Sophocles Antigone 730

τίς δ᾽ ἔστ᾽ ἀπειλὴ πρὸς κενὰς γνώμας λέγειν;
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Antigone. Sophocles. Leipzig. 1884.

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Current edition Experimental

Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (11)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 730 focus
οὔ φησι Θήβης τῆσδ᾽ ὁμόπτολις λεώς.
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Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 730 focus
καλῶς ἐρήμης γ᾽ ἂν σὺ γῆς ἄρχοις μόνος.
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Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 730 focus
ἔργον γάρ ἐστι τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας σέβειν;
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Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 730 focus
ἔργον γάρ ἐστι τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας σέβειν ;
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Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 730.mvp-line-723 focus
ἔργον γάρ ἐστι τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας σέβειν;
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Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 730 focus
ἔργον γάρ ἐστι τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας σέβειν;
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Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 730 focus
πόλις γὰρ ἧμιν ἁμὲ χρὴ τάσσειν ἐρεῖ;
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Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 730 focus
ἔργον γάρ ἐστι τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας σέβειν;
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Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 730.mvp-line-723 focus
ἔργον γάρ ἐστι τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας σέβειν;
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Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 730 focus
ἔργον γάρ ἐστι τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας σέβειν;
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Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 730 focus
ἔργον γάρ ἐστι τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας σέβειν;
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Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 724 focus
Ihn hörst du billig, wenn er treffend spricht, o Herr,
Und du den Vater; sprachet ihr doch beide gut.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 781-805 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-426-1 ἔργον 1

mvp-comment-426-2 τοὺς ἀκοσμοῦντας 2

mvp-comment-426-3 σέβειν 3

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

635-765. mvp-comment-375-1 Haemon professes obedience to his father, but with the implied condition that his father commands what is right. Not heeding this, Creon welcomes his general profession, and enlarges on the blessings that follow from obedience in public and private. He urges Haemon to renounce Antigone. Haemon replies by repeating the praise of her which he has heard in the city (Ar. Rhet. 3. 17, ἕτερον χρὴ λέγοντα ποιεῖν.. ὡς Σοφοκλῆς τὸν Αἴμονα ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἀντιγόνης πρὸς τὸν πατέρα, ὡς λεγόντων ἑτέρων), and begs his father not to be deaf to all opinions but his own. Creon is impatient at this, and, after an altercation, in which both speakers become exasperated, Creon orders Antigone to be brought for immediate execution, and Haemon breaks away in sullen anger. This episode interposes a necessary pause between the condemnation of Antigone and its results, i. e, between the two chief crises of the action, and assists the main impression by bringing the light of natural affection and common opinion to bear on the situation.

730. mvp-comment-430-1 What? Is it a "requirement" to fall down and worship rebels? Creon, as usual, represents mercy as submission. ἔργον ἐστί seems to have the same meaning as in σὸν ἔργον, and the like phrases; i.e. ἔργον almost = Duty.