ἡ καθεστηκυῖα τιμή

From LSJ

μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

the ruling price