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ἐπέπλει, ‘sailed on.’ For another meaning see c. 39, § 1. πρὶν ἔκπυστος γενέσθαι rather represents ‘priusquam hostes cognoscerent’ than ‘priusquam cognoverunt.’ τὰ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ξυννέφελα ὄντα ‘the foggy state of the atmosphere.’
Commentary on Thucydides Book 8. T.G. Tucker. London. MacMillan & Company. 1892.
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