ἐπίδεσμος
From LSJ
Πολλοὺς ὁ πόλεμος δι' ὀλίγους ἀπώλεσεν → Bellum paucorum gratia aufert plurimos → Der Krieg vernichtet viele wegen weniger
English (LSJ)
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A upper or outer bandage, Hp.Off.9, Ar.V.1440, Arist.HA630a6, Ph. Bel.96.19: metaph., of fortresses as the `fetters' of Greece, Str.9.4.15: heterocl. pl. ἐπίδεσμα Ael.NA8.9:—also ἐπί-δεσμον, τό, Gal.13.686.