wriggle
From LSJ
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb intransitive
Ar. and P. λυγίζεσθαι (act. Ar.). P. ἰλυσπᾶσθαι. V. εἰλύεσθαι.
shift about: P. and V. στρέφεσθαι.
wriggle out of, met.: Ar. and P. διαδύεσθαι. (acc. or absol.); see escape.