τέγος
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)
εος, τό,
A = στέγος, roof, Od.1.333, 10.559, 11.64, al. (never in Il.), Ar.Nu.1126,1488, Men.Sam.246, Herod.3.40; οὑπὶ τοῦ τέγους you on the roof! Ar.Nu.1502, cf. V.68; θεῶ μ' ἀπὸ τοῦ τέγους Id.Ach.262, cf. Lys.3.11; τ. τοῦ οἰκήματος Th.4.48, cf. X.Cyr.7.5.22, HG4.4.12, etc. II any covered hall or chamber, τ. Παρνάσιον the temple at Delphi, Pi.P.5.41; λιθίνῳ ἔνδον τέγει, i.e. in a cave, Id.N.3.54. III later, brothel, stew, AP11.363 (Diosc.), Plb. 12.13.2, Man.6.143. (Not found in Trag.) (Cf. Lat. tego.)
