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
Κρήτη, ἡ.
A Cretan: Κρής, Κρητός, ὁ.
Cretan, adj.: Κρητικός, V. Κρήσιος. Fem. adj., Κρῆσσα.
In Cretan fashion: Κρητικῶς (Ar., Ecc. 1164).
Crētē: ēs, v. 1, Creta
I init.
