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

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CXIX. They showed themselves to the king and told him why they had been treated so. Darius, fearing that the six had done this by common consent, sent for each and asked his opinion, whether they approved what had been done; [2] and being assured that they had no part in it, he seized Intaphrenes with his sons and all his household--for he strongly suspected that the man was plotting a rebellion with his kinsmen--and imprisoned them with the intention of putting them to death. [3] Then Intaphrenes' wife began coming to the palace gates, weeping and lamenting; and by continuing to do this same thing she persuaded Darius to pity her; and he sent a messenger to tell her, “Woman, King Darius will allow one of your imprisoned relatives to survive, whomever you prefer of them all.” [4] After considering she answered, “If indeed the king gives me the life of one, I chose from them all my brother.” [5] Darius was astonished when he heard her answer, and sent someone who asked her: “Woman, the king asks you with what in mind you abandon your husband and your children and choose to save the life of your brother, who is less close to you than your children and less dear than your husband?” [6] “O King,” she answered, “I may have another husband, if a god is willing, and other children, if I lose these; but since my father and mother are no longer living, there is no way that I can have another brother; I said what I did with that in mind.” [7] Darius thought that the woman answered well, and for her sake he released the one for whom she had asked, and the eldest of her sons as well; he put to death all the rest. Thus immediately perished one of the seven.

Further comments from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
book 3 (general note)
book 3, chapter 119 (general note)
book 3, chapter 119, section 2: tên
book 3, chapter 119, section 6: adelpheos

Cross references from Perseus Encyclopedia:
herodotus-3 [Surviving Works]

Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus:
*

Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
349b [Bemerkungen über die Komparation der Adjektive, Adverbien und Verben.]
386 [e) Aoristus.]
392 [Der Indikativ (Imperativ) in Verbindung mit an (ke).).]
398 [Bemerkungen über die Modaladverbien an und ken.]
417 [Fortsetzung.]

Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Antigone:
* [Manuscripts. Editions and Commentaries.]
* [806-943]
* [806-943]: anêr men moi an allos genoito, ei daimôn etheloi, kai tekna alla, ei tauta apobaloimi: patros de kai mêtros ouketi moi zôontôn, adelpheos an allos oudeni tropôi genoito
* [806-943]

Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
164 [Iterative Imperfect and Aorist with an.—Ionic Iterative Forms in -skon and -skomên.]: Phoiteousa klaieske an kai oduresketo

Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
34 [Adjectives]: edêse tên epi thanatôi
34, 442 [Translation of optative with an.]

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