But when they had put from them the desire of food and drink, first of all the old man began to weave the web of counsel for them, even Nestor, whose counsel had of old ever seemed the best.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ πόσιος καὶ ἐδητύος ἐξ ἔρον ἕντο , τοῖς ὁ γέρων πάμπρωτος ὑφαίνειν ἤρχετο μῆτιν Νέστωρ , οὗ καὶ πρόσθεν ἀρίστη φαίνετο βουλή · [0]
ἀτάρ ἐπεί πόσις2 καί ἐδητύς ἐκ ἔρος ἵημι , ὁ ὁ γέρων πάμπρωτος ὑφαίνω ἄρχω μῆτις Νέστωρ , ὅς καί πρόσθεν ἄριστος φαίνω βουλή ·