decline
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν (or mid.), παρωθεῖν (or mid.), διωθεῖσθαι, οὐ δέχομαι, δέχεσθαι, ἀναίνεσθαι (Dem. but rare P.), ἀρνεῖσθαι (Dem. 319), ἀπαρνεῖσθαι (Thuc. 6, 56), Ar. and P. οὐκ ἀποδέχεσθαι.
avoid: P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), εὐλαβεῖσθαι; see avoid.
decline (an invitation): P. ἐπαινέω, ἐπαινεῖν (acc.) (Xen.; cf. Ar., Ranae 508).
verb intransitive
not to be willing: Ar. and P. οὐκ ἐθέλειν, Ar. and V. οὐ θέλειν, V. ἀναίνεσθαι.
sink, set: P. and V. δύνειν, δύεσθαι, V. φθίνειν.
degenerate: P. ἐκπίπτειν, ἀποκλίνειν, ἐξίστασθαι.
decay: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν, V. φθίνειν.
substantive
consumption: P. φθόη, ἡ.
