[228] πρωτίστῳ: sup. formed regularly from “πρῶτος” which is already sup. in meaning, cf. Eng. chiefest.
δίδομεν: are wont to give, with a cond. rel. sent., cf. 1.554. For the thought, see on 1.124, 163. Thersites reckons himself among the brave warriors. πτολίεθρον: as 1.164.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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