πρυμνητής

From LSJ

σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ → God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind

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German (Pape)

[Seite 801] ὁ, der Steuermann (der auf dem Hintertheile des Schiffes seinen Platz hat, vgl. πρωράτης); übertr. vom Herrscher, χώρας τῆσδε πρυμνητὴς ἄναξ, Aesch. Eum. 16; χθονός, 735; vom Winde, Ap. Rh. 4, 1627; Eur. auch πρ. κάλως, = Vorigem, Med. 770.