Ἔχοντας σιτί' ἡμερῶν τριῶν
having provisions for three days
Translated by David Whitehead21 May 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Aristophanes [sc. uses this phrase]. Meaning [them] about to go to war. For men warring for 3 days used to be defined amongst the generals as having provisions for the war. They used to be supplied with these out of public sources.