Sophocles Antigone 718

ἀλλ᾽ εἶκε, θυμῷ καὶ μετάστασιν δίδου.

Antigone. Sophocles. Torino, Italy. 1978.

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Current edition Experimental

Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (11)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 718 focus
φῦναι τὸν ἄνδρα πάντ᾽ ἐπιστήμης πλέων·
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 718 focus
εἴπερ γυνὴ σύ· σοῦ γὰρ οὖν προκήδομαι.
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 718 focus
φρονεῖν πρὸς ἀνδρὸς τηλικοῦδε τὴν φύσιν;
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 718 focus
ἀλλ᾽ εἶκε· θυμοῦ καὶ μετάστασιν δίδου.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 718.mvp-line-711 focus
ἀλλ’ εἶκε, θυμῷ καὶ μετάστασιν δίδου.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 718 focus
ἀλλ᾽ εἶκε θυμοῦ, καὶ μετάστασιν δίδου.
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 718 focus
εἰ δ᾽ οὖν, φιλεῖ γὰρ τοῦτο μὴ ταύτῃ ῥέπειν,
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 718 focus
ἀλλ᾽ εἶκε θυμοῦ καὶ μετάστασιν δίδου.
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 718.mvp-line-711 focus
ἀλλ᾽ εἶκε θυμοῦ καὶ μετάστασιν δίδου.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 718 focus
ἀλλʼ εἶκε καὶ θυμῷ μετάστασιν δίδου.
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 718 focus
ἀλλ᾽ εἶκε θυμῶι καὶ μετάστασιν δίδου.
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-418-1 εἶκε θυμοῦ 1

mvp-comment-418-2 καὶ μετάστασιν δίδου 2

mvp-comment-418-3 δίδου 3 εἶκε 4 καί 5 καί 6

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.

718. mvp-comment-422-1 ἀλλ᾽.. δίδου Nay, yield. Be not wholly irremovable in anger. Lit. Afford also a removal from anger. This seems to be the best arrangement of this difficult line; i. e. εἰ θυμὸν ἔχεις, ἀλλὰ πεισθῆτι καὶ μεθίστασθαι τοῦ θυμοῦ. The asyndeton is expressive (Essay on Language § 34. P. 58). The reading of LA, ἀλλ᾽ εἶκε θυμῷ, is perhaps due to a false reminiscence of Il. 9.598, εἴξας ᾧ θυμῷ. Seyffert reads θυμῷ .. διδούς.