Ἄψυχος
faint-hearted, spiritless
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Jun 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
"When he saw the advance-guards, Phameas, though not a faint-hearted man, used to avoid engagements with Scipio. And once, when he had approached the observation-posts, he got under the shelter of a steep ridge and waited [there] for a considerable time."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἄψυχος· τὰς προφυλακὰς βλέπων ὁ Φαμέας, ὢν οὐκ ἄψυχος, ἐξέκλινε τὰς πρὸς τὸν Σκιπίωνα συμπλοκάς. καί ποτε συνεγγίσας ταῖς ἐφεδρείαις, προβαλόμενος ὀφρὺν ἀπότομον ἀπέστη καὶ πλείω χρόνον.