epichirema
From LSJ
ἵνα οὖν μηδ' ἐν τούτῳ δῷ αὐτοῖς λαβήν (Photius, Fragments on the Epistle to the Romans 483.26) → so that he doesn't give them even here a handle (= an opportunity for refutation)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĕpĭchīrēma: ătis, n., = ἐπιχείρημα>, rhet. t. t.,
I a kind of argument or syllogism, Quint. 5, 10, 2 sq.; 5, 14, 5 al.
