kat' aû nin phoinía theôn tôn nertérōn amâi kopís
against again 3.ACC bloody.F.NOM.SG god.GEN.PL the.M.GEN.PL lower.M.GEN.PL reap.3SG.PRS knife.NOM.SG
that hope, in its turn, the blood-stained knife of the gods infernal cuts down' (Sophocles, Antigone 601)