Ἐλογοποίουν
they were making words
Translated by William Hutton13 Feb 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] they were laying out arguments to one another. "They were making words directed against one another, pontificating and boasting that in many respects seizure of the place would benefit these men."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐλογοποίουν· πρὸς ἀλλήλους λόγους διετίθεντο. οἱ δὲ ἐς ἀλλήλους ἐλογοποίουν τερατευόμενοί τε καὶ κομπάζοντες ὡς εἰς πολλὰ γὰρ τοῦ τόπου κατάληψις τούτους ὀνήσει.