Διὰ μάχης ἐλθεῖν
to engage in battle
Translated by William Hutton17 Oct 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"Since absolutely nobody wanted to engage in battle with them nor even to be arrayed against them in any way whatever."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διὰ μάχης ἐλθεῖν· οὐδενὸς τοπαράπαν θαρρήσαντος διὰ μάχης αὐτοῖς ἐλθεῖν οὔτε μὴν ἀντιτάξασθαι ἐς τὸ παντελές.
Betacode
*dia\ ma/xhs e)lqei=n: ou)deno\s topara/pan qarrh/santos dia\ ma/xhs au)toi=s e)lqei=n ou)/te mh\n a)ntita/casqai e)s to\ pantele/s.