ἐν ῥοπῇ κεῖσθαι
From LSJ
Ἡμερὶ πανθέλκτειρα, μεθυτρόφε, μῆτερ ὀπώρας ... → All-soothing vine, nurse of the wine, vintage's mother ... (Anthologia Palatina 7.24.1)
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
be at a crisis, be at hazard, be in danger, be in jeopardy, hang by a thread, lie in the balance
