κατὰ δίκην

From LSJ

Γυναικὸς ἐσθλῆς ἐστι σῴζειν οἰκίαν → Salvam domum praestare matrona est probae → Die brave Frau erhält, wie's ihre Pflicht, das Haus

Menander, Monostichoi, 84

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

on grounds of justice, on moral grounds