ἐλέγετο καὶ ἐδόκει ἐπὶ τοῖς μέλλουσι γενήσεσθαι σημῆναι
From LSJ
Ἔπαινον ἕξεις, ἂν κρατῇς, ὧν δεῖ κρατεῖν → Laus est, si, quibus est imperandum, tu imperes → Lob hast du, wenn du herrschst, worüber zu herrschen gilt
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
it the earthquake was said and indeed seemed to have a bearing on what was to follow