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II. epei d' edokei êdê⁺ poreuesthai autôi anô, tên men prophasin epoieito hôs Pisidas boulomenos ekbalein pantapasin ek tês chôras: kai hathroizei hôs epi⁺ toutous to te barbarikon kai to Hellênikon⁺. entautha⁺ kai parangellei tôi te Klearchôi labonti hêkein hoson ên autôi strateuma⁺ kai tôi Aristippôi sunallagenti pros tous⁺ oikoi apopempsai pros heauton ho eiche strateuma: kai Xeniai tôi Arkadi, hos autôi proeistêkei tou en tais polesi xenikou, hêkein parangellei labonta tous allous plên hoposoi hikanoi êsan tas akropoleis phulattein. [2] ekalese de kai tous Milêton poliorkountas, kai tous phugadas ekeleuse sun autôi strateuesthai, huposchomenos autois⁺, ei kalôs katapraxeien eph' ha estrateueto, mê prosthen⁺ pausesthai prin⁺ autous⁺ katagagoi⁺ oikade⁺. hoi de hêdeôs epeithonto: episteuon gar autôi⁺: kai labontes ta hopla parêsan eis Sardeis. [3] Xenias⁺ men dê tous ek tôn poleôn labôn paregeneto eis Sardeis hoplitas eis tetrakischilious, Proxenos⁺ de parên⁺ echôn hoplitas men eis pentakosious kai chilious, gumnêtas de pentakosious, Sophainetos⁺ de ho Stumphalios⁺ hoplitas echôn chilious, Sôkratês de ho Achaios hoplitas echôn hôs pentakosious⁺, Pasiôn de ho Megareus triakosious men hoplitas, triakosious de peltastas echôn paregeneto: ên de kai houtos kai ho Sôkratês tôn amphi⁺ Milêton⁺ strateuomenôn. [4] houtoi men eis Sardeis autôi aphikonto. Tissaphernês de katanoêsas tauta⁺, kai meizona hêgêsamenos einai ê hôs epi Pisidas tên paraskeuên, poreuetai hôs basilea hêi edunato tachista hippeas echôn hôs pentakosious. [5] kai basileus men dê epei êkouse Tissaphernous ton Kurou⁺⁺⁺ stolon, antipareskeuazeto.

