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ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his
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<b class="b2">In order to secure a firm footing in the mud</b>: P. ἀσφαλείας [[ἕνεκα]] πρὸς τὸν πηλόν (Thuc. 3, 22). | <b class="b2">In order to secure a firm footing in the mud</b>: P. ἀσφαλείας [[ἕνεκα]] πρὸς τὸν πηλόν (Thuc. 3, 22). | ||
<b class="b2">Ice not strong enough to give a footing</b>: P. [[κρύσταλλος]] . . . οὐ [[βέβαιος]] [[ὥστε]] ἐπελθεῖν (Thuc. 3, 23). | <b class="b2">Ice not strong enough to give a footing</b>: P. [[κρύσταλλος]] . . . οὐ [[βέβαιος]] [[ὥστε]] ἐπελθεῖν (Thuc. 3, 23). | ||
<b class="b2">Applying to the houses a footing of firm ladders</b>: V. λαβὼν πηκτῶν πρὸς οἴκους κλιμάκων προσαμβάσεις (Eur., | <b class="b2">Applying to the houses a footing of firm ladders</b>: V. λαβὼν πηκτῶν πρὸς οἴκους κλιμάκων προσαμβάσεις (Eur., ''Bacch.'' 1212). | ||
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Station: P. and V. στάσις, ἡ. Position, rank: P. and V. τάξις, ἡ. Base of operations: P. and V. ἀφορμή, ἡ, V. ὁρμητήριον, τό. When the Athenian army seemed to have got a secure footing with an entrenched position: P. ὡς ἡ στρατιὰ τῶν Ἀθηναίων βεβαίως ἔδοξε μετὰ τείχους ἱδρῦσθαι (Thuc. 8. 40). In order to secure a firm footing in the mud: P. ἀσφαλείας ἕνεκα πρὸς τὸν πηλόν (Thuc. 3, 22). Ice not strong enough to give a footing: P. κρύσταλλος . . . οὐ βέβαιος ὥστε ἐπελθεῖν (Thuc. 3, 23). Applying to the houses a footing of firm ladders: V. λαβὼν πηκτῶν πρὸς οἴκους κλιμάκων προσαμβάσεις (Eur., Bacch. 1212).
