sù dé , ô basileû , emè es tóde hēlikíēs hḗkonta oiktíras , tôn moi paídōn paráluson héna tês stratiês
you.NOM then O king.VOC me.ACC into this.N.ACC.SG age.GEN.SG arrive.PTCP.PRS.M.ACC.SG pity.PTCP.AOR.M.NOM.SG the.M.GEN.PL me.DAT child.GEN.PL release.2SG.AOR.IMPER one.M.ACC.SG the.F.GEN.SG service.GEN.SG
And you, O king, pitying me in my advanced age, release one of my sons from service.' (Herodotus 7.38.3)