they arbitrarily altered the established application of names to deeds
From LSJ
οὐ γὰρ εἰς περιουσίαν ἐπράττετ' αὐτοῖς τὰ τῆς πόλεως → for selfish greed had no place in their statesmanship
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
τὴν εἰωθυῖαν ἀξίωσιν τῶν ὀνοματων ἐς τὰ ἔργα ἀντήλλαξαν τῇ δικαιώσει
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