καὶ παρὰ δύναμιν τολμηταὶ καὶ παρὰ γνώμην κινδυνευταὶ καὶ ἐν τοῖς δεινοῖς εὐέλπιδες → they are bold beyond their strength, venturesome beyond their better judgment, and sanguine in the face of dangers
ἀγκίλιον: -ου, τό, ἐκ τῆς Λατ. λέξ. ancile, εἶδος πέλτης, ἢ μικρᾶς ἀσπίδος, Πλούτ. Ι. 69Α. Λυδ. 44, 15. 20. 129, 11.