Kuros⁺ de echôn hous eirêka hôrmato apo Sardeôn: kai exelaunei dia tês Ludias stathmous treis parasangas eikosi kai duo epi ton Maiandron potamon. toutou to euros duo plethra: gephura de epên ezeugmenê ploiois. [6] touton diabas exelaunei dia Phrugias stathmon hena parasangas oktô eis Kolossas, polin oikoumenên kai eudaimona kai megalên. entautha emeinen hêmeras hepta⁺: kai hêke Menôn ho Thettalos hoplitas echôn chilious kai peltastas pentakosious, Dolopas kai Ainianas kai Olunthious. [7] enteuthen exelaunei stathmous treis parasangas eikosin eis Kelainas, tês Phrugias polin oikoumenên, megalên kai eudaimona. entautha Kurôi basileia ên kai paradeisos⁺ megas agriôn⁺ thêriôn⁺ plêrês⁺, ha ekeinos ethêreuen apo hippou, hopote gumnasai bouloito heauton te kai tous hippous⁺. dia mesou⁺ de tou paradeisou⁺ rhei⁺ ho Maiandros potamos: hai de pêgai autou eisin ek tôn basileiôn: rhei de kai dia tês Kelainôn poleôs. [8] esti de kai megalou basileôs basileia en Kelainais erumna epi tais pêgais tou Marsuou potamou hupo têi akropolei: rhei de kai houtos dia tês poleôs kai emballei eis ton Maiandron: tou de Marsuou to euros estin eikosi kai pente⁺ podôn. entautha legetai Apollôn ekdeirai Marsuan⁺ nikêsas erizonta hoi peri sophias, kai to derma kremasai en tôi antrôi hothen hai pêgai: dia de touto ho potamos kaleitai Marsuas. [9] entautha Xerxês, hote ek tês Hellados hêttêtheis têi machêi apechôrei, legetai oikodomêsai tauta te ta basileia kai tên Kelainôn akropolin. entautha emeine Kuros hêmeras triakonta⁺: kai hêke Klearchos ho Lakedaimonios phugas echôn hoplitas chilious kai peltastas Thraikas oktakosious kai toxotas Krêtas diakosious. hama de kai Sôsis parên ho Surakosios echôn hoplitas triakosious, kai Sophainetos Arkadas echôn hoplitas chilious. kai entautha Kuros exetasin kai arithmon tôn Hellênôn⁺ epoiêsen⁺ en tôi paradeisôi, kai egenonto⁺ hoi sumpantes⁺ hoplitai⁺ men murioi⁺ chilioi⁺, peltastai⁺⁺ de amphi tous dischilious⁺. [10] enteuthen exelaunei stathmous duo parasangas deka eis Peltas, polin oikoumenên. entauth' emeinen hêmeras treis: en hais Xenias ho Arkas ta Lukaia ethuse kai agôna ethêke: ta de athla êsan stlengides chrusai: etheôrei de ton agôna kai Kuros. [11] enteuthen exelaunei stathmous duo parasangas dôdeka es Keramôn agoran, polin oikoumenên, eschatên pros têi Musiai chôrai. enteuthen exelaunei stathmous treis parasangas triakonta eis Kaüstrou pedion⁺, polin oikoumenên. entauth' emeinen hêmeras pente⁺: kai tois stratiôtais⁺ ôpheileto misthos pleon ê triôn mênôn, kai pollakis iontes epi tas thuras apêitoun. ho de elpidas legôn diêge kai dêlos ên aniômenos: ou gar ên pros tou Kurou tropou⁺ echonta mê apodidonai. [12] entautha aphikneitai Epuaxa⁺ hê Suennesios gunê tou Kilikôn basileôs para Kuron: kai elegeto Kurôi dounai chrêmata polla. têi d' oun stratiai tote apedôke Kuros misthon tettarôn mênôn. eiche de hê Kilissa phulakên [kai phulakas] peri hautên Kilikas kai Aspendious: elegeto de kai sungenesthai Kuron têi Kilissêi. [13] enteuthen de elaunei stathmous duo parasangas deka eis Thumbrion, polin oikoumenên. entautha ên para tên hodon krênê hê Midou kaloumenê tou Phrugôn basileôs, eph' hêi legetai Midas ton Saturon thêreusai oinôi kerasas autên. [14] enteuthen exelaunei stathmous duo parasangas deka eis Turiaeion, polin oikoumenên. entautha emeinen hêmeras treis. kai legetai deêthênai hê Kilissa Kurou epideixai to strateuma autêi: boulomenos oun epideixai exetasin poieitai en tôi pediôi tôn Hellênôn kai tôn barbarôn⁺. [15] ekeleuse de tous Hellênas hôs nomos autois eis machên houtô tachthênai kai stênai, suntaxai d' hekaston tous heautou. etachthêsan oun epi tettarôn: eiche de to men dexion Menôn kai hoi sun autôi, to de euônumon Klearchos kai hoi ekeinou, to de meson hoi alloi stratêgoi. [16] etheôrei oun ho Kuros prôton men tous barbarous: hoi de parêlaunon tetagmenoi⁺⁺ kata ilas kai kata taxeis: eita de tous Hellênas, parelaunôn eph' harmatos kai hê Kilissa eph' harmamaxês. eichon de pantes kranê chalka kai chitônas phoinikous kai