contractor

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ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving

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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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P. ἐργολαβός, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

contractor: ōris, m. contraho, I. B. 2.,
I one who makes a contract, a contractor, Cod. Just. 5, 5, 8; cf. Cod. Th. 10, 6, 3.