- Source
- Herodotus. Godley, Alfred Denis, editor. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann, Ltd., 1920-1925 (printing).
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- CTS URN
- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:7.81.1
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-07
This section summarizes the land nations serving in the infantry and explains the hierarchical appointment of officers from commanders of ten thousands down to commanders of tens.
ταῦτα ἦν τὰ κατʼ ἤπειρον στρατευόμενά τε ἔθνεα καὶ τεταγμένα ἐς τὸν πεζόν. τούτου ὦν τοῦ στρατοῦ ἦρχον μὲν οὗτοι οἵ περ εἰρέαται,1 καὶ οἱ διατάξαντες καὶ ἐξαριθμήσαντες οὗτοι ἦσαν καὶ χιλιάρχας τε καὶ μυριάρχας ἀποδέξαντες, ἑκατοντάρχας δὲ καὶ δεκάρχας οἱ μυριάρχαι.2 τελέων δὲ καὶ ἐθνέων ἦσαν ἄλλοι σημάντορες.
These were the nations that marched by land and were marshaled into the infantry. Therefore, the commanders of this army were indeed these very men who have been mentioned, and these were the ones who marshaled and numbered them, and who appointed the commanders of thousands and commanders of ten thousands; but the commanders of hundreds and commanders of tens were appointed by the commanders of ten thousands. There were other officers for the divisions and the nations.
- 7.81.1εἰρέαται
Ionic dialectal form corresponding to Attic εἴρηνται (3rd person plural perfect passive of λέγω). The ending -νται becomes -αται after a diphthong in the Ionic dialect.
- 7.81.1ἑκατοντάρχας δὲ καὶ δεκάρχας οἱ μυριάρχαι
A clause with an omitted verb. A verb meaning 'appointed' (such as ἀπέδεξαν, corresponding to the preceding participle ἀποδέξαντες) must be supplied. The nominative οἱ μυριάρχαι is the subject, and the accusatives ἑκατοντάρχας δὲ καὶ δεκάρχας are the objects.