Ἀσπονδεί
without libation, without a truce
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Jan 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[sc. An adverb meaning] without friendship, or without sacrifice.
Also [sc. attested is the phrase]a)/spondoi e)xqroi/ ["implacable enemies"], [meaning] irreconcilable ones.1
Thucydides [writes]: "they restored the corpses without a truce."2
"They calla)/storgoi ["heartless"] those who are harsh and friendless, a)/spondoi those who are irreconcilable and hold grudges, and a)neleh/mones ["merciless"] those who are unbending and not given to pity."3
Also [sc. attested is the phrase]
Thucydides [writes]: "they restored the corpses without a truce."2
"They call