Ἐμπαλασσόμενοι
entangled with one another
Translated by David Whitehead26 Jan 2007Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning they] falling into the water.1
Thucydides [writes]: "[...] others became entangled with one another and were swept away. On the other bank of the river [...] the Syracusans took up their position and began to throw things at the Athenians."2
Thucydides [writes]: "[...] others became entangled with one another and were swept away. On the other bank of the river [...] the Syracusans took up their position and began to throw things at the Athenians."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐμπαλασσόμενοι· ἐμπίπτοντες εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ. Θουκυδίδης· οἱ δὲ ἐμπαλασσόμενοι κατέρρεον ἐς τὰ ἐπὶ θάτερα τοῦ ποταμοῦ. παραστάντες δὲ οἱ Συρακούσιοι ἔβαλλον τοὺς Ἀθηναίους.