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
P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν (Plato); see reduce.
lean: Ar. and P. ἰσχνός, λεπτός.
Opposed to, thick, close: P. μανός.
