But when they were near as they advance done against the other, three times they set upon each other, and three times they clashed together.
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπ' ἀλλήλοισιν ἰόντες , τρὶς μὲν ἐπήϊξαν , τρὶς δὲ σχεδὸν ὁρμήθησαν .
ἀλλά ὅτε δή σχεδόν εἰμί ἐπί ἀλλήλων εἶμι , τρίς μέν ἐπαίσσω , τρίς δέ σχεδόν ὁρμάω .