Πράξαντες
having had dealings
Translated by David Whitehead25 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Thucydides [writes]: "those who had had dealings with the Athenians" - that is, had plotted [with them] - "said that they ought to open the gates [...] Once opened, the plan was for the Athenians to rush in."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πράξαντες· Θουκυδίδης· οἱ δὲ μετ' Ἀθηναίων πράξαντες [τουτέστι βουλευθέντες] ἔφασαν χρῆναι ἀνοίγειν τὰς πύλας. ἔμελλον δὲ ἀνοιχθεισῶν εἰσπίπτειν τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις.
Betacode
*pra/cantes: *qoukudi/dhs: oi( de\ met' *)aqhnai/wn pra/cantes [toute/sti bouleuqe/ntes] e)/fasan xrh=nai a)noi/gein ta\s pu/las. e)/mellon de\ a)noixqeisw=n ei)spi/ptein toi=s *)aqhnai/ois.
Notes (1)
- The headword participle is presumably extracted from the quotation given.
- 1An approximation of Thucydides 4.68.4-5 (with explanatory comment), on events at Megara in 424 BCE. See text at web address 1. "The Athenians" should be in the accusative rather than the Suda's dative (which makes it sound as though somebody would be rushing upon the Athenians). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 25 Oct 2021
- tweaked translation and note — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- added link, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead