turn at bay
From LSJ
παῖδας ἐκτεκνούμενος λάθρᾳ θνῄσκοντας ἀμελεῖ → having gotten children in secret, he abandons them to die
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
πρὸς ἀλκὴν τρέπεσθαι, ἐς ἀλκὴν ἐλθεῖν
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