bestir oneself
From LSJ
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v.
P. and V. ἐγείρεσθαι.
make an effort: P. διατείνεσθαι, συντείνεσθαι, ἐντείνεσθαι, P. and V. τείνειν, V. ἐντείνειν, Ar. σπουδὴν, ποιεῖσθαι; see also hasten.