knêmidas kai tas aspidas ekkekalummenas. [17] epeidê de pantas parêlase, stêsas to harma pro tês phalangos mesês, pempsas Pigrêta ton hermênea para tous stratêgous tôn Hellênôn ekeleuse probalesthai ta hopla kai epichôrêsai holên tên phalanga⁺. hoi de tauta proeipon tois stratiôtais: kai epei esalpinxe, probalomenoi ta hopla epêisan. ek de toutou thatton proïontôn sun kraugêi apo tou automatou dromos egeneto tois stratiôtais⁺ epi tas skênas, [18] tôn de barbarôn phobos⁺ polus, kai hê te Kilissa ephugen epi tês harmamaxês kai hoi ek tês agoras katalipontes ta ônia ephugon. hoi de Hellênes sun gelôti⁺ epi tas skênas êlthon⁺. hê de Kilissa idousa tên lamprotêta kai tên taxin tou strateumatos ethaumase. Kuros de hêsthê ton ek tôn Hellênôn eis tous barbarous phobon idôn⁺. [19] enteuthen exelaunei stathmous treis parasangas eikosin eis Ikonion, tês Phrugias polin eschatên. entautha emeine treis hêmeras. enteuthen exelaunei dia tês Lukaonias stathmous pente parasangas triakonta. tautên tên chôran epetrepse diarpasai tois Hellêsin⁺ hôs polemian ousan. [20] enteuthen Kuros tên Kilissan eis tên Kilikian apopempei tên tachistên hodon: kai sunepempsen autêi stratiôtas hous Menôn eiche kai auton. Kuros de meta tôn allôn exelaunei dia Kappadokias stathmous tettaras parasangas eikosi kai pente pros Danan, polin oikoumenên, megalên kai eudaimona. entautha emeinan hêmeras treis: en hôi Kuros apekteinen andra Persên Megaphernên, phoinikistên basileion, kai heteron tina tôn huparchôn dunastên, aitiasamenos epibouleuein autôi. [21] enteuthen epeirônto eisballein eis tên Kilikian: hê de eisbolê ên hodos hamaxitos orthia ischurôs kai amêchanos eiselthein strateumati, ei tis ekôluen. elegeto de kai Suennesis einai epi tôn akrôn phulattôn tên eisbolên: dio emeinen hêmeran en tôi pediôi. têi d' husteraiai hêken angelos legôn hoti⁺ leloipôs eiê Suennesis ta akra, epei êistheto hoti to Menônos⁺ strateuma êdê en Kilikiai⁺ ên eisô tôn oreôn, kai hoti triêreis êkoue peripleousas ap' Iônias eis Kilikian Tamôn echonta tas Lakedaimoniôn kai autou Kurou. [22] Kuros d' oun anebê⁺ epi ta orê⁺ oudenos⁺ kôluontos⁺⁺, kai eide tas skênas hou hoi Kilikes ephulatton. enteuthen de katebainen eis pedion mega kai kalon, epirruton, kai dendrôn pantodapôn sumpleôn kai ampelôn: polu de kai sêsamon kai melinên kai kenchron kai purous kai krithas pherei. oros d' auto perieichen ochuron kai hupsêlon pantêi ek thalattês eis thalattan. [23] katabas de dia toutou tou pediou êlase stathmous tettaras parasangas pente kai eikosin eis Tarsous, tês Kilikias polin megalên kai eudaimona, hou ên ta Suennesios basileia tou Kilikôn basileôs: dia mesou de tês poleôs rhei potamos Kudnos onoma, euros duo plethrôn. [24] tautên tên polin exelipon hoi enoikountes meta Suennesios eis chôrion ochuron epi ta orê plên hoi ta kapêleia echontes: emeinan de kai hoi para tên thalattan oikountes en Solois kai en Issois⁺. [25] Epuaxa de hê Suennesios gunê protera⁺ Kurou pente hêmerais⁺ eis Tarsous aphiketo⁺: en de têi huperbolêi tôn oreôn têi eis to pedion duo lochoi tou Menônos strateumatos apôlonto: hoi men ephasan harpazontas ti katakopênai hupo tôn Kilikôn, hoi de hupoleiphthentas kai ou dunamenous heurein to allo strateuma oude tas hodous eita planômenous apolesthai: êsan d' oun houtoi hekaton hoplitai. [26] hoi d' alloi epei hêkon, tên te polin tous Tarsous diêrpasan⁺, dia ton olethron tôn sustratiôtôn orgizomenoi, kai ta basileia ta en autêi. Kuros d' epei eisêlasen eis tên polin, metepempeto ton Suennesin pros heauton: ho d' oute proteron oudeni pô kreittoni heautou eis cheiras elthein ephê oute tote Kurôi ienai êthele, prin hê gunê auton epeise⁺ kai pisteis elabe⁺. [27] meta de tauta epei sunegenonto allêlois, Suennesis men edôke Kurôi chrêmata polla eis tên stratian, Kuros de ekeinôi dôra ha nomizetai para basilei timia, hippon chrusochalinon kai strepton chrusoun kai pselia kai akinakên chrusoun kai stolên Persikên, kai tên chôran mêketi diarpazesthai: ta de hêrpasmena andrapoda, ên pou entunchanôsin, apolambanein.

