ὣς ὁ μὲν ἔνθ' ἀπόλωλεν, ἐπεὶ πίεν ἁλμυρὸν ὕδωρ → so there he perished, when he had drunk the salt water
chief: P. and V. πρῶτος.
dominant: P. and V. κύριος.
occupy the leading place, v.: P. πρωτεύειν.
the leading cities: P. αἱ προεστῶσαι πόλεις.