in order to secure a firm footing in the mud
From LSJ
ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθ' ἀπόλωλεν, ἐπεὶ πίεν ἁλμυρὸν ὕδωρ → so there he perished, when he had drunk the salt water
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
ἀσφαλείας ἕνεκα πρὸς τὸν πηλόν
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