ἀνθέλκειν

From LSJ

ἀλλ' ἐσθ' ὁ θάνατος λοῖσθος ἰατρός κακῶν → but death is the ultimate healer of ills

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also ἀνθέλκω): drag in an opposite direction, pull in an opposite direction

Lexicon Thucydideum

retrahere, to hold back, check, 4.14.2.