rear-guard
From LSJ
Μή μοι γένοιθ', ἃ βούλομ', ἀλλ' ἃ συμφέρει → Ne sit mihi, quod cupio, sed quod expedit → nicht was ich will, geschehe mir, doch was mir nützt
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. ὀπισθοφύλακες, οἱ (Xen.).
be the rear-guard, v.:P. ὀπισθοφυλακεῖν (Xen.).