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§22.21.1-22.21.4

Ortiagon's Ambition over Galatia and His Qualities

This chunk describes how Ortiagon the Galatian planned to consolidate the rule over all Galatians under himself, highlighting his outstanding natural and acquired qualifications, including his bravery and military capability.

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§22.21.1

ὅτι Ὀρτιάγων ὁ Γαλάτης, τῶν ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ βασιλεύων,1 ἐπεβάλετο τὴν ἁπάντων τῶν Γαλατῶν δυναστείαν εἰς αὑτὸν μεταστῆσαι, καὶ πολλὰ πρὸς τοῦτο τὸ μέρος ἐφόδια προσεφέρετο καὶ φύσει καὶ τριβῇ.

​That Ortiagon the Galatian, ruling over those in Asia, undertook to transfer the sovereignty over all the Galatians to himself, ​and brought many qualifications to this end, both by nature and by training.

§22.21.3

καὶ γὰρ εὐεργετικὸς ἦν καὶ μεγαλόψυχος καὶ κατὰ τὰς ἐντεύξεις εὔχαρις καὶ συνετός, τὸ δὲ συνέχον2 παρὰ Γαλάταις, ἀνδρώδης ἦν καὶ δυναμικὸς πρὸς τὰς πολεμικὰς χρείας.

​For he was beneficent and high-minded, and in social intercourse gracious and intelligent, ​and what is of chief importance among the Galatians, he was manly and capable in military affairs.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 22.21.1τῶν ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ βασιλεύων

    The participle βασιλεύων transitively governs the genitive phrase τῶν ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ ("those in Asia", referring in context to the Galatians in Asia). It is translated as "ruling over those in Asia." Alternatively, τῶν could be taken as a partitive genitive ("one of those ruling in Asia"), but the former interpretation is preferred as it specifies the group he already ruled before seeking to unite all Galatians.

  2. 22.21.4τὸ δὲ συνέχον

    The neuter singular present participle of συνέχω used substantively. It functions here as an adverbial accusative of respect or absolute nominative/accusative in apposition to the following clause, meaning "what is of chief importance" or "the main point."

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-05-25)urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:22.21.1-22.21.4