dictates
From LSJ
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Use command.
The dictates of justice: P. and V. τὸ δίκαιον; see justice.
The dictates of religion: P. and V. τὰ θεῖα.