Πλῷ χρησάμενος τριταῖος ἐκ τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἐς Μιτυλήνην ἀφῖκται
he arrived in Mytilene by boat on the third day out from the Athenians
Translated by David Whitehead24 Oct 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
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Greek original · Adler’s text
Πλῷ χρησάμενος τριταῖος ἐκ τῶν Ἀθηναίων ἐς Μιτυλήνην ἀφῖκται.
Betacode
*plw=| xrhsa/menos tritai=os e)k tw=n *)aqhnai/wn e)s *mitulh/nhn a)fi=ktai.
Notes
- The headword phrase is a slight misquotation of Thucydides 3.3.5 (who says not 'the Athenians' but 'Athens': web address 1), on events of 428 BCE. The 'he' is an unnamed man hastening to inform the people of Mytilene (mu 1138, mu 1139) that the Athenians have sent a preliminary force to quell their revolt.
For the idiom withtritai=os -- which, by inclusive Greek reckoning, means after two days travelling -- see LSJ s.v., I.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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