ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
fēnĕus: v. faeneus.
fēnĕus¹⁶ (fæn-), a, um (fenum), de foin : Aug. Conf. 4, 1
