making a wide lane with his spear

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αὐτὸν κέκρουκας τὸν βατῆρα τοῦ λόγου → you have struck the very threshold of the argument, you have struck the most important and chiefmost point

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

λόγχῃ πλατεῖαν ἐσδρομὴν ποιούμενος

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