κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
P. and V. κάλως, ὁ, πεῖσμα, τό (Plato), P. σπάρτον, τό, Ar. and P. τόνος, ὁ; see rope.