ἀλέξεσθαι

From LSJ

Ἔνεισι καὶ γυναιξὶ σώφρονες τρόποι → Insunt modesti mores etiam mulieri → Auch Frauen haben in sich weise Lebensart

Menander, Monostichoi, 160

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἀλέξω): defend oneself against, ward off from oneself, ward off