οὐ γὰρ εἰς περιουσίαν ἐπράττετ' αὐτοῖς τὰ τῆς πόλεως → for selfish greed had no place in their statesmanship
crēdĭto: āre, v. freq. a. credo,I to believe firmly, Fulg. Myth. 1, p. 6.