ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
Full diacritics: ἁρπεδόεις | Medium diacritics: ἁρπεδόεις | Low diacritics: αρπεδόεις | Capitals: ΑΡΠΕΔΟΕΙΣ |
Transliteration A: harpedóeis | Transliteration B: harpedoeis | Transliteration C: arpedoeis | Beta Code: a(rpedo/eis |
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A = ἁρπεδής, Antim.Col.2P. (From ἀρι-πέδον acc. to Did. ap. EM148.9, Hdn.Gr.2.247, but the best codd. of Nic. l. c. have ἁρπ-; cf. ἐρπεδίζω.)