- Source
- Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, editor. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).
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- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:7.230.1
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-07
Introduces an alternative account of Aristodemus's survival, according to which he was sent as a messenger and intentionally delayed on the road to survive, while his fellow messenger died in the battle.
οἳ μέν νυν οὕτω σωθῆναι λέγουσι Ἀριστόδημον ἐς Σπάρτην καὶ διὰ πρόφασιν τοιήνδε, οἳ δὲ1 ἄγγελον πεμφθέντα ἐκ τοῦ στρατοπέδου, ἐξεὸν αὐτῷ2 καταλαβεῖν τὴν μάχην γινομένην3 οὐκ ἐθελῆσαι, ἀλλʼ ὑπομείναντα4 ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ περιγενέσθαι, τὸν δὲ συνάγγελον αὐτοῦ ἀπικόμενον ἐς τὴν μάχην ἀποθανεῖν.
Some, then, say that Aristodemus was saved and returned to Sparta in this manner and for such a reason; but others say that he had been sent as a messenger from the camp, and although it was open to him to have caught up with the battle that was taking place, he did not wish to do so, but by lingering on the road survived, whereas his fellow messenger reached the battle and was slain.
- 7.230.1οἳ μέν ... οἳ δέ
An archaic use of the relative (or demonstrative) pronoun in the plural nominative with μέν ... δέ, meaning "some... others..." serving as the subject of the main verb λέγουσι.
- 7.230.1ἐξεὸν αὐτῷ
An accusative absolute construction using the neuter accusative singular of the present participle of the impersonal verb ἔξεστι ("it is allowed/possible"), expressing concession: "although it was possible for him."
- 7.230.1καταλαβεῖν τὴν μάχην γινομένην
The infinitive καταλαβεῖν functions as the subject of the impersonal participle ἐξεὸν ("to catch up with"). γινομένην is a present participle modifying τὴν μάχην, meaning "the battle that was taking place."
- 7.230.1ὑπομείναντα
Aorist participle in the masculine accusative singular, agreeing with the implied subject of the infinitive (Aristodemus) under λέγουσι. It means "having lingered" or "having delayed."