ἐποπτεύειν
From LSJ
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐποπτεύω): behold, examine, inspect, survey, watch, observe carefully, watch over
