be of an age for service

From LSJ

Οὔτοι ποθ' οὑχθρός, οὐδ' ὅταν θάνῃ, φίλος → One's enemy does not become one's friend when they die

Sophocles, Antigone, 522

English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)

ἐν τῇ ἡλικίᾳ εἶναι