εἰ μὴ ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἶχον → if I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin
adj.
P. and V. τραχύς, P. χαλεπός, V. καταρρώξ, κραταίλεως, λεπαῖος, στυφλός. Rocky: P. and V. πετρώδης. Precipitous: P. ἀπότομος (Plat.), ἀπόκρημνος, κρημνώδης, V. ὀκρίς; see precipitous. Met., harsh: P. and V. τραχύς; see harsh.