ἀποκνεῖν
From LSJ
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἀποκνέω): hesitate, revolt, shrink, be reluctant to, flinch from, hesitate to, shrink from
Lexicon Thucydideum
detreclare, to refuse, decline, 3.30.4, 6.92.5, 8.12.1,
metu desistere, to give up through fear, 3.20.2,
cunctari, to delay, 3.55.3, 4.11.4, Ibid. in the same place 6.18.1, 7.21.4.