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ὑπόσχεσιν τὸ πρᾶγμα γενναίαν ἔχει → the affair holds a noble promise

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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the building becoming top-heavy suddenly collapsed: P. τὸ οἴκημα λαβὸν μεῖζον ἄχθος ἐξαπίνης κατερράγη (Thuc. 4, 115).

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