ξεναγέτας

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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

Source

French (Bailly abrégé)

α;
adj. m. dor.
hospitalier.
Étymologie: ξένος, ἡγέομαι.

English (Slater)

ξενᾱγέτας
   1 guiding strangers βάρυνθεν δὲ περισσὰ Δελφοὶ ξεναγέται (N. 7.43)