counteract
From LSJ
ἐλαχίστου ἐδέησε διαφθεῖραι → narrowly missed destroying
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
baffle: P. and V. σφάλλω, σφάλλειν.
oppose: P. and. V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἀνθίστασθαι. (dat.), ἀντιτείνειν (dat.).
make amends for: P. and V. ἀκεῖσθαι (acc.).