Liddell–Scott–Jones: ἀποκν-έω

ἀποκν-έω,

A. shrink from,c. acc., τὸν κίνδυνον

Th. 3.20

; τὸν πλοῦν

Id. 8.12

; πρός τι

Zos. 5.40

:—c.inf.,shrink fromdoing, Th. 4.11 , Pl. Phd. 84c , Tht. 166b .

2. abs.,shrink back, hesitate,

Th. 3.55 , 6.18 , Pl. Lg. 78o d, etc.