προσδεῖται (sc. ἡ πόλις): requires in addition, i.e. by importation. ἵνα μὴ τοῦτό γε ... γενομένη: “in order that the city may never run short of grain through your oversight.” εἰδὼς ἔχῃς συμβουλεύων: you may be able, by giving advice based on knowledge. παμμέγεθες πρᾶγμα: an enormous task.
Xenophon: Memorabilia. Josiah Renick Smith. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1903.
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