καλχαίνω
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ τῆς ἀνάγκης πολλὰ γίγνεται κακά → Ad multa cogit nos necessitas mala → Der Zwang der Not lässt vieles schlimme Leid geschehn
English (LSJ)
(κάλχη) prop.
A make purple:—Pass., to be purple, Nic. Th.641. II metaph. (cf. πορφύρω), make dark and troublous like a stormy sea, ponder deeply, κ. ἔπος S.Ant.20; ἀμφὶ τέκνοις E.Heracl. 40: c. inf., long, desire, Lyc.1457; cf. sq.
