ο φίλος τον φίλον εν πόνοις και κινδύνοις ου λείπει → a friend does not abandon his friend in difficulties and in danger, a friend in need is a friend indeed
ancestors: P. and V. πρόγονοι, οἱ, P. προπάτορες, οἱ.
of one's fathers, ancestral, adj.: P. and V. πατρῷος. πάτριος, Ar. and P. πατρικός.
senators at Athens: Ar. and P. βουλευταί, οἱ.
senators at Sparta: P. and V. γέροντες, οἱ.