and of the heralds and busy squires, some were mixing wine and water for them in bowls, others again were washing the tables with porous sponges and setting them forth, while still others were portioning out meats in abundance.
κήρυκες δ' αὐτοῖσι καὶ ὀτρηροὶ θεράποντες οἱ μὲν οἶνον ἔμισγον ἐνὶ κρητῆρσι καὶ ὕδωρ , οἱ δ' αὖτε σπόγγοισι πολυτρήτοισι τραπέζας νίζον καὶ πρότιθεν , τοὶ δὲ κρέα πολλὰ δατεῦντο . [0]
κῆρυξ δέ αὐτός καί ὀτρηρός θεράπων ὁ μέν οἶνος μίγνυμι ἐν κρατήρ καί ὕδωρ , ὁ δέ αὖτε σπόγγος πολύτρητος τράπεζα νίζω καί προθέω , ὁ δέ κρέας πολύς δατέομαι .