Polybius, Histories

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Book 30 - Chapter 24

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<w lemma="%2A%28%2Fomoioi">Ὅμοιοι</w> <w lemma="ga%5Cr">γὰρ</w> <w lemma="h%29%3Dsan">ἦσαν</w> <w lemma="oi%28">οἱ</w> <w lemma="th%5Cn">τὴν</w> <w lemma="%2Aperai%2Fan">Περαίαν</w> <w lemma="katoikou%3Dntes">κατοικοῦντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="oi%29ke%2Ftais">οἰκέταις</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="e%29k">ἐκ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="desmw%3Dn">δεσμῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29nelpi%2Fstws">ἀνελπίστως</w> <w lemma="lelume%2Fnois">λελυμένοις</w>,
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<w lemma="oi%28%2Ftines">οἵτινες</w> <w lemma="a%29pistou%3Dntes">ἀπιστοῦντες</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="parou%3Dsi">παροῦσι</w> <w lemma="mei%2Fzw">μείζω</w> <w lemma="me%5Cn">μὲν</w> <w lemma="diabai%2Fnousi">διαβαίνουσι</w> <w lemma="th%3Ds">τῆς</w> <w lemma="kata%5C">κατὰ</w> <w lemma="fu%2Fsin">φύσιν</w> <w lemma="kinh%2Fsews">κινήσεως</w>, <w lemma="ou%29">οὐ</w> <w lemma="dokou%3Dsi">δοκοῦσι</w> <w lemma="de%5C">δὲ</w> <w lemma="ginw%2Fskesqai">γινώσκεσθαι</w> <w lemma="para%5C">παρὰ</w> <w lemma="toi%3Ds">τοῖς</w> <w lemma="a%29pantw%3Dsin">ἀπαντῶσιν</w> <w lemma="ou%29de%5C">οὐδὲ</w> <w lemma="sunora%3Dsqai">συνορᾶσθαι</w> <w lemma="dio%2Fti">διότι</w> <w lemma="le%2Fluntai">λέλυνται</w> <w lemma="safw%3Ds">σαφῶς</w>, <w lemma="e%29a%5Cn">ἐὰν</w> <w lemma="mh%2F">μή</w> <w lemma="ti">τι</w> <w lemma="para%2Flogon">παράλογον</w> <w lemma="poiw%3Dsi">ποιῶσι</w> <w lemma="kai%5C">καὶ</w> <w lemma="tw%3Dn">τῶν</w> <w lemma="a%29%2Fllwn">ἄλλων</w> <w lemma="e%29chllagme%2Fnon">ἐξηλλαγμένον</w>.
The inhabitants of Peraea were like slaves unexpectedly released from their fetters,
who, unable to believe the truth, take longer steps than their natural ones and fancy that those they meet will not know and see for certain that they are free unless they behave in some strange way and differently from other men.