[341] χρειὼ γένηται: this happens in the Ninth Book, cf. 9.230 ff. — The object before the speaker's mind is Agamemnon; hence at the close of the sent., “τοῖς ἄλλοις” is used instead of the general word “Ἀχαιοῖς”.
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