ἡμεῖς δὲ ἐν τοσούτῳ ἐπάραντες τὴν ὀθόνην ἐφεύγομεν ἀπολιπόντες αὐτοὺς μαχομένους, καὶ δῆλοι ἦσαν κρατήσοντες οἱ Καρυοναῦται ἅτε καὶ πλείους - πέντε γὰρ εἶχον πληρώματα - καὶ ἀπὸ ἰσχυροτέρων νεῶν μαχόμενοι· τὰ γὰρ πλοῖα ἦν αὐτοῖς κελύφη καρύων ἡμίτομα, κεκενωμένα, μέγεθος δὲ ἑκάστου ἡμιτομίου εἰς μῆκος ὀργυιαὶ πεντεκαίδεκα.

      Ἐπεὶ δὲ ἀπεκρύψαμεν αὐτούς, ἰώμεθα τοὺς τραυματίας, καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν ἐν τοῖς ὅπλοις ὡς ἐπίπαν ἦμεν, ἀεί τινας ἐπιβουλὰς προσδεχόμενοι· οὐ μάτην. 

    ἐν τοσούτῳ (sc. χρόνῳ): “in the meantime”

    ἐπάραντες: ao. part. of ἐπι-αἴρω, “having hoisted”

    ἀπολιπόντες: ao.part. of ἀπο-λείπω, “having left behind”

    δῆλοι ἦσαν: “they were clear(ly)” + part.

    κρατήσοντες: fut. part. of κρατέω after  δῆλοι “about to defeat”

    ἅτε + part.: providing the grounds for the supposition

    ἅτε καὶ πλείους (sc. ὄντες)...καὶ μαχόμενοι: “because they were more numerous and were fighting”

    κεκενωμένα: perf. part. of κενόω, “emptied out”

    ἀπεκρύψαμεν: ao. of ἀπο-κρύπτω, “we had lost sight of them”

    ἰώμεθα: impf. of ἰάομαι, “we cared for”

    ὡς ἐπίπαν: “as much as possible”

    προσδεχόμενοι: pr. part., “expecting”

    ἐπαίρω: lift up and set on

    ὀθόνη, ἡ: linen (used for sails)

    ἀπολείπω: leave over or behind

    πλήρωμα, -ατος, τό: a full measure, crew

    πλοῖον, τό: a floating vessel, a ship, vessel 

    κέλυφος, -εος, τό: pod, shell

    κάρυον, τό: nut

    ἡμίτομος, -ον: half cut through, cut in two

    κενόω: empty out, drain

    μῆκος, -εος, τό: length

    ὄργυια, -ᾶς, ἡ: the length of the outstretched arms

    πεντεκαίδεκα: fifteen

    ἀποκρύπτω: hide from, keep hidden from

    ἰάομαι: heal, cure

    τραυματίης, -ου, ὁ: a wounded man

    ἐπίπαν: in general

    ἐπιβουλή, ἡ: a plan against, attack

    προσδέχομαι: receive, accept

    μάτην: in vain, idly, fruitlessly

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    Eric Casey, Evan Hayes, and Stephen Nimis, Lucian True History. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Commentaries, 2023. ISBN: .
    https://dcc.dickinson.edu/lucian-true/book-2/2-38