And everywhere on this side and on that he strode forward and made trial of the battalions, if so be they would give way before him, as he advanced under cover of his shield;
πάντῃ δ' ἀμφὶ φάλαγγας ἐπειρᾶτο προποδίζων , εἴ πώς οἱ εἴξειαν ὑπασπίδια προβιβῶντι ·
πάντῃ δέ ἀμφί φάλαγξ πειράω προποδίζω , εἰ πως ἕ εἴκω ὑπασπίδιος προβιβάζω ·