ἐν γὰρ χερσὶ τέλος πολέμου, ἐπέων δ' ἐνὶ βουλῇ → War finds its end in arms, words find their end in debate (Iliad 16.630)
of a ship: P. and V. πρῷρα, ἡ.
from the bows: P. and V. ἐκ πρῴρας, P. πρῴραθεν.