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Ἀπαιτέων
demanding back
[*)apaite/wn means the same as] a)paitw=n.
Phocylides
[writes]: "avoid a man who is a bad debtor, lest he repent of giving you [money], demanding it back at an inconvenient time."
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Χρῆσται
chrestai
… moneylenders and 'debtors' for those who owe the debts. But
Phocylides,
in accordance with common usage, calls the debtors chrestai, when he says: "avoid a man who is a bad creditor, lest he repent …
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