protest
From LSJ
τὸν καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐνέπεσεν → out of the frying pan into the fire, from the frying pan into the fire
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. intrans.
Speak in opposition: P. and V. ἀντιλέγειν. Declare emphatically: P. διαμαρτύρεσθαι, P. and V. μαρτύρεσθαι; see assert. Protest against: use P. ἀγανακτεῖν ἐπί (dat.), σχετλιάζειν ἐπί (dat.). Protest against restoring (him) to his country: P. μαρτύρεσθαι . . . μὴ κατάγειν (Thuc. 8, 53). subs. P. ἀντιλογία, ἡ, σχετλιασμός, ὁ (Thuc. 8, 53); see remonstrance. Under protest: use adj., P. and V. ἄκων, οὐχ ἑκών (lit., unwilling). He refuses to surrender him to them in spite of their protests: P. πολλὰ εἰποῦσι οὐκ ἐκδίδωσι (Thuc. 1, 137).
