γένους ἅπαντος ῥίζαν ἐξημημένος
From LSJ
τοῦ δὲ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί → in war, opportunities won't wait | the chances of war will not wait (Thucydides 1.142.2)
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
having all his house utterly rooted out, having all his house utterly uprooted