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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.

Occurs in 1 work (1 mentions)

Ad Atticum 2.9 April 59 BC · 1 occurrence

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