συνθήκας ποιήσασθαι ‘They had contracts duly made to secure the loan.’
φασὶ δ᾽ ἀποδεδωκέναι τὸ χρυσίον repeated with slight variations in §§ 9, 11, 14—17, 22— 26, 29, 33—35, 41, 46, 47 (Uhle, p. 18).]
οὐδ᾽ ἦν αὐτῷ ‘That he could not have paid,’ since he could not realize the value of his wares, § 8. [ἦν makes better sense than ἐξῆν, rendered by Kennedy, ‘it was not even lawful for him to pay.’]