Loeb Classical Library, Bernadotte Perrin’s translation, volume 3: “So then the works arose, no less towering in their grandeur than inimitable in the grace of their outlines, since the workmen eagerly strove to surpass themselves in the beauty of their handicraft. And yet the most wonderful thing about them was the speed with which they rose. Each one of them, men thought, would require many successive generations to complete it, but all of them were fully completed in the heyday of a single administration.”
Is the word ἀφίξεσθαι in the passive voice? Does the phrase “ἐπὶ τέλος ἀφίξεσθαι” literally mean “come to an end” or “be brought to an end”?
Is the word ἐλάμβανε in the past tense and passive voice? Or is it in the present tense and active voice? Does the phrase “ἐλάμβανε τὴν συντέλειαν” literally mean “reached the end” or “was brought to the end”?
I know that others elsewhere have encouraged you similarly, but let me again emphasize that the kind of work you are doing is best supported by systematically learning the language.
Is the word ἀφίξεσθαι in the passive voice? Does the phrase “ἐπὶ τέλος ἀφίξεσθαι” literally mean “come to an end” or “be brought to an end”?
It’s an aorist middle (deponent) infinitive. “Come to an end” would be closer to the sense.
Is the word ἐλάμβανε in the past tense and passive voice? Or is it in the present tense and active voice? Does the phrase “ἐλάμβανε τὴν συντέλειαν” literally mean “reached the end” or “was brought to the end”?
Neither. It’s imperfect (which is a past tense) and active. The subject is ταῦτα πάντα, All these things… took their completion" (not good English, but I want you to get a sense of the construction).