Αὐτοβοεί
at the first battle-cry
Translated by William Hutton31 Mar 2002Vetting: high12 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] in the battle itself.1
Agathias [writes]: "For how was it possible for them, who were few, to withstand the hordes of the enemy and not to be undone by fear at the first battle-cry?"2
"They held an assembly and decided to hand over the city at the first battle-cry."3
Meaning 'right away', that is, with [the battle cry] still reverberating. Or, while the oxen are still under the yoke.4
Agathias [writes]: "For how was it possible for them, who were few, to withstand the hordes of the enemy and not to be undone by fear at the first battle-cry?"2
"They held an assembly and decided to hand over the city at the first battle-cry."3
Meaning 'right away', that is, with [the battle cry] still reverberating. Or, while the oxen are still under the yoke.4