Then Teucer drew forth another arrow for Hector, harnessed in bronze, and would have made him cease from battle by the ships of the Achaeans, had he but struck him while he was showing his prowess and taken away his life.
Τεῦκρος δ' ἄλλον ὀϊστὸν ἐφ' Ἕκτορι χαλκοκορυστῇ αἴνυτο , καί κεν ἔπαυσε μάχης ἐπὶ νηυσὶν Ἀχαιῶν , εἴ μιν ἀριστεύοντα βαλὼν ἐξείλετο θυμόν .
Τεῦκρος δέ ἄλλος ὀιστός ἐπί Ἕκτωρ χαλκοκορυστής αἴνυμαι , καί ἄν παύω μάχη ἐπί ναῦς Ἀχαιός , εἰ μιν ἀριστεύω βάλλω ἐξαιρέω θυμός .