diminution
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
on the march he had no diminution of his force, save a slight loss due to sickness, but an increase: P. πορευομένῳ δὲ αὐτῷ ἀπεγίγνετο μὲν οὐδέν τοῦ στρατοῦ εἰ μή τι νόσῳ, προσεγίγνετο δέ (Thuc. 2, 98).
