Oἱ δὲ Ἀθηναῖοι ἦσαν ἐν μεγάλῳ κινδύνῳ... (adaptation of Herodotus 6.105) → The Athenians were in great danger...
στροφαί: «ἀστραπαὶ» Ἡσύχ.
(see also: στροφή) prevarication, shifting, evasions, shifts