William Watson Goodwin, Commentary on Demosthenes: On the Crown

4. ἐπ᾽ εὐνοίᾳ, out of devotion, cor- responds to ἀλλὰ ἡττώμενος (7).—ἐμοὶ is dative of advantage with παρεχώρεις, but is also felt with ἐπ᾽ εὐνοίᾳ.

5. ζήλου, pride: see § 120.6.

9. ὧν: with βελτίω.

Westermann thinks the argument of this section not quite fair, as it is not to be assumed that Aeschines assented to all which he did not oppose. But, apart from the obvious irony of parts of the argument (as in οὐ γὰρ ἐπ᾽ εὐνοίᾳ κ.τ.λ.), it was surely not too much to expect of the acknowledged “leader of the opposition” in such a desperate crisis, that he should at least protest strongly against measures of such vital importance as those which he censures afterwards, even if he could not propose any positive measures himself. Now it is an important part of the argument of Demosthenes, that Aeschines said nothing whatever on such occasions as the sudden seizure of Elatea by Philip. See § 191.5, σοῦ δ᾽ ἀφώνου...καθημένου: see the whole passage, §§ 188—191. The only ground on which such neglect can be excused is the one here assumed, that the opposition had no better plan to propose. The plain truth is, of course, that Aeschines really wished to let Philip have his own way at this time.