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Many thanks. Very helpful.
Yes, θανατου αξια “deserving-of-death (things),” “death-penalty-worthy deeds”—neut.pl. adjective without article as in e.g. κακα ειργασθαι δοκει “crimes seem to have been committed.”
EDIT: I hope this question is clear. I have got myself confused.
ἕως ἂν θανάτου δόξῃ τῷ φεύγοντι ἄξια εἰργάσθαι.
In translating, from what word do we get the “things” that are “worthy of death”? Does ἄξια include the “things” in “things worthy”?
Sorry Hugh we’re not quite done yet. As perhaps you now understand, εἰργάσθαι does not have substantive force but is simply an infinitive governed by δόξῃ. θανάτου, emphatic by its fronted position, is a regular genitive with ἄξια, which is nominative. There’s really nothing particularly difficult about the syntax or the word order, but (as always with Lysias) it’s worth seei...
For me this was a difficult construction. I’m delighted that my effort (so far) has survived critique. Thanks to all!