So they went on board straightway and sat down upon the benches, and sitting well in order struck the grey sea with their oars.
οἱ δ' αἶψ' εἴσβαινον καὶ ἐπὶ κληῖσι καθῖζον , ἑξῆς δ' ἑζόμενοι πολιὴν ἅλα τύπτον ἐρετμοῖς .
ὁ δέ αἶψα εἰσβαίνω καί ἐπί κλείς καθίζω , ἑξείης δέ ἕζομαι πολιός ἅλς1 τύπτω ἐρετμόν .