πολιτεύω πόλεμον ἐκ πολέμου → make perpetual war the principle of government
subs.
That which constitutes the nature of anything: P. οὐσία. ἡ (Plat.). Unguent: P. and V. μύρον, τό. Jar for essences: V. μυρηρὸν τεῦχος (Aesch., Frag.).
