Porphyrio
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Πορφυρίων, -ωνος, ὁ.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Porphўrĭō (-ĭōn), ōnis, m.,
1 Porphyrion [un des géants] : Hor. O. 3, 4, 54
2 nom d’un cocher : Mart. 13, 78, 2
3 Pomponius Porphyrion ou Porfirion [le scholiaste d’Horace, 3e s. apr. J.-C.] : Char. 220, 28.
