the whole sentence is ‘ἀναγκαῖον Κερκυραίων τῶνδε οὐ μόνον περὶ τοῦ δέξασθαι σφᾶς τὸν λόγον ποιησαμένων, ἀλλ᾽ ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς τε ἀδικοῦμεν καὶ αὐτοὶ οὐκ εἰκότως πολεμοῦνται, μνησθέντας πρῶτον καὶ ἡμᾶς περὶ ἀμφοτέρων οὕτω καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἄλλον λόγον ἰέναι, ἵνα τὴν ἀφ᾽ ἡμῶν τε ἀξίωσιν ἀσφαλέστερον προειδῆτε καὶ τὴν τῶνδε χρείαν μὴ ἀλογίστως ἀπώσησθε.
I catch the backbone "ἀναγκαῖον...ἰέναι, ἵνα ...", and "μνησθέντας πρῶτον καὶ ἡμᾶς περὶ ἀμφοτέρων οὕτω" goes along with "ἡμᾶς..ἰέναι", but why in pass part.?
thanks a lot!
why μνησθέντας?Thuc. 1.37.1
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Re: why μνησθέντας?Thuc. 1.37.1
I have found in LSJ B.II. that this verb has the meaning of make mention of
frequently in the passive aorist (+ περί τινος).
frequently in the passive aorist (+ περί τινος).
Nate.
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Re: why μνησθέντας?Thuc. 1.37.1
good mention! thanks!