ἀπαμύνεσθαι ὅτε τισ πρότεροσ χαλεπήνῃ
to defend oneself when another has been the first to be vexed
Source: Cf. Homer (paraphrase)
Register: technical
Etymology
Homeric line; perhaps from a lost work or paraphrase of Iliad 24.369.
to defend oneself when another has been the first to be vexed
Source: Cf. Homer (paraphrase)
Register: technical
Homeric line; perhaps from a lost work or paraphrase of Iliad 24.369.