Melians Agreeing to the Athenian Discussion Terms

Notes

1. 5.88.1εἰκὸς μὲν καὶ ξυγγνώμη — The copula ἐστί is omitted both with the neuter singular impersonal adjective εἰκός and with the noun ξυγγνώμη. The particle μὲν balances μέντοι in the following clause, establishing a contrast ('on the one hand ... on the other hand').
2. 5.88.1καθεστῶτας ... τρέπεσθαι — The accusative plural perfect active participle καθεστῶτας, along with λέγοντας and δοκοῦντας, functions as the subject accusative of the infinitive τρέπεσθαι. The entire infinitive phrase acts as the subject of εἰκός [ἐστι] and ξυγγνώμη [ἐστι].
3. 5.88.1ᾧ προκαλεῖσθε τρόπῳ — An instance of attraction or incorporation of the antecedent, where the noun τρόπῳ is drawn into the relative clause introduced by ᾧ. The phrase is equivalent to τούτῳ τῷ τρόπῳ ᾧ προκαλεῖσθε ('in that manner which you propose'), functioning adverbially as a dative of manner.