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κομιδῇ, sc. ἄπιστα, “uncommonly treacherous.” The origin of this colloquial adverb is as uncertain as that of the very similar oppido in Latin. ὥσπερ ἦν merely repeats the μὲν clause. δώσοιεν. The future optative is only used after historic tenses of verbs of saying, thinking, or planning, to represent a fut. indic. in direct speech: but very commonly the indic. is kept. καρποῦσθαι, explanatory infinitive. δέοι. By a very rare use the construction of ὡς is continued where we should expect δεῖν. τὰ κοινὰ . . . διοικεῖν, “to provide for state expenses.” τοῖς ξένοις. Dative after a substantive. Cf. Latin obtemperatio legibus, &c.
Demosthenes: Olynthiacs I, II, III. H. Sharpley. 1900. W. Blackwood and Sons.
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