agon
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăgōn: ōnis, m., = ἀγών>,
I gen. ῶνος a contest or combat in the public games: gymnicus, Plin. Ep. 4, 22: non esse restituendum Viennensibus agona, id. ib. 4, 22 fin.: musicus, Suet. Ner. 22; so id. ib. 23.—Hence, prov.: nunc demum agon est = νῦν γάρ ἐστιν ἀγών>, now we must act, now is the time for action, Suet. Ner. 45.
