Sophocles Antigone 719

ed. Lewis Campbell

γνώμη γὰρ εἴ τις κἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ νεωτέρου

Antigone. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.

Current edition Experimental

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (11)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 719 focus
εἰ 1 δ᾽ οὖν (φιλεῖ γὰρ τοῦτο μὴ ταύτῃ ῥέπειν)
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 719 focus
ὦ παγκάκιστε, διὰ δίκης ἰὼν πατρί;
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 719 focus
μηδὲν τὸ μὴ δίκαιον· εἰ δ᾽ ἐγὼ νέος,
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 719 focus
γνώμη γὰρ εἴ τις κἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ νεωτέρου
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 719.mvp-line-712 focus
γνώμη γὰρ εἴ τις κἀπ’ ἐμοῦ νεωτέρου
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 719 focus
γνώμη γὰρ εἴ τις κἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ νεωτέρου
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 719 focus
καὶ τῶν λεγόντων εὖ, καλὸν τὸ μανθάνειν.
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 719 focus
γνώμη γὰρ εἴ τις κἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ νεωτέρου
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 719.mvp-line-712 focus
γνώμη γὰρ εἴ τις κἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ νεωτέρου
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 719 focus
γνώμη γὰρ εἴ τις κἀπʼ ἐμοῦ νεωτέρου
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 719 focus
γνώμη γὰρ εἴ τις κἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ νεωτέρου
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-419-1 εἴ τις γνώμη πρόσεστι καὶ ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ ν. 1 καί 2

mvp-comment-419-2 πρεσβεύειν 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.

719-720. mvp-comment-423-1 γνώμη .. πρόσεστι For if any judgment proceed from me (ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ) though younger in years. Cp. Τr. 52, 3, εἰ δίκαιον τοὺς ἐλευθέρους φρενοῦν | γνώμαισι δούλοις; ib. 61, κἀξ ἀγεννήτων ἄρα | μύθοι καλῶς πίπτουσιν.