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ἐπισπᾶσθαι

From LSJ

Δύο γὰρ, ἐπιστήμη τε καὶ δόξα, ὧν τὸ μὲν ἐπίστασθαι ποιέει, τὸ δὲ ἀγνοεῖν → Two different things are science and belief: the one brings knowledge, the other ignorance

Hippocrates

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἐπισπάω): attract, entice, in physical sense