But when they were a spear-cast off or even less, he knew them for enemies and plied his limbs swiftly in flight,
ἀλλ' ὅτε δή ῥ' ἄπεσαν δουρηνεκὲς ἢ καὶ ἔλασσον , γνῶ ῥ' ἄνδρας δηΐους , λαιψηρὰ δὲ γούνατ' ἐνώμα φευγέμεναι ·
ἀλλά ὅτε δή ἄρα ἄπειμι δουρηνεκής ἤ καί ἐλάσσων , γιγνώσκω ἄρα ἀνήρ δάιος , λαιψηρός δέ γόνυ νωμάω φεύγω ·