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| ἔγχεα δ’ ἀλλήλων ἀλεώμεθα καὶ δι’ ὁμίλου· |
| So let us shun one another's spears even amid the throng; |
| Homer Iliad 6.226 (391) |
| τεύχεα δ’ ἀλλήλοις ἐπαμείψομεν, ὄφρα καὶ οἵδε γνῶσιν ὅτι ξεῖνοι πατρώϊοι εὐχόμεθ’ εἶναι. |
| And let us make exchange of armour, each with the other, that these men too may know that we declare ourselves to be friends from our fathers' days. |
| Homer Iliad 6.230-231 (392) |
| καὶ ἐὰν μὲν φαίνηται δίκαιον, πειρώμεθα, εἰ δὲ μή, ἐῶμεν. |
| And if it appears to be right, let us try it, and if not, let us give it up. |
| Plato Crito 48c (435) |
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