Zenobius 3.80

An imported oath

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English

Proverb

An imported oath

Explanation

not native, but brought from abroad; or one which another imposes, not freely chosen.

Greek

Proverb

Ἐπακτὸς ὅρκος

Explanation

οὐκ ἐγχώριος, ἀλλ’ ἀπὸ ξένης ἐπηγμένος· ἢ ὃν ἕτερος ἐπάγει, οὐκ αὐθαίρετος.

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