§8.51.1καὶ ὡς προῄσθετο αὐτὸν ὁ Φρύνιχος ἀδικοῦντα καὶ ὅσον οὐ παροῦσαν ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἀλκιβιάδου περὶ τούτων ἐπιστολήν, αὐτὸς προφθάσας τῷ στρατεύματι ἐξάγγελος γίγνεται ὡς οἱ πολέμιοι μέλλουσιν ἀτειχίστου οὔσης τῆς Σάμου καὶ ἅμα τῶν νεῶν οὐ πασῶν ἔνδον ὁρμουσῶν ἐπιθήσεσθαι τῷ στρατοπέδῳ, καὶ ταῦτα σαφῶς πεπυσμένος εἴη, καὶ χρῆναι τειχίζειν τε Σάμον ὡς τάχιστα καὶ τἆλλα ἐν φυλακῇ ἔχειν·
And when Phrynichus perceived beforehand that he was playing him false, and that the letter from Alcibiades concerning these matters was all but arrived, he himself took the initiative and reported to the army that the enemy, since Samos was unfortified and at the same time not all the ships were anchored inside, were about to attack the camp; and he added that he had certain information of this, and that they must fortify Samos as quickly as possible and keep other things under guard.
ἐστρατήγει δὲ καὶ κύριος ἦν αὐτὸς πράσσων ταῦτα.
He was general, and had authority himself to execute these measures.
§8.51.2καὶ οἱ μὲν τὸν τειχισμόν τε παρεσκευάζοντο καὶ ἐκ τοῦ τοιούτου, καὶ ὣς μέλλουσα, Σάμος θᾶσσον ἐτειχίσθη·
And so they prepared for the fortification, and as a result of this, Samos was fortified more quickly—even though it had been destined to be so anyway.
αἱ δὲ παρὰ τοῦ Ἀλκιβιάδου ἐπιστολαὶ οὐ πολὺ ὕστερον ἧκον ὅτι προδίδοταί τε τὸ στράτευμα ὑπὸ Φρυνίχου καὶ οἱ πολέμιοι μέλλουσιν ἐπιθήσεσθαι.
Not long afterwards the letters from Alcibiades arrived, saying that the army was being betrayed by Phrynichus and that the enemy were about to attack.
§8.51.3δόξας δὲ ὁ Ἀλκιβιάδης οὐ πιστὸς εἶναι, ἀλλὰ τὰ ἀπὸ τῶν πολεμίων προειδὼς τῷ Φρυνίχῳ ὡς ξυνειδότι κατ’ ἔχθραν ἀνατιθέναι, οὐδὲν ἔβλαψεν αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ καὶ ξυνεμαρτύρησε μᾶλλον ταὐτὰ ἐσαγγείλας.
But since Alcibiades was thought not to be trustworthy, but rather to be attributing these plans to Phrynichus as an accomplice out of personal enmity because he had foreknowledge of the enemy's designs, he did him no harm, but rather even confirmed his report by announcing the same things.