αμφίρροπος

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συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen

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Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (Α ἀμφίρροπος, -ον)
1. αυτός που κλίνει και προς τα δύο μέρη
2. αμφίβολος, αβέβαιος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ < ἀμφι- + -ροπος < ροπὴ < ρέπω
πρβλ. και αμφιρρεπής].