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1 hesitate
['heziteit]1) (to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty: He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.) διστάζω2) (to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right: I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.) διστάζω•- hesitant
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2 Fear
subs.P. and V. φόβος, ὁ, ἔκπληξις, ἡ, ὀρρωδία. ἡ, δεῖμα, τό, δέος, τό, V. τάρβος, τό, τρόμος, ὁ (also Plat. but rare P.).Hesitation: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.Have no fear of, v.: P. and V. θαρσεῖν (acc.).——————v. trans.P. and V. φοβεῖσθαι, ὀρρωδεῖν, δεδοικέναι (perf. act. of δείδειν), δεῖσαι (aor. act. of δείδειν), ἐκφοβεῖσθαι, Ar. and P. καταδεῖσαι ( 1st aor. of καταδείδειν), V. δειμαίνειν (also Plat. but rare P.), τρέσαι ( 1st aor. of τρεῖν) (also Plat. but rare P.), ταρβεῖν, Ar. and V. τρέμειν (also Plat. but rare P.).Shrink from: P. and V. ὀκνεῖν (acc.), P. ἀποκνεῖν (acc.).Fear beforehand: V. προταρβεῖν.Fear for: use P. and V. verbs given with περί (dat.), ἀμφί (dat.), ὑπέρ (gen.), or in V. use προταρβεῖν (gen.), ὑπερδεδοικέναι (gen.).Fear over-much: V. ὑπερφοβεῖσθαι, ὑπερορρωδεῖν (Eur., Supp. 344).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fear
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3 Qualm
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Qualm
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4 Scruple
subs.P. and V. ἐνθύμιον, τό.The Athenians and the greater number bade the generals wait because they had scruples ( about going): οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι οἵ τε πλείους ἐπισχεῖν ἐκέλευον τοὺς στρατηγοὺς ἐνθύμιον ποιούμενοι (Thuc. 7, 50).Have scruples about ( doing a thing): P. and V. ὀκνεῖν (infin.), κατοκνεῖν, (infin.), V. αἰδεῖσθαι (part.); see scruple, v.——————v. intrans.(With infin.), P. and V. ὀκνεῖν, κατοκνεῖν, V. αἰδεῖσθαι, ἅζεσθαι (Eur., Heracl. 600).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Scruple
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