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From LSJ
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
instead of: P. and V. ἀντί (gen.).
how was it you did not wake me at once instead of sitting by me in silence? P. πῶς οὐκ εὐθὺς ἐπήγειράς με, ἀλλὰ σιγῇ παρακάθησαι (Plato, Crito, 43A).
stand one in good stead: P. and V. ὠφελεῖν (acc. or dat.), συμφέρειν (dat.), Ar. and P. λυσιτελεῖν (dat.); see profit, help.
