Κατ' εὐχὴν αὐτῷ γενέσθαι
to be the answer to his prayer
Translated by David Whitehead30 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
"The general, thinking the attack of the Achaians to be the answer to his prayer, advanced as if into the war."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κατ' εὐχὴν αὐτῷ γενέσθαι· ὁ δὲ στρατηγὸς νομίζων αὐτῷ κατ' εὐχὴν γενέσθαι τὴν τῶν Ἀχαιῶν ὁρμὴν προσῆγεν ὡς ἐπὶ τὸν πόλεμον.