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οὐ . . ἂν ἐδοκοῦμεν δυνηθῆναι=οὐκ ἂν ἐδυνήθημεν, ὡς ἐδόκει. δοκοῦμεν, read by Kruger (ἔτι δοκοῦμεν Steup) is simpler, but the imperf., referring to the time of the revolt, does not exclude the pres., and cf. c. 13 ἐνομίζομεν ἀποστήσεσθαι. τοῖς—‘what had happened.’
Commentary on Thucydides Book 3. E.C. Marchant. London. MacMillan & Company. 1909.
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