προφορά
From LSJ
αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (προφέρω)
A pronunciation, utterance, D.H.Dem.22, Ph. 1.50; λέξις καὶ π. Plu.2.41a; π. καὶ γραφῇ Phld.Rh.1.159S.; τῶν φωνῶν, τοῦ λόγου, S.E.P.1.15,203; ῥημάτων Hdn.1.8.6; ὁ κατὰ προφορὰν λόγος, ἐν προφορᾷ λόγος,= ὁ προφορικὸς λ., Ph.1.232, Plu.2.777b. II 'procession', going forth, Plot.2.9.1; π. καὶ ἐνέργεια Id.4.3.2. III front end of a battering-ram, Ath.Mech.25.3. IV public reproach, rebuke, Plb.9.33.12. V decision of a court, CPR 18.40 (ii A.D.).