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- Polybius. Vols. 1-4. Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1893.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-09
Quotes two passages from Polybius illustrating the use of the term for the select committee (apokletoi).
καὶ αὖθις Πολύβιος· τριάκοντα τῶν ἀποκλήτων1 προεχειρίσαντο τοὺς συνεδρεύσοντας2 μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως. καὶ αὖθις· ὁ δὲ συνῆγε τοὺς ἀποκλήτους καὶ διαβούλιον ἀνεδίδου3 περὶ τῶν ἐνεστώτων. —
And again Polybius says: “They selected thirty of the select committee to sit in council with the king.” And again: “But he assembled the select committee and proposed a consultation concerning the present affairs.” —
- 20.1.1τῶν ἀποκλήτων
The term ἀπόκλητοι (apokletoi) refers to a select committee or elite council, particularly in the Aetolian League, chosen from the larger body to handle urgent or confidential matters.
- 20.1.1τοὺς συνεδρεύσοντας
The future active participle συνεδρεύσοντας with the definite article is used substantively to express purpose or intended action ("those who were to sit in council").
- 20.1.1διαβούλιον ἀνεδίδου
The idiom διαβούλιον ἀναδίδωμι means "to propose a consultation" or "to submit a matter for deliberation." The imperfect tense ἀνεδίδου describes the initiation or ongoing process of this action.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-10-09)
- 2026-10-09 Collated with the printed edition — source 1