Sophocles Trachiniae 614

ed. Lewis Campbell

καὶ τῶνδ᾽ ἀποίσεις σῆμ', ὃ κεῖνος εὐμαθὲς

Trachiniae. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.

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Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 633-662 focus
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 620 focus
Ja, wenn ich anders meine Kunst in Hermes' Hut 1
Wohl übe, werd' ich keinen Fehl an dir begehn:
610
Ich überbringe, wie es ist, ihm dies Gefäß,
Und füge treu die Worte, die du sprachst, hinzu.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 633-660 focus

Commentary

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mvp-comment-316-1 καὶ τῶνδ’ ἀποίσεις 1

mvp-comment-316-2 ἐπὸν μαθήσεται 2 ἐπ’ ὄμμα θήσεται 3 ν 4 μ 5 εὐμαθὲς … μαθήσεται 6 ὃ 7 ἐπιθήσεται ὄμμα 8

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

531-632. mvp-comment-400-1 Deianira, who has already prepared the charmed robe, confides her intention to the Trachinian maidens, and, on Lichas' coming forth, entrusts the gift to him, with the appropriate commands.

614. mvp-comment-462-1 εὐμαθὲς ἐπ᾿ ὄμμα θήσεται] 'Which his eye, that lights on this firm seal, will easily discern.' Against the conjecture of Billerbeck, ἐπὸν μαθήσεται, it may be urged that the tautology εὐμαθές μαθήσεται is singularly ungraceful (Dindorf has accordingly introduced the further conjecture εὐθέως, and Mr. Paley that of ὄμμα θείς, for εὐμαθές) and that ἐπών adds nothing to the sense. On the other hand the reading in the text requires εὐμαθές to have an active meaning, and ő to be governed κατὰ σύνεσιν by the whole clause. The expression ἐπιθήσεται ὄμμα also appears strange. But for the two former objections, see Essay on L. § 53. p. 99, supr. 136, and note; and for the last-mentioned expression, cp. Il 10. 46, ῾Εκτορέοις ἄρα μᾶλλον ἐπὶ φρένα θῆχ᾽ ἱεροῖσιν. σφραγίδος ἕρκος is simply A safeguard consisting of a seal,' without any reference to the rim of the seal. Cp. Pind. Nem. 10. 66, ἐν ἀγγέων ἕρκεσιν παμποικίλοις.