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ἐκ τοῦ τοιούτου, i.e. in consequence of Phrynichus' trickery and advice. καὶ ὣς ‘already, as it was’ = ‘in any case.’ Cf. c. 56, § 3; c. 87, § 3 (καὶ γὰρ ὣς αὐτοῖς οὐδὲν ἔμελλε χρήσεσθαι), and elsewhere. So οὐδ᾽ ὣς (i. 132), μηδ᾽ ὣς (i. 74). μέλλουσα sc. τειχισθήσεσθαι. ἐπιστολαὶ the plural used of one letter. Cf. i. 132.
Commentary on Thucydides Book 8. T.G. Tucker. London. MacMillan & Company. 1892.
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