οὐ γὰρ εἰς περιουσίαν ἐπράττετ' αὐτοῖς τὰ τῆς πόλεως → for selfish greed had no place in their statesmanship
μάστιγα Hsch.• Etimología: Tal vez ‘que no deja dormirse’ de *βριδ- cf. βρίζω.