[806] τῶν δ̓ ἐξηγείσθω: and let him lead these forth, sc. from the city to the field of battle.
πολιήτας: his fellow-citizens; without any political meaning; equiv. to “οἷσί περ ἄρχει”. This measure is intended esp. for the great number of Trojan allies.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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