ληΐς
From LSJ
τῶν γὰρ μετρίων πρῶτα μὲν εἰπεῖν τοὔνομα νικᾷ → the first mention of the word moderation wins the game (Euripides, Medea 125f.)
English (LSJ)
Dor. λᾱΐς, ΐδος, ἡ, Ep. form of λεία,
A booty, spoil, mostly of cattle, ληΐδα δ' ἐκ πεδίου συνελάσσαμεν... πεντήκοντα βοῶν ἀγέλας, κτλ. Il.11.677, cf. X.Lac.13.11; then of all kinds of booty, Il.9.138, 18.327, Od.10.41; πλαζόμενοι κατὰ ληΐδα 3.106: in A.Th.331 (lyr.), concrete for αἰχμάλωτοι, cf. A.R.1.695; cf. ληϊάς. 2 without any notion of plunder, cattle, stock (cf. λεία), ληΐδ' ἀέξειν, βουκολίας τ' ἀγέλας τεκαὶ αἰπόλιαπλατέ' αἰγῶν Hes.Th.444, cf.Theoc.25.97.