refrain
From LSJ
Σοφῷ παρ' ἀνδρὶ (Σοφοῦ παρ' ἀνδρὸς) πρῶτος εὑρέθη λόγος → Apud sapientem inventa est ratio primitus → Bei einem weisen Mann fand man zuerst Vernunft
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. κατέχειν; see check.
verb intransitive
P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι, ἀφίστασθαι; see also forbear.
When you have learnt from me give advice. Till then refrain: V. ὅταν μάθῃς μου νουθέτει, τανῦν δ' ἔα (Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus 593).
refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.).
refrain from (doing): P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (μή, infin.), V. ἀφίστασθαι (infin.).
