oscillation

From LSJ

καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

P. αἰώρησις, ἡ (Plato).

tossing: Ar. and V. σάλος, ὁ.

shock of earthquake: P. and V. σεισμός, ὁ.

Met., hesitation: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.