Now from his place of watch a watchman saw him, whom guileful Aegisthus took and set there, promising him as a reward two talents of gold;
τὸν δ' ἄρ' ἀπὸ σκοπιῆς εἶδε σκοπός , ὅν ῥα καθεῖσεν Αἴγισθος δολόμητις ἄγων , ὑπὸ δ' ἔσχετο μισθὸν χρυσοῦ δοιὰ τάλαντα ·
ὁ δέ ἄρα ἀπό σκοπιά εἶδον σκοπός , ὅς ἄρα καθίζω Αἴγισθος δολομήτης ἄγω , ὑπό δέ ἔχω μισθός χρυσός δοιοί τάλαντον ·