προβόλαιος

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οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant

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Full diacritics: προβόλαιος Medium diacritics: προβόλαιος Low diacritics: προβόλαιος Capitals: ΠΡΟΒΟΛΑΙΟΣ
Transliteration A: probólaios Transliteration B: probolaios Transliteration C: provolaios Beta Code: probo/laios

English (LSJ)

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   A held out before one, levelled, in rest, δούρατι προβολαίῳ Theoc.24.125; προβόλαιος alone, = πρόβολος 11, εἴσω τὸν π. ἔχων Orac. ap. Hdt.7.148.

German (Pape)

[Seite 712] = πρόβολος; δόρυ, vorgehaltener, vorgestreckter Speer, Theocr. 24, 123, δούρατι δὲ προβολαίῳ ἀνδρὸς ὀρέξασθαι.