κολαστήριος
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
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A = κολαστικός, δύναμις Ph.1.269, al. II Subst. κολαστήριον, τό, house of correction, Luc.Nec.14, VH2.30. 2 instrument of correction, κολαστήρια θαλάσσης, of the whips of Xerxes, Plu.2.342f. 3 = κόλασμα, X.Mem.1.4.1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1472] zum Strafen aehörig; Sp.; τὸ κολαστήριον, Züchtigungsort, Folterplatz, Richtplatz, Sp., wie Synes.; Züchtigungsmittel; οὐδὲ μάστιγες οὐδὲ πέδαι, μανικὰ καὶ βάρβαρα κολαστήρια θαλάσσης Plut. de Aler. tort. 2, 12; vgl. Xen. Mem. 1, 4, 1.
