τρέχειν ἀγῶνα

From LSJ

ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

run a risk, run risks, run the gauntlet, run the risk