οὐ τῷ πλήθει ἀλλὰ τῷ ἀξιώματι → not in numbers but in quality
deceive: P. and V. ἀπατᾶν, ἐξαπατᾶν, παράγειν, κλέπτειν, P. παρακρούεσθαι, γοητεύειν, Ar. and V. δολοῦν, V. φηλοῦν, παραπατᾶν, ἐκκλέπτειν; see cheat.
lead astray: P. and V. πλανᾶν.
mock, baffle: P. and V. σφάλλω, σφάλλειν.