ἀνάρροια
From LSJ
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A back flow, reflux, Arist.Mir.843a27, Plu.2.929e (of the moon's reflected light); θαλάσσης Thphr.Metaph.29.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀνάρροια: ἡ, ἡ ἄμπωτις, Ἀριστ. Π. Θαυμ. 130. 4, Πλούτ.
