Praise of Caicus' Fair and Faithful Bank

Notes

1. 14.2θεὶς ἀνελοῦ — The combination of the aorist active participle θεὶς (from τίθημι, 'to deposit/put down') and the aorist middle imperative ἀνελοῦ (from ἀναιρέω, 'to take up/withdraw'). It expresses the sequence of banking transactions: first depositing or presenting the money, and then withdrawing or receiving the corresponding amount.
2. 14.2ψήφου πρὸς λόγον ἐρχομένης — The phrase πρὸς λόγον governs the genitive and means 'in proportion to' or 'according to'. Here it governs ψήφου (the counter or calculation) with the present participle ἐρχομένης ('coming' or 'turning out'). It indicates that the transaction is made exactly 'according as the calculation of the counter comes out' without any error.
3. 14.3ἄλλός τις πρόφασιν λεγέτω — The third-person singular imperative λεγέτω (from λέγω, 'to say/speak') is used here: 'let someone else make excuses'. This contrasts other bankers, who might make excuses to avoid night business or exchanging foreign currencies, with Caicus, who does not.
4. 14.4βουλομένοις — The dative plural of the present participle βουλόμενος ('wishing/willing'), functioning substantively to mean 'for those who wish'. It serves as the indirect object of ἀριθμεῖ ('counts out/pays'), showing readiness to serve customers whenever they desire.