Sophocles Trachiniae 620

ed. Francis Storr

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Trachiniae. Sophocles. ed. Francis Storr. London. 1913.

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Current edition Experimental

Τραχίνιαι (Greek) (Sophocles, Volume 2. Storr, Francis, editor. London; New York: William Heinemann Ltd.; The Macmillan Company, 1913.)

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 620 focus
ἀλλ᾽ εἴπερ῾Ερμοῦ τήνδε πομπεύω τέχνην
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βέβαιον, οὔ τι τοι τι μὴ σφαλῶ γ᾽ ἐν σοί ποτε,
τὸ μὴ οὐ μὴν μὴ οὐ μὴ τόδ᾽ ἄγγος ὡς ἔχει δεῖξαι φέρων,
λόγων τε πίστιν ὧν ἔχεις ἐφαρμόσαι.
Translations (5)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 620 focus
If this my Hermes-craft be firm and sure,
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Then never will I fail thee, O my Queen!
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But I will show the casket as it is
To whom I bear it, and in faithfulness
Add all the words thou sendest in fit place.
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:
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Ich überbringe, wie es ist, ihm dies Gefäß,
Und füge treu die Worte, die du sprachst, hinzu.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 620 focus
Lie. Speak thy last commands,
Daughter of CEneus, for already long
Have we delayed our journey.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 620 focus
The duty of an herald it is mine
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With firmness to discharge; nor e'er to thee
Will I be false; but, as it is, present
This chest, and faithfully relate thy words,
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 620 focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-319-1 εἴπερ Ἑρμοῦ 1

mvp-comment-319-2 πομπεύω 2 τέχνην 3 βέβαιον 4

mvp-comment-319-3 οὔ τι μὴ 5 οὔ τοι μὴ 6

mvp-comment-319-4 τὸ μὴ οὐ 7

mvp-comment-319-5 ἄγγος 8

mvp-comment-319-6 ὡς ἔχει 9

mvp-comment-320-1 λόγων … πίστιν 10

mvp-comment-320-2 ἐφαρμόσαι 11

mvp-comment-320-3 λέγεις 12 ἔχεις 13 ἔχει 14 ἐφεῖς’ 15

mvp-comment-321-1 στείχοις ἂν ἤδη 16

mvp-comment-322-1 σεσωσμένα 17

mvp-comment-322-2 627 f. For ἀλλὰ … μὲν δὴ 18 αὐτὴν 19 αὐτήν θ’ 20 τὰ τῆς ξένης προσδέγματα 21 αὐτὴν ὡς ἐδεξάμην φίλως 22 οἶσθα 23 τὰ τῆς ξένης προσδέγματα 24 φίλως 25 αὐτήν θ’ 26 θ’ 27

mvp-comment-323-1 ἐκπλαγῆναι 28

mvp-comment-324-1 πρὼ| 29

mvp-comment-324-2 μὴ … λέγοις ἂν 30

mvp-comment-324-3 τὸν ἐξ ἐμοῦ 31

mvp-comment-325-1 τἀκεῖθεν 32 εἰδέναι 33 εἰ ποθούμεθα 34 δέδοικα 35 ἐμοῦ 36

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.

620. mvp-comment-466-1 πομπεύω τέχνην = χρῶμαι πομπίμῳ τέχνῃ, just as τυμβεῦσαι χοάς in Εl. 406 = χέαι ἐπιτυμβίους χοάς. The chief stress is on βέβαιον. If this art of Hermes which I practise be securely mine; i. e. 'May I lose it, if I play false.'

621. mvp-comment-467-1 οὗ τι μὴ σφαλῶ γ᾽ ἐν σοί] i. e. οὐ μὴ τι σφαλῶ ἐν σοί γε. “I will not offend in anything concerning thee.

622. mvp-comment-468-1 τόδ᾽ ἄγγος] 'This casket.' ἄγγος here is the κοῖλον ζύγαστρον (infr. 692) in which Deianira had enclosed the robe. ὡς ἔχει] • As it is,' ie. With the seal unbroken.

623. mvp-comment-469-1 λόγων τε πίστιν ὧν ἔχεις ἐφαρμόσαι] ‘And add thereto the fitting assurance of thy very words.' The Scholiasts misinterpret this passage, taking ἐφαρμόσαι (which they must have read ἐφάρμοσαι) for an imperative. The use of the word ἁρμόζω, cp. supr. l. 494, προσαρμόσαι, has no reference (as Schndw. supposes) to the closely-fitting robe (πλευραῖσιν ἀρτίκολλος, infr. l. 768). ἔχεις has been suspected: but cp. El. 934, 5, λόγους τοιούσδ᾽ ἔχουσ': Ant. 635,6, σύ μοι γνώμας ἔχων | χρηστὰς ἀπορθοῖς. ἔχω has a wide range of meaning in Sophocles. Thus explained, the line may be translated, And adding therewith faithfully the words you use,' referring to ll. 604-613. The words λόγων πίστιν may be explained as = λόγους πιστῶς λεχθέντας (abstract for concrete), cp. supr. l. 173, τῶνδε ναμέρτεια= τάδε νημερτῶς γενησόμενα. But λόγων πίστιν may also mean, 'A verbal confirmation,' and the words of Deianira, including ll. 614.5, may be regarded as the proof that Lichas is to give of the reality of his mission from her. The seal would be enough, but the repetition of her vow, and the injunction not to display the robe too soon (of which Lichas did not know the real reason) may have been felt by him to add likelihood to his assertion that this was Deianira's gift. Cp. infr. ll. 775, 6, τὸ σὸν μόνης δώρημ᾽ ἔλεξεν. ἔχεις then = παρέχεις, and, possibly, ἥν should be read for ὧν.

628. mvp-comment-470-1 αὐτήν θ] The opposition between Iole and her reception is merely verbal, but it justifies the position of αὐτήν. See v. rr.

631. mvp-comment-471-1 πρώ] «Τoo soon.' λέγοις ἄν] Sc. εἰ λέγοις. The construction remains unaffected by μή. • I fear it is too soon for you to speak of my affection, before I know if on his side there is affection for me.' εἰδέναι τἀκεῖθεν, εἰ ποθούμεθα, sc. ἐκεῖ, is said by the same idiom as εἰδέναι τινά, εἰ κάμνει, and the like. γάρ gives the reason for not adding more, the assurance of her love being that which in other circumstances she would have added.