but the Achaeans firmly abode the oncoming of the Trojans, yet did not avail to thrust them back from the ships, although they were fewer,
αὐτὰρ Ἀχαιοὶ Τρῶας ἐπερχομένους μένον ἔμπεδον , οὐ δ' ἐδύναντο παυροτέρους περ ἐόντας ἀπώσασθαι παρὰ νηῶν ·
ἀτάρ Ἀχαιός Τρώς ἐπέρχομαι μένω ἔμπεδος , οὐ δέ δύναμαι παῦρος πέρ εἰμί ἀπωθέω παρά ναῦς ·