keep a tight hand on the allies
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Κύριε, σῶσον τὸν δοῦλον σου κτλ. → Lord, save your slave ... (mosaic inscription from 4th cent. church in the Negev)
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
τὰ τῶν συμμάχων διὰ χειρὸς ἔχειν
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