there would have been a surplus of three talents for the city
From LSJ
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
τρία τάλαντα ἂν περιεγένετο τῇ πόλει
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