χρῆν αὐτὸν ἐπιθεῖναι μὲν αἵματος δίκην ὁσίαν διώκοντα
From LSJ
ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → for extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable (Corpus Hippocraticum, Aphorisms 1.6.2)
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
he should have inflicted the just penalty for murder by due process of law
