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πρὸ τοῦ...παθεῖν : before suffering the worst. Cf. c. 100. 4.— 2. ὑπακοῦσαι: this is the voluntary act which would lead to subjection, and is therefore substituted as a milder word for δουλεῦσαι in c. 92.— μὴ διαφθείραντες ὑμᾶς: i.e. by not robbing ourselves of the strength you would bring us.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 5. Harold North Fowler. 1888. Boston. Ginn and Company.
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