Nay, come, before he gathers the Achaeans to the place of assembly—for I think he will in no way be slow to act, but will be full of wrath, and rising up will declare among them all how that we contrived against him utter destruction, but did not catch him;
ἀλλ' ἄγετε , πρὶν κεῖνον ὁμηγυρίσασθαι Ἀχαιοὺς εἰς ἀγορήν - οὐ γάρ τι μεθησέμεναί μιν ὀΐω , ἀλλ' ἀπομηνίσει , ἐρέει δ' ἐν πᾶσιν ἀναστὰς οὕνεκά οἱ φόνον αἰπὺν ἐράπτομεν οὐ δ' ἐκίχημεν ·
ἀλλά ἄγε , πρίν ἐκεῖνος ὁμηγυρίζομαι Ἀχαιός εἰς ἀγορά - οὐ γάρ τις μεθίημι μιν οἴομαι , ἀλλά ἀπομηνίω , εἴρω2 δέ ἐν πᾶς ἀνίστημι οὕνεκα ἕ φόνος αἰπύς ῥάπτω οὐ δέ κιχάνω ·