καὶ ἦν δὲ οὕτως

From LSJ

Θεοῦ γὰρ οὐδεὶς χωρὶς (ἐκτὸς οὐδεὶς) εὐτυχεῖ βροτῶν → Nullus beatus absque numine est dei → Glückselig Gott allein und sonst kein Sterblicher

Menander, Monostichoi, 250

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

and such indeed was the case