Sophocles Antigone 291

ἐκ τῶνδε τούτους ἐξεπίσταμαι καλῶς

Antigone. Sophocles. Berlin. 1806.

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Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 291 focus
λόφον δικαίως εἶχον, ὡς στέργειν ἐμέ.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 291 focus
οὐδὲν γὰρ ἀνθρώποισιν οἷον ἄργυρος
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 291 focus
κρυφῆ κάρα σείοντες, οὐδ᾽ ὑπὸ ζυγῷ
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 291 focus
κρυφῇ κάρα σείοντες, οὐδ᾽ ὑπὸ ζυγῷ
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 291.mvp-line-291 focus
κρυφῇ κάρα σείοντες, οὐδ’ ὑπὸ ζυγῷ
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 291 focus
κρυφῆι κάρα σείοντες, οὐδ᾽ ὑπὸ ζυγῶι
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 291 focus
κρυφῇ κάρα σείοντες· οὐδ᾽ ὑπὸ ζυγῷ
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κρυφῇ κάρα σείοντες, οὐδ᾽ ὑπὸ ζυγῷ
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κρυφῇ, κάρα σείοντες, οὐδ᾽ ὑπὸ ζυγῷ
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 291 focus
κρυφῇ κάρα σείοντες, οὐδʼ ὑπὸ ζυγῷ
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κρυφῆι κάρα σείοντες, οὐδ᾽ ὑπὸ ζυγῶι
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 278 focus
Schon lang, o König, überlegt mein Inneres,
Ob eine Gottheit diese That nicht angeregt.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 332-380 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-84-1 ἑπτὰ λοχαγοί 1

mvp-comment-84-2 ἴσοι πρὸς ἴσους 2

mvp-comment-84-3 Ζηνὶ τροπαίῳ 3

mvp-comment-84-4 πάγχαλκα τέλη 4

mvp-comment-84-5 It was the ordinary practice to set up a

τρόπαιον
(old
αττ.τροπαῖον
) after a victory, on the spot where it had been won, or, in the case of a sea-fight, on the nearest land ( Thuc. 2.92 ). Such a trophy ordinarily consisted of shields, helmets, and weapons, conspicuously displayed on wooden supports, and dedicated, with an inscription, to a deity. Cp. Eur. Phoen. 1473 (of the Thebans after the victory)
οἱ μὲν Διὸς τροπαῖον ἵστασαν βρέτας
(i.e. a wooden image of
Ζεὺς Τροπαῖος
), |
οἱ δ’ ἀσπίδας συλῶντες Ἀργείων νεκρῶν | σκυλεύματ’ εἴσω τειχέων ἐπέμπομεν
. Part of the armour would be affixed to the walls of Theban temples (cp. Aesch. Ag. 577 , Th. 276 ).

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

141. mvp-comment-86-1 Capaneus, who is one of the seven adversaries, is already disposed of. But the general description in 141-143, is only preparatory to the chief statement, 144-147, from which, however, the chorus pass quickly, as they approach it with aversion. What is of the best omen must be kept to the front. For ἴσοι πρὸς ἴσους, cp. Hdt. 9. 49, ἴσοι πρὸς ἴσους ἄριθμον μαχεσόμεθα.