Herodotus, The Histories (ed. A. D. Godley)

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CXVIII. The kings of the aforesaid nations having gathered, then, the Scythian messengers came and laid everything before them, explaining how the Persian, now that the whole of the other continent was subject to him, had crossed over to their continent by a bridge thrown across the neck of the Bosporus, and how having crossed it and subjugated the Thracians he was now bridging the Ister, so as to make that whole region subject to him like the others. [2] “By no means stand aside and let us be destroyed,” they said; “rather, let us unite and oppose this invader. If you will not, then we shall either be driven out of our country or stay and make terms. [3] For what is to become of us if you will not help us? And afterward it will not be easy for you, either; for the Persian has come to attack you no less than us, and when he has subjugated us he will not be content to leave you alone. [4] We will give you a convincing proof of what we say: if indeed the Persian were marching against us alone, wanting vengeance for our former enslavement of his country, he ought to leave others alone and make straight for us, and would show everyone that Scythia and no other country was his goal. [5] But as it is, from the day he crossed over to this continent, he has been taming all that come in his way, and he holds in subjection not only the rest of Thrace, but also our neighbors the Getae.”

Further comments from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
book 4 (general note)
book 4, chapter 118 (general note)
book 4, chapter 118 (general note)
book 4, chapter 118, section 1: êpeirôi têi heterêi
book 4, chapter 118, section 4: ei gar ktl

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
394 [b. Gebrauch des Konjunktivs.]
467 [b) Die Demonstrativpronomen hode, houtos, ekeinos.)]

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
514 [Häufung der Negationen. — Überflüssige Negation.]
516 [Beiordnende Satzverbindung (Parataxe) an der Stelle der unterordnenden Satzverbindung (Hypotaxe).]

Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Trachiniae:
* [663-820]

Cross references from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
7, 216 [Book 7 (ê)]

Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
148 [Aorist Participle.]: Mê periidête hêmeas diaphtharentas
290 [Interrogative Subjunctive.]: ti gar pathômen mê boulomenôn humeôn timôreein;
421 [Apodosis without an.&#ch2014;Edei, chrên, etc. with the Infinitive.]

Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
18, 29, 384 [ti pathô;]

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