Πλῆθος
mass
Translated by David Whitehead10 Mar 2006Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
In Thucydides [this word] is also applied to a few.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πλῆθος· παρὰ Θουκυδίδῃ καὶ ἐπ' ὀλίγων λέγεται.
Betacode
*plh=qos: para\ *qoukudi/dh| kai\ e)p' o)li/gwn le/getai.
Notes
- From the scholia to Thuc. 4.10.5, a passage which indeed illustrates the point:
ta\s tou/twn a)pori/as a)ntipa/lous h(gou=mai tw=| h(mete/rw| plh/qei ; Rex Warner translates 'I consider that the enemy's difficulties make up for our lack of numbers'.
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