ὀκνεῖν
From LSJ
Ὥς ἐστ' ἄπιστος (ἄπιστον) ἡ γυναικεία φύσις → Muliebris o quam sexus est infida res → Wie unverlässlich ist die weibliche Natur
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ὀκνέω): delay, hesitate, revolt, scruple, shrink, waver, be chary of, be diffident of, be disinclined to, be irresolute, be reluctant to, be slow to, fear to, flinch from, hang back, have qualms about, have scruples about, hesitate at, hesitate to, recoil from, shrink from, stick at
Lexicon Thucydideum
pigere, vereri, to cause reluctance, to deter, 1.120.3, 1.120.4, 5.61.1.