καταπαύειν ἐπιβουλήν

From LSJ

Λύπης ἰατρός ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις λόγος → Maeroris unica medicina oratio → für Menschen ist der Trauer Arzt allein das Wort

Menander, Monostichoi, 326

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

defeat a plot, nip a conspiracy in the bud