safe-guard
From LSJ
ὄρνιθι γὰρ καὶ τὴν τότ᾽ αἰσίῳ τύχην παρέσχες ἡμῖν → for it was by a good omen that you provided that past fortune to us
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. φυλακή, ἡ, φυλακτήριον, τό.
mutual fear is the only safe-guard in an alliance: P. τὸ ἀντίπαλον δέος μόνον πιστὸν εἰς συμμαχίαν (Thuc. 3, 11).
safeguard against: P. and V. πρόβλημα, τό (gen.), V. ἀλκή, ἡ (gen.); see defence.
