detachment
From LSJ
ὡς τρὶς ἂν παρ' ἀσπίδα στῆναι θέλοιμ' ἂν μᾶλλον ἢ τεκεῖν ἅπαξ → I would rather stand three times with a shield in battle than give birth once
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
body of soldiers: P. and V. λόχος, ὁ, τάξις. ἡ.
fight in detachments: P. κατ' ὀλίγον μάχεσθαι.
sail in detachments: P. διάδοχοι πλεῖν.
aloofness: Ar. and P. ἀπραγμοσύνη, ἡ.
