vacillation

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ὁ δ' εὖ ἔρδων θεοὺς ἐλπίδι κυδροτέρᾳ σαίνει κέαρ → but he who does well to the gods cheers his heart with a more glorious hope

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.

shrinking: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.

delay: P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ, τριβή, ἡ, μονή, ἡ, V. μέλλησις, ἡ; see delay.