Ἐδικαίου
was judging
Translated by Catharine Roth24 Feb 2006Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] was saying that [he/it] was just. "And [if?] someone does not restore the royal/imperial authority to himself, but was judging that he himself was entitled to be freed from blame ..."1
Appian [writes]: "Syphax, inquiring about the events, undertook to void the agreements and judged that neither the Romans should enter Libya nor the Carthaginians enter Italy in war. But if anyone disobeyed, he said that they would fight as allies with those who obeyed."2
And elsewhere: "Marcius did not think it right to reply to even one of these [statements]."3 Soe)dikai/ou means was judging, was thinking him/it just.
Appian [writes]: "Syphax, inquiring about the events, undertook to void the agreements and judged that neither the Romans should enter Libya nor the Carthaginians enter Italy in war. But if anyone disobeyed, he said that they would fight as allies with those who obeyed."2
And elsewhere: "Marcius did not think it right to reply to even one of these [statements]."3 So