τῷ ὅλῳ 5., 4., 49

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τῷ ὅλῳ 5., 4., 49

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ἂν μὴ τῷ ὅλῳ ὑπολάβωσι τοῦ παντὸς κρείττους εἶναι:
I understand it as 'overall,' 'completely' but the translation renders it weirdly as 'that the whole of their force.'
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"Overall," "completely" would make τοῦ παντός redundant. The translation is right. Instrumental or comitative dative.
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The commentary says that τοῦ παντός refers to the other army.
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