οἱ πάλαι
From LSJ
Οὔτ' ἐν φθιμένοις οὔτ' ἐν ζωοῖσιν ἀριθμουμένη, χωρὶς δή τινα τῶνδ' ἔχουσα μοῖραν → Neither among the dead nor the living do I count myself, having a lot apart from these
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
one's ancestors, one's forefathers, one's progenitors, the ancients
