τριπάτορες
From LSJ
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
τρῐπάτορες: οἱ, = πρόπαπποι ἢ οἱ πρῶτοι ἀρχηγέται, «οἱ μὲν τοὺς πρώτους ἀρχηγέτας, οἱ δὲ τρίτους ἀπὸ τοῦ πατρός, ὅπερ ἐστὶ προπάππους» Α. Β. 307, 16.
German (Pape)
οἱ, = πρόπαπποι, überhaupt = οἱ πρῶτοι ἀρχηγέται.
