diminution

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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on the march he had no diminution of his force, save a slight loss due to sickness, but an increase: P. πορευομένῳ δὲ αὐτῷ ἀπεγίγνετο μὲν οὐδέν τοῦ στρατοῦ εἰ μή τι νόσῳ, προσεγίγνετο δέ (Thuc. 2, 98).