Sophocles Antigone 1078

τό τ᾽ εἰκάθειν γὰρ δειλὸν, ἀντιστάντα δὲ

Antigone. Sophocles. Berlin. 1806.

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Current edition Experimental

Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (11)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1078 focus
ἀφῆκα θυμῷ καρδίας τοξεύματα
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1078 focus
σὲ δ᾽ ὑπὲρ διλόφοιο πέτρας στέροψ ὄπωπε
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1078 focus
λέγω. φανεῖ γάρ, οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου τριβή,
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1078 focus
λέγω φανεῖ γὰρ οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου τριβὴ
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1078.mvp-line-1064 focus
λέγω· φανεῖ γὰρ οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου τριβὴ
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1078 focus
λέγω φανεῖ γὰρ οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου τριβὴ
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1078 focus
ἁνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας.
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1078 focus
λέγω· φανεῖ γὰρ οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου τριβὴ
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1078.mvp-line-1067 focus
λέγω· φανεῖ γάρ, οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου τριβή,
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1078 focus
λέγω· φανεῖ γὰρ οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου τριβὴ
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1078 focus
λέγω· φανεῖ γάρ, οὐ μακροῦ χρόνου τριβή,
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1091 focus
Der Mann, o König, eilte Graun verkündend fort.
Ich aber weiß, so lange dieses weiße Haar
Anstatt der schwarzen Locken mir das Haupt umwallt,
Sprach der noch niemals Lügen aus vor dieser Stadt.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1115-1150 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-340-1 ἐκ δὲ τοῦδε 1 γυναικας 2 ἀνειμένας 3

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

578. mvp-comment-341-1 'Henceforth these must be really women, and not left at large;' i. e. They must be treated as women. Cp. l. 484. This reading, although defaced in L, may well be defended against such would-be improvements as εὖ δὲ τάσδε χρὴ | γυναῖκας εἶλαι (Dind.), and εὖ δετὰς δὲ χρὴ | γυναῖκας εἶναι (Seyffert), which are to be condemned, amongst other reasons, for destroying the singleness of the emphasis. Creon, as usual, covers his self-will under the appearance of principle. Cp. Plat. Legg. 1.637, ταχὺ γάρ σου λάβοιτ᾽ ἄν τις τῶν παρ' ἡμῶν ἀμυνόμενος, δεικνὺς τὴν τῶν γυναικῶν παρ' ὑμῖν ἄνεσιν : Ar. Pol. 2. 6. The words indicate that Antigone's going beyond the gate, supr. 18, 19, was an exceptional freedom, consequent on the war. Thus Sophocles is contented with a hint, where Euripides thinks an explanation necessary: Phoen. 89-91.