ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
cēpĕ, is, n., v. caepe.
cēpe, is, n., s. cepa.
cepe cepis N N :: onion (Allium capa)
