Πρὸς τρόπον αὐτῷ

to his liking

Translated by David Whitehead29 Oct 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

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Polybius [writes]: "Antiochus, for whom the offer had been to his liking and unexpected, was delighted and promised everything".¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πρὸς τρόπον αὐτῷ· Πολύβιος· ὁ δ' Ἀντίοχος πρὸς τρόπον αὐτῷ καὶ παραδόξου γενομένης τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ὑπερχαρὴς ὢν πάνθ' ὑπισχνεῖτο.

Betacode

*pro\s tro/pon au)tw=|: *polu/bios: o( d' *)anti/oxos pro\s tro/pon au)tw=| kai\ parado/cou genome/nhs th=s e)paggeli/as u(perxarh\s w)\n pa/nq' u(pisxnei=to.

Notes (1)

1Polybius 8.17.2 (web address 1). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

π2829Προστρόπαιονpollutant π2830Προστρόπαιοςpenitent, avenging π2831Πρὸς τρόπον αὐτῷto his liking π2832Πρόστροποιsuppliants π2833Προστυχήςhappening upon, acquainted with

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3 Dec 2021tweaked link — Catharine Roth
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13 Sep 2004Revised — David Whitehead
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29 Oct 2001Translated — David Whitehead