λεχαῖος
From LSJ
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
English (LSJ)
α, ον, (
A λέχος 1) of or for a couch, φυλλάς A.R.1.1182, cf. Theognost.Can.9. II (λέχος 4) in the nest, τέκνων ὑπερδέδοικε λεχαίων for her nestlings, A.Th.292 (Lachm., for λεχέων).
