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διὰ τούτων and διὰ τῶν αὐτῶν τούτων are neuters. It was by means of cheating that Philip raised himself; he will be dragged down now that (ἐπειδὴ) he has been proved a cheat. ὀφείλει, not “he ought to,” but “he owes to,” i.e. in retribution will be dragged down. καιροῦ . . . πρὸς τοῦτο=πρὸς τοῦτον τὸν καιρόν. πρὸς . . . πάρεστι. Cf. i. § 8 (note). ἢ. The first ἢ is “or else” (cf. Latin aut), the others “or.” πιστεύσουσι, sc. αὐτῷ. παρὰ τὴν αὑτῶν ἀξίαν, “unworthily” rather than “undeservedly.” Either rendering might do for παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν, i. § 23, and ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀξίαν, ii. § 3; but here the added genitive takes the words out of the region of a mere phrase, and calls attention to the inherent “worth” of the Thessalians as Greeks.
Demosthenes: Olynthiacs I, II, III. H. Sharpley. 1900. W. Blackwood and Sons.
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