supernumerary
From LSJ
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
As subs. supercargo: P. περίνεως, ὁ, ἐπιβάτης, ὁ.
supernumeraries: P. οἱ προσγιγνόμενοι.
you have been reduced to the position of servants and supernumeraries: P. ἐν ὑπηρέτου καὶ προσθήκης μέρει γεγένησθε (Dem. 37).
