Commentary on lines 1351–1353
Antigone. Lewis Campbell. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.
Antigone. Lewis Campbell. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (English) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879))
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1351. mvp-comment-744-1 τῶν ὑπεραύχων is genitive of possession with λόγοι, and genitive of the object with πληγάς.
1353. mvp-comment-745-1 γήρα In old age; i.e. To the aged. The word is emphatic. Teach men wisdom at last. Cp. Plat. Theaet. 186 C, τὰ δὲ περὶ τούτων ἀναλογίσματα πρός τε οὐσίαν καὶ ὠφέλειαν μόγις καὶ ἐν χρόνῳ διὰ πολλῶν πραγμά των καὶ παιδείας παραγίγνεται οἷς ἂν καὶ παραγίγνηται.
1353. mvp-comment-745-2 τὸ φρονεῖν Moderation' or Wisdom. See Essay on Lp 93.