Αὐταῖσι διαβολαῖς
slanders and all
Translated by William Hutton22 Mar 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
An Attic expression. He said this1 since Kleon, by slandering the other generals and currying favor with the masses, persuaded the Athenians to turn their eyes to him. As if we were to say: the chariots, riggings and all, horses and all. The subject is lacking. [As regards] 'the other Paphlagonians',2 [he is saying] that while all are scoundrels, Kleon is especially so.
[It is] natural to Athenians to say 'riggings and all', 'baskets and all', without the preposition syn ["with"].3
[It is] natural to Athenians to say 'riggings and all', 'baskets and all', without the preposition syn ["with"].3