ὤνευον ἀναδούμενοι τοὺς σταυρούς

From LSJ

Μακάριόν ἐστιν υἱὸν εὔτακτον τρέφειν → Felicitas eximia sapiens filius → Ein Glück ist's, einen Sohn, der brav ist, großzuziehn

Menander, Monostichoi, 342

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

they hauled up the stakes by putting ropes round them