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{eouto}, in which case it means "taking no time to consider thematter," as elsewhere in Herodotus; but cp. iii. 50 {istoreontilogon audena edidou}.[142] {nomon}, and so throughout the passage.[142a] i.e. 160,000.[142b] i.e. 250,000.[143] {arourai}, cp. ch. 141.[144] {ekaston}: if {ekastoi} be read (for which there is more MS.authority) the meaning will be that "a thousand Calasirians and athousand Hermotybians acted as guards alternately, each for ayear," the number at a time being 1000 not 2000.[144a] {pente mneai}.[145] {arusteres},={kotulai}.[146] {tou neou}.[147] {e trokhoiedes kaleomene}, "the Wheel."[148] The last words, "and when--again," are not found in the bestMSS., and are omitted by Stein. However their meaning, if notexpressed, is implied.[149] {pugonos}.[150] {tou autou eontes lithou}: some MSS. and many Editors have{Aithiopikou} for {tou autou}, "of Ethiopian stone." For {eontes}the MSS. have {eontos}, which may be right, referring to {toubathrou} understood, "the base being made of," etc.[151] {tou megalou}, a conjecture founded upon Valla's version, whichhas been confirmed by a MS. The other MSS. have {tou megarou},which is retained by some Editors, "on each side of thesanctuary."[152] "are claiming a share when no part in it belongs to them."[153] Or possibly of alum: but the gift seems a very small one in anycase. Some propose to read {eikosi mneas khrusou}.