διαμαρτύρομαι
μή μοι θεοὺς καλοῦσα βουλεύου κακῶς· πειθαρχία γάρ ἐστι τῆς εὐπραξίας μήτηρ, γυνὴ Σωτῆρος· ὦδ᾽ ἔχει λόγος → When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Obedience is the mother of Success, wife of Salvation—as the saying goes.
English (LSJ)
[ῡ], aor. 1 -μαρτῡράμην: pf. -μεμαρτύρημαι [ῠ], Dep.:—abs.,
A call gods and men to witness, protest solemnly, esp. in case of falsehood or wrong, βοᾶν καὶ δ. D.18.23,143; δ. μή .., c. inf., Id.33.20; δ. ὅπως μή .., c. fut., Id.42.28; δ. τινὶ μὴ ποιεῖν protest against his doing, Aeschin.2.89: c. inf., Plb.1.33.5,al.; call to witness, ὑμῖν τὸν οὐρανόν LXXJu.7.28. 2 generally, protest, asseverate, Pl.Phd.101a, etc., PSI4.422(iii B.C.): c. acc., bear witness to, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον Act.Ap.20.24; testify, LXXDe.32.46, al.; τῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ τὰς ἀνομίας αὐτῆς ib.Ez.16.2. 3 abs., beg earnestly of one, conjure him, X.Cyr.7.1.9; δ. καὶ παρακαλεῖν Act.Ap.2.40; δ. τινὰ ἵνα . . 1 Ep.Ti.5.21.
