siliceo

From LSJ

οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant

Source

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sĭlĭcĕō, ōnis, m. (silex), homme de silex [autre explication du passage de Læv. cité à siliceus ].

Latin > German (Georges)

siliceo, ōnis, m. (silex), das Kieselherz (= hartherziger Mensch), quis tam siliceo? Laev. bei Gell. 19, 7, 10 (wo Joh. Ott silico [[[gebildet]] wie rupico] lesen will).