dictates
From LSJ
μὴ ἐν πολλοῖς ὀλίγα λέγε, ἀλλ΄ ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά → don't say little in many words, but much in a few words (Stobaeus quoting Pythagoras)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
Use command.
the dictates of justice: P. and V. τὸ δίκαιον; see justice.
the dictates of religion: P. and V. τὰ θεῖα.
