αὐτὸς γὰρ εὗρε τοῦ κακοῦ τὴν πιτύαν → he asked for trouble
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P. ἐγκέφαλος, ὁ (Xen.), μυελός, ὁ (Aristotle). Met., chief point: P. τὸ κεφάλαιον.