ἀλώπηξ, αἰετοῦ ἅ τ' ἀναπιτναμένα ῥόμβον ἴσχει → a fox, which, by spreading itself out, wards off the eagle's swoop
adj.
Of a military position: P. ἐχυρός (lit., strong).
Be defensible (of conduct): P. ἀπολογίαν ἔχειν, P. and V. συγγνώμην ἔχειν (admit of excuse).
Pardonable: V. σύγγνωστος, P. συγγνώμων.
