Ἐγκρατέστερος
stronger, on a stronger basis
Translated by Tony Natoli1 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Thucydides [writes]: "[the Athenians] both built up and organized the empire on a stronger basis, and they themselves advanced to greatness of power".1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐγκρατέστερος. Θουκυδίδης· τήν τε ἀρχὴν ἐγκρατεστέραν ἐποίησαν καὶ κατεστήσαντο, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐπὶ μέγα δυνάμεως ἐχώρησαν.
Betacode
*)egkrate/steros. *qoukudi/dhs: th/n te a)rxh\n e)gkrateste/ran e)poi/hsan kai\ katesth/santo, kai\ au)toi\ e)pi\ me/ga duna/mews e)xw/rhsan.