Pelopidas
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Πελοπίδας, -ου, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Pĕlŏpĭdas: ae, m., = Πελοπίδας,
I a celebrated Theban general, a friend of Epaminondas, Just. 6, 9; Nep. Vit. Pelop.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Pĕlŏpĭdās,¹³ æ, m., célèbre général des Thébains : Nep.
Latin > German (Georges)
Pelopidās, ae, m., berühmter Feldherr der Thebaner, befreite 379 v. Chr. Theben von der Herrschaft der Spartaner, die er 371 bei Leuktra schlug, fiel 364 bei Kynoskephalä, Nep. Pelop. 1 sqq. Iustin. 6, 9, 7.
Wikipedia EN
Pelopidas (/pəˈlɒpɪdəs/; Greek: Πελοπίδας; died 364 BC) was an important Theban statesman and general in Greece, instrumental in establishing the mid-fourth century Theban hegemony.
