retrench
From LSJ
Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
cut down: P. and V. συντέμνειν, συστέλλειν. Absol., use P. δαπάνας συντέμνειν.
retrenching generally with a view to economy: P. τἄλλα… συστελλόμενοι εἰς εὐτέλειαν (Thuc. 8, 4).
