δεσμεύειν

From LSJ

Ἰὸς πέφυκεν ἀσπίδος κακὴ γυνή → Ipsum venenum aspidis mulier mala → Das reinste Natterngift ist eine schlechte Frau

Menander, Monostichoi, 261

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also δεσμεύω): put in bonds, put in chains