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Herodotus · Histories §6.93.1

Aeginetan Victory at Sea and Capture of Athenian Ships

Passage 999 of 1577 · Greek

Summary

The Aeginetans defeat the Athenians, who were unprepared and in disarray, and capture four of their ships along with their crews.

§6.93.1Αἰγινῆται δὲ ἐοῦσι ἀτάκτοισι τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι συμβαλόντες τῇσι νηυσὶ ἐνίκησαν, καί σφεων νέας τέσσερας αὐτοῖσι τοῖσι ἀνδράσι εἷλον.
But the Aeginetans, joining battle with their ships against the Athenians who were in disarray, won a victory, and captured four of their ships, crews and all.

Notes

  1. §6.93.1ἐοῦσι ἀτάκτοισι τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι — The participle ἐοῦσι (the Ionic form corresponding to Attic οὖσι), along with its predicate adjective ἀτάκτοισι, modifies τοῖσι Ἀθηναίοισι (dative, governed by συμβαλόντες), meaning 'to the Athenians who were in disarray'.
  2. §6.93.1αὐτοῖσι τοῖσι ἀνδράσι — An idiomatic use of the dative of accompaniment, where the dative of αὐτός combined with a noun in the dative means 'together with', 'including', or 'crews and all' (literally, 'with the men themselves').

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