one small translation question

[shaunthesheep]

How to translate “seven good ones of ten hoplites stay.” ?

[jeidsath]

I’m not sure I understand the English perfectly, but maybe this:

τῶν δέκα ὁπλιτῶν μένουσι ἑπτὰ καὶ ἀγαθοί

[shaunthesheep]

I’m not sure I understand the English perfectly, but maybe this:

τῶν δέκα ὁπλιτῶν μένουσι ἑπτὰ καὶ ἀγαθοί

Thank you!

but can I translate into the following way?

ἑπτὰ ἀγαθοὶ τῶν δέκα ὁπλιτωῶν μένουσι.

[Sohtnirybal]

“ἑπτὰ ἀγαθοὶ τῶν δέκα ὁπλιτωῶν ὁπλιτῶν μένουσιν.”

I enphasize two little mistakes. But yes it’s clear the sense. And also in the version of Jeidsath -which is the same as yours only that you change the order.

• τῶν δέκα ὁπλιτῶν μένουσι ἑπτὰ καὶ ἀγαθοί .

For me both have sense, but i prefer-stylistically talking- yours, which is structurally closer to my native language, at least I will propose this order too. But on the reality both are and say the same thing.

[shaunthesheep]

“ἑπτὰ ἀγαθοὶ τῶν δέκα ὁπλιτωῶν ὁπλιτῶν μένουσιν.”

I enphasize two little mistakes. But yes it’s clear the sense. And also in the version of Jeidsath -which is the same as yours only that you change the order.

• τῶν δέκα ὁπλιτῶν μένουσι ἑπτὰ καὶ ἀγαθοί .

For me both have sense, but i prefer-stylistically talking- yours, which is structurally closer to my native language, at least I will propose this order too. But on the reality both are and say the same thing.

thank you for your help!