τοπεῖον
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 (LSJ)
τό,
A rope. cord, Archipp.33, Stratt.30, Is.Fr.24, IG22.1609.64,101, 1611.299, SIG241 A 29 (Delph., iv B. C.); cf. τοπήϊον.