Thus, as I tell you, he is safe, and will presently come; he is very near, and not long will he now be far from his friends and his native land.
&quot; ὣς ὁ μὲν οὕτως ἐστὶ σόος καὶ ἐλεύσεται ἤδη ἄγχι μάλ' , οὐ δ' ἔτι τῆλε φίλων καὶ πατρίδος αἴης δηρὸν ἀπεσσεῖται ·
&quot; ὡς ὁ μέν οὕτως εἰμί σῶς καί ἔρχομαι ἤδη ἄγχι μάλα , οὐ δέ ἔτι τῆλε φίλος καί πατρίς αἶα δηρός ἄπειμι ·