Home >  Constructions   
εἰρομένου δέ μευ τοὺς ἱρέας εἰ μάταιον λόγον λέγουσι οἱ Ἕλληνες τὰ περὶ Ἴλιον γενέσθαι ἢ οὔ, ἔφασαν πρὸς ταῦτα τάδε |
When I asked the priests whether the Greeks' account of what happened at Troy was credible or not, they gave me the following answer. |
Herodotus Histories 2.118 |
Further examples of constructions illustrated by this sentence: