§8.12.1γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἀλκιβιάδης πείθει αὖθις Ἔνδιον καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους ἐφόρους μὴ ἀποκνῆσαι τὸν πλοῦν, λέγων ὅτι φθήσονταί τε πλεύσαντες πρὶν τὴν τῶν νεῶν ξυμφορὰν Χίους αἰσθέσθαι, καὶ αὐτὸς ὅταν προσβάλῃ Ἰωνίᾳ, ῥᾳδίως πείσειν τὰς πόλεις ἀφίστασθαι τήν τε τῶν Ἀθηναίων λέγων ἀσθένειαν καὶ τὴν τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων προθυμίαν· πιστότερος γὰρ ἄλλων φανεῖσθαι.
Alcibiades, on learning this, again persuaded Endius and the other ephors not to shrink from the voyage, saying that they would arrive first by sailing before the Chians could hear of the disaster to the ships, and that when he himself reached Ionia, he would easily persuade the cities to revolt by speaking of the weakness of the Athenians and the zeal of the Lacedaemonians; for he would appear more trustworthy than others.
§8.12.2Ἐνδίῳ τε αὐτῷ ἰδίᾳ ἔλεγε καλὸν εἶναι δι’ ἐκείνου ἀποστῆσαί τε Ἰωνίαν καὶ βασιλέα ξύμμαχον ποιῆσαι Λακεδαιμονίοις, καὶ μὴ Ἄγιδος τὸ ἀγώνισμα τοῦτο γενέσθαι· ἐτύγχανε γὰρ τῷ Ἄγιδι αὐτὸς διάφορος ὤν.
And to Endius himself privately he said that it would be a glorious thing to achieve through him the revolt of Ionia and to make the King an ally of the Lacedaemonians, and not to let this achievement belong to Agis; for he himself happened to be at variance with Agis.
§8.12.3καὶ ὁ μὲν πείσας τούς τε ἄλλους ἐφόρους καὶ Ἔνδιον ἀνήγετο ταῖς πέντε ναυσὶ μετὰ Χαλκιδέως τοῦ Λακεδαιμονίου, καὶ διὰ τάχους τὸν πλοῦν ἐποιοῦντο.
So, having persuaded the other ephors and Endius, he put to sea with the five ships along with Chalcideus the Lacedaemonian, and they made their voyage with all speed.