Ἐκκυβεύειν
to gamble (everything) on dice
Translated by Robert Dyer8 Nov 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to throw oneself into danger. "Thinking it, as the poet says, a ruse, he decided in no way to gamble (everything) on dice or to take a risk with his forces; he stayed quietly in camp."1
And elsewhere: "the Carthaginians decided to gamble (everything) on dice and to take a risk."2
There is also a proverb: "let the die be cast."
And elsewhere: "the Carthaginians decided to gamble (everything) on dice and to take a risk."2
There is also a proverb: "let the die be cast."