ἔργοισι χρηστός, οὐ λόγοις ἔφυν μόνον → a friend in deeds, and not in words alone
adj.
Be shod, v.: Ar. and P. ὑποδεῖσθαι.
Having only their left foot shod: P. τὸν ἀριστερὸν πόδα μόνον ὑποδεδεμένοι (Thuc. 3, 22).