flinch
From LSJ
αἰτῶ δ' ὑγίειαν πρῶτον, εἶτ' εὐπραξίαν, τρίτον δὲ χαίρειν, εἶτ' ὀφείλειν μηδενί → first health, good fortune next, and third rejoicing; last, to owe nought to any man
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
P. and V. ὀκνεῖν, κατοκνεῖν, P. ἀποκνεῖν.
flinch from: P. and V. ὀκνεῖν (acc.), ἐξίστασθαι (acc.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), V. ἐξαφίστασθαι (gen.), P. ἀποκνεῖν (acc.); see shrink from.
not to flinch from (face bravely): P. and V. θαρσεῖν (acc.).