Cross references from Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges:
1024 [ADJECTIVES USED SUBSTANTIVELY]: to barbarikon
1899 [IMPERFECT]
1330 [SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE GENITIVE]
1943 [AORIST INDICATIVE]
1637 [PREPOSITIONS]
1660 [PREPOSITIONS]
1659 [PREPOSITIONS]
2624 [REMARKS ON THE CONSTRUCTIONS OF INDIRECT DISCOURSE]
1267 [THE INDEFINITE PRONOUNS]: heteros tis dunastês
2070 [GENITIVE ABSOLUTE. ACCUSATIVE ABSOLUTE]
1601 [ACCUSATIVE OF RESPECT]
1581 [ACCUSATIVE OF EXTENT]
2869 [Conjunctional kai]
2414 [TEMPORAL CLAUSES IN GENERIC SENTENCES]
2836 [de]
1867 [THE TENSES OUTSIDE OF THE INDICATIVE]

Cross references from Sir Richard C. Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus:
97: elege tharrein hôs katastêsomenôn toutôn eis to deon

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
432 [Eis (es) und hôs.]
410 [b) Akkusativ bei intransitiven und passiven Verben und Adjektiven).]
441 [b. Pros, vor, bei.]
389 [Konjunktiv, Optativ, Imperativ, Infinitiv und Partizip der Zeitformen.]
440 [4) Para, bei, und pros, vor.]
438 [2) Epi, bei, auf,]
431 [En und sun (xun).]
414 [Verbindung des Genetivs mit einem Substantive oder substantivierten Adjektive und Adverb.]
447 [e. Prägnante Konstruktion bei Präpositionen.]
410 [b) Akkusativ bei intransitiven und passiven Verben und Adjektiven).]
389 [Konjunktiv, Optativ, Imperativ, Infinitiv und Partizip der Zeitformen.]
359 [Lehre von der Kongruenz der Form.]
383 [b) Imperfectum.]
410 [b) Akkusativ bei intransitiven und passiven Verben und Adjektiven).]
462 [Weglassung des Artikels.]
447 [e. Prägnante Konstruktion bei Präpositionen.]
420 [Der Genetiv zugleich als Vertreter des Ablativs.]
464 [Bemerkungen über die angeführten Stellungen des Artikels bei attributiven Bestimmungen.]
462 [Weglassung des Artikels.]
464 [Bemerkungen über die angeführten Stellungen des Artikels bei attributiven Bestimmungen.]
418 [Fortsetzung.]
436 [1) Amphi und peri.]
448 [f. Attraktion bei den Präpositionen mit dem Artikel.]
384 [c) Perfectum.]
410 [b) Akkusativ bei intransitiven und passiven Verben und Adjektiven).]
451 [i. Wiederholung und Weglassung der Präpositionen.]
430 [2) Apo, von, und ex, ek, aus.]
452 [k. Stellung der Präpositionen.]
389 [Konjunktiv, Optativ, Imperativ, Infinitiv und Partizip der Zeitformen.]
438 [2) Epi, bei, auf,]
436 [1) Amphi und peri.]

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
486 [Nähere Bestimmung des Gebrauches des bezüglichen und des absoluten Partizips (des Participii coniuncti und der Genetivi absoluti).]
484 [Bemerkungen über den Wechsel des ergänzenden Partizips und des ergänzenden Infinitivs.]
595 [b) Indikativ und Konjunktiv in den Nebensätzen der abhängigen Rede.]
473 [b) Infinitiv ohne Artikel als Ergänzung von Satzgliedern und Sätzen.]
477 [Gebrauch der persönlichen Konstruktion bei dem Infinitive statt der unpersönlichen.]
550 [A. Substantivsätze, durch hoti und hôs, dass, eingeleitet).]
594 [a) Optativ und Infinitiv.]
513 [Ou und mê bei Partizipien und Adjektiven.]
514 [Häufung der Negationen. — Überflüssige Negation.]
568 [Bemerkung über die Konstruktion der Konjunktion prin (§ 566, 1, c)).]
482 [Fortsetzung über das ergänzende Partizip.]
567 [Gebrauch der Modi.]

Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Antigone:
* [806-943]

Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
* [1223-1420]

Cross references from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
5, 52 [BOOK V]
9, 107, 3 [BOOK IX]
8, 138, 3 [BOOK VIII]
7, 41, 1 [BOOK VII]
7, 83, 2 [BOOK VII]
8, 120 [BOOK VIII]
7, 30, 1 [BOOK VII]
7, 31 [BOOK VII]
7, 26, 3 [BOOK VII]
7, 26, 3 [BOOK VII]

Cross references from T. G. Tucker, Commentary on Thucydides: Book 8:
8, 85, 2
8, 31, 2
8, 50, 3

Cross references from Reginald Walter Macan, Herodotus: The Seventh, Eighth, & Ninth Books with Introduction and Commentary:
7, 7
7, 30
7, 26

Cross references from Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898):
metallum [Metallum]
sarus [Sarus]
zabatus [Zabătus]
aspendus [Aspendus]
dana [Dana]
peltae [Peltae]
syennesis [Syennĕsis]
tamos [Tamos]
thymbrium [Thymbrium]
triballi [Triballi]
tyriaeum [Tyriaeum]
midas [Midas]

Cross references from A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890) (eds. William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin):
fig.10010.1 [Statue of Mithras with Acinaces.]
v1p170 [toxon]
galea [pêlêx]
hortus [kêpos]
paradisus [paradeisos]

Cross references from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD):
lycaeus [Diofórti]
v1p621 [hê Kilikia]
v2p1183 [Thrêix]

Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
410 [2. With Supposition contrary to Fact.]
864 [Adverbs connected with the Circumstantial Participle.]
864 [Adverbs connected with the Circumstantial Participle.]
843 [Circumstantial Participle.]
634 [prin with the Indicative.]

Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
5, 72 [Subject contained in the verb.]
5, 72 [Subject contained in the verb.]
42, 539 [Article with appositive proper names. ]: Sôkratês ... ho Achaios
42, 541 [Article with names of gods. ]
42, 539 [Article with appositive proper names. ]

This text is based on the following book(s):
Xenophon. Xenophontis opera omnia, vol. 3. Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1904 (repr. 1961).
OCLC: 5877369
ISBN: 019814556X

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