νομίζοντες πρὸς ἐκείνων εἶναι τὴν ἐν ὀλίγῳ ναυμαχίαν
From LSJ
ἐκτέμνεσθαί τινας φιλανθρωπίᾳ → disarm and deceive by kindness
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
thinking that a battle at sea in a small space was in their the enemy's favour
ἐκτέμνεσθαί τινας φιλανθρωπίᾳ → disarm and deceive by kindness
thinking that a battle at sea in a small space was in their the enemy's favour