ἦν ὁ Φίλιππος ἐν φόβῳ μὴ ἐκφύγοι τὰ πράγματα αὐτόν

From LSJ

κοιλία καὶ πολλὰ χωρεῖ κὠλίγα → Ut multa venter accipit, sic paucula → Der Bauch fasst wenig, aber ebenso auch viel

Menander, Monostichoi, 226

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

Philip was in fear lest his object should elude him