timeo Danaos et dona ferentes

American  

[tim-e-oh dah-nah-ohs et doh-nah fe-ren-tes, tim-ee-oh dan-ey-ohs et doh-nuh fuh-ren-teez] / ˈtɪm ɛˌoʊ ˈdɑ nɑˌoʊs ɛt ˈdoʊ nɑ fɛˈrɛn tɛs, ˈtɪm iˌoʊ ˈdæn eɪˌoʊs ɛt ˈdoʊ nə fəˈrɛn tiz /

Latin.

1. I fear the Greeks even when they bear gifts (I fear treacherous persons even when they appear to be friendly). Vergil's Aeneid: I, 2:49.

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Example Sentences

"But timeo Danaos et dona ferentes," he continued bitterly.

From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.

He could say heartily with the Trojan priest, "Quicquid id est timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."

From George Washington, Volume I by Lodge, Henry Cabot