The Boeotians' Reply to Philip's Envoys — Polybius, The Histories Book 20 (20.2.1), Greek & English

§20.2.1

ὅτι¹ φιλίππου πρεσβεύσαντος πρὸς Βοιωτοὺς οἱ Βοιωτοὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν τοῖς πρεσβευταῖς διότι² παραγενομένου τοῦ βασιλέως πρὸς αὐτούς, τότε βουλεύσονται περὶ τῶν παρακαλουμένων.³ —

When Philip sent envoys to the Boeotians, the Boeotians replied to the envoys that when the king arrived among them, they would then deliberate concerning the requests. —

Syntax notes3 items

20.2.1ὅτι
Introductory ὅτι typical of epitomes, serving to introduce a summarized statement. It is usually left untranslated or understood as introducing the whole excerpt.
20.2.1διότι
Used here not as a causal conjunction ("because"), but as a declarative conjunction introducing indirect speech, equivalent to classical ὅτι ("that"). This usage is highly characteristic of Hellenistic Greek and Polybius.
20.2.1τῶν παρακαλουμένων
Genitive neuter plural of the present passive participle of παρακαλέω ("to request", "urge"), governed by the preposition περί ("about"). It means "the matters being requested" or "the proposals".

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25)urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:20.2.1