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[98] εὐκτά, for this quasi-abstract use of the neut. plural cf. “φυκτὰ πέλωνται”, 16.128, Od. 8.299, “οὐκέτ᾽ ἀνεκτὰ πέλονταιOd. 20.223, and note on 12.30. e)/mphs seems to imply ‘though they are already victorious, you are not content with that, but mean to give them their heart's desire, the destruction of the ships.’

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