Ὁπόσην πλείστην
of the greatest size
Translated by David Whitehead28 Oct 2009Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"[...] to send out an army of the greatest size that would be possible on the basis of the present [resources]."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὁπόσην πλείστην· στρατιὰν ἐκπέμπειν ὁπόσην πλείστην ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ἂν οἷός τε ᾖ.
Betacode
*(opo/shn plei/sthn: stratia\n e)kpe/mpein o(po/shn plei/sthn e)k tw=n u(parxo/ntwn a)\n oi(=o/s te h)=|.
Notes
- Quotation (from which the headword phrase is extracted) unidentifiable.
For the idiom, compare e.g. Xenophon, Cyropaedia 4.5.29:h)/gagon summa/xous ... o(po/sous e)gw\ plei/stous e)duna/mhn .
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- Revised — David Whitehead
- added a parallel — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead