friction

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. τρῖψις, ἡ.

Met., quarrel: P. and V. διαφορά, ἡ; see quarrel.

reflect that the city will fall a prey to internal friction: P. νομίσατε… τὴν πόλιν… τρίψεσθαι αὐτὴν περὶ αὑτήν (Thuc. 6, 18).