- Source
- Thucydides. Historiae, Vol 1-2. Jones, Henry Stuart, editor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910. (1942 printing).
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The Lacedaemonians put the matter to a vote among the allies, and the majority resolves on war. After a preparation period of less than a year, they invade Attica and openly commence hostilities.
οἱ δὲ Λακεδαιμόνιοι ἐπειδὴ ἀφ’ ἁπάντων ἤκουσαν γνώμην, ψῆφον ἐπήγαγον τοῖς ξυμμάχοις ἅπασιν ὅσοι παρῆσαν ἑξῆς, καὶ μείζονι καὶ ἐλάσσονι πόλει· καὶ τὸ πλῆθος ἐψηφίσαντο1 πολεμεῖν.
The Lacedaemonians, after they had heard the opinions of all, put the vote to all the allies who were present in turn, both to the greater and to the lesser states; and the majority voted for war.
δεδογμένον2 δὲ αὐτοῖς εὐθὺς μὲν ἀδύνατα ἦν ἐπιχειρεῖν ἀπαρασκεύοις οὖσιν, ἐκπορίζεσθαι δὲ ἐδόκει ἑκάστοις ἃ πρόσφορα ἦν καὶ μὴ εἶναι μέλλησιν. ὅμως δὲ καθισταμένοις ὧν ἔδει3 ἐνιαυτὸς μὲν οὐ διετρίβη, ἔλασσον δέ, πρὶν ἐσβαλεῖν4 ἐς τὴν Ἀττικὴν καὶ τὸν πόλεμον ἄρασθαι φανερῶς.
But although it was decreed by them, it was impossible to begin at once, as they were unprepared; instead, it was resolved that each state should provide what was suitable for itself and that there should be no delay. Nevertheless, while they were establishing what was necessary, not quite a year passed, but rather less, before they invaded Attica and openly began the war.
- 1.125.1τὸ πλῆθος ἐψηφίσαντο
The singular collective noun subject τὸ πλῆθος (the majority) is paired with the plural verb ἐψηφίσαντο (voted). This is a typical example of construction according to sense (constructio ad sensum).
- 1.125.2δεδογμένον
This is an accusative absolute of the neuter singular perfect passive participle of the impersonal verb δοκεῖ (it is decided/decreed). It expresses a concessive meaning: "although it had been decided (to go to war)."
- 1.125.2καθισταμένοις ὧν ἔδει
The dative participle καθισταμένοις refers to the allies as the logical subject, meaning "for them while they were establishing/preparing." ὧν is a case of attraction of the relative pronoun, standing for ἐκείνων ἃ ἔδει (with ἔδει implying ἐκπορίζεσθαι, meaning "things which it was necessary to provide").
- 1.125.2πρὶν ἐσβαλεῖν
The construction of πρὶν with the infinitive (ἐσβαλεῖν) follows a negative main clause (οὐ διετρίβη), meaning "before they invaded" or "less than a year passed before they invaded."