ἀποτυγχάνειν
From LSJ
Μιμοῦ τὰ σεμνά, μὴ κακῶν μιμοῦ τρόπους → Graves imitatormores, ne imitator malos → Das Edle nimm zum Vorbild, nicht der Schlechten Art
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἀποτυγχάνω): miss, fail in, not succeed in, not to hit, fail in hitting