Before looking in the answer book, I am trying to figure out the best way to translate a sentence. The sentence reads,
“ἐπειδὴ ἐτελεύτησεν ὁ πατὴρ, οἱ τέτταρες υἱοὶ ἄλλος εἰς ἄλλην πόλιν διεσκεδάσθησαν.”
I believe ἄλλος and ἄλλην, since they are only two words apart, are part of an idiom stated on page 170 of
Dr. Mastronarde’s work,
"When used in two forms in close proximity, ἄλλος may have an idiomatic distributive sense, as seen in the following examples and in some of the exercises of this and later units:
οὗτοι ἄλλος ἄλλον τρόπον τὸ αὐτὸ λέγουσιν.
These men are saying the same thing, one in one way, another in another.
(That is, a different man in a different manner.)
ταῦτα ἄλλος ἄλλως πράττει.
One man accomplishes these things in one way, another in another way.
Or Different persons accomplish these things in different ways."
Since I am dealing with four sons, I am trying to figure out the best way to use the idiom. So far I have,
“When Father died, the four sons were scattered, one to one city and the other to another.”
I am not sure if that is correct or can be translated a better way.
