giving the impression they meant to attack at once
From LSJ
ἄμεινον γὰρ ἑαυτῷ φυλάττειν τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ ἑτέρων ἀφαιρεῖσθαι → for it is better to guard one's own freedom than to deprive another of his
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
δόκησιν παρέχοντες αὐτίκα ἐμβαλεῖν
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