prevalence
From LSJ
Βέλτιστε, μὴ τὸ κέρδος ἐν πᾶσι σκόπει → Amice, ubique lucra sectari cave → Mein bester Freund, sieh nicht in allem auf Profit
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
owing to the widespread prevalence of piracy: P. διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολύ ἀντισχοῦσαν (Thuc. 1, 7).