So long as brilliant Achilles was accustomed to fare into battle, never would the Trojans come forth even before the Dardanian gate;
ὄφρα μὲν ἐς πόλεμον πωλέσκετο δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς , οὐ δέ ποτε Τρῶες πρὸ πυλάων Δαρδανιάων οἴχνεσκον ·
ὄφρα μέν εἰς πόλεμος πωλέομαι δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς , οὐ δέ ποτέ Τρώς πρό πύλη Δαρδάνιος οἰχνέω ·