heroic
From LSJ
τοῦ δὲ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί → in war, opportunities won't wait | the chances of war will not wait (Thucydides 1.142.2)
τοῦ δὲ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί → in war, opportunities won't wait | the chances of war will not wait (Thucydides 1.142.2)
Met., noble: P. and V. γενναῖος, P. μεγαλόφρων; see noble.
take heroic measures: P. ἀνήκεστόν τι βουλεύειν.