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τότε λαλήσει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτοῦ ταράξει αὐτούς –> then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury

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καταπύγων -> the middle finger, middle finger, given to unnatural lust, lecherous, lewd, arse bandit, ass bandit, assfucker, batty boy, batty man, bender, bitch, bottom, bugger, buggerer, bum chum, bumder, bummer, butt pirate, buttfucker, catamite, catcher, chi chi man, chutney ferret, fag, fagboy, faggot, fairy, fartknocker, finocchio, flamer, friend of Dorothy, fruit, fudge packer, fudge-packer, gay, gayboy, gaylord, gunsel, homo, homosexual, horse's hoof, jobbie jabber, jobby jabber, mary, nan, nance, nancy, nancyboy, nancy-boy, omi-palone, oscar, pansy, pathic, peter puffer

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δημηγόροι ἀγαθοί -> respectable orators

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δημαγωγοὶ ἀγαθοί -> respectable politicians

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Θηβάιoς -> of Thebes, Theban

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ὅσα μὲν τῆς ἰδίας τρυφῆς εἵνεκα Μειδίας καὶ περιουσίας κτᾶται -> all the wealth that Meidias retains for private luxury and superfluous display

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οὔτε σοφίας ἐνδείᾳ οὔτ' αἰσχύνης περιουσίᾳ -> neither from lack of knowledge nor from superfluity of modesty

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καὶ τοσαύτῃ περιουσίᾳ χρήσασθαι πονηρίας -> in the veriest extravagance of malice

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οὐ βούλομαι δυσχερὲς εἰπεῖν οὐδὲν ἀρχόμενος τοῦ λόγου, οὗτος δ' ἐκ περιουσίας μου κατηγορεῖ –> for me—but I wish to say nothing untoward at the beginning of my speech—whereas he prosecutes me from a position of advantage | but for me—I do not wish to say anything harsh at the beginning of the speech, but he prosecutes me from a position of strength

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προϊόντος τοῦ λόγου -> in the course of speech, in the course of one's speech, in the course of my speech

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ἂν βούλησθε ἀκούειν καί μοι περιουσία ᾖ τοῦ ὕδατος -> if you care to hear and if the water in the water-clock holds out, if you care to hear and if I have time enough for speaking

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οὐ γὰρ εἰς περιουσίαν ἐπράττετ' αὐτοῖς τὰ τῆς πόλεως -> for selfish greed had no place in their statesmanship

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τίς οὖν ἡ ταύτης περιουσίαν -> what is its chance of being saved

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ἀπὸ περιουσίας -> with plenty of other resources

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ἀμήχανον τέχνημα καὶ δυσέκδυτον -> unmanageable garment which he could not strip off

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ἐκ περιουσίας -> out of the abundance, on one's own resources, from a position of advantage, from a position of strength

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τὰ ἐκ περιουσίας -> superfluities

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ζῆν ἐκ περιουσίας -> live on one's own resources

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ἐκ περιουσίας ζῆν -> live on one's own resources

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ἡδονὴ μὲν γὰρ ἁπάντων ἀλαζονίστατον -> pleasure is the greatest of impostors, pleasure is the most shameless thing of all

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