ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτ᾽ ἐξ αἰτίας.
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Antigone. Sophocles. Cambridge, UK. 1906.
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Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906))
Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.
Editions (9)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1318 focus
βράχιστα γὰρ κράτιστα τἀν ποσὶν κακά.
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1318 focus
ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτ᾽ ἐξ αἰτίας.
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1318 focus
ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτ᾽ ἐξ αἰτίας.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1318.mvp-line-1295 focus
ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτ’ ἐξ αἰτίας.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1318 focus
ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτ᾽ ἐξ αἰτίας.
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1318 focus
μὴ νῦν προσεύχου μηδέν· ὡς πεπρωμένης
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1318.mvp-line-1298 focus
ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτ᾽ ἐξ αἰτίας.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1318 focus
ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτʼ ἐξ αἰτίας.
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1318 focus
ἐμᾶς ἁρμόσει ποτ᾽ ἐξ αἰτίας.
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1317 focus
weh, weh! Der Menschen sonst keiner nimmt
Auf sich diese Schuld, es ist meine Schuld.
Denn ich war es nur, ich Elender gab,
Ia ich, dir den Tod! O kommt, Diener, kommt,
Führt mich geschwind hinweg, führt mich von hinnen fort!
1285
Denn nichts Andres bin ich mehr, als ein Nichts.
weh, weh! Der Menschen sonst keiner nimmt
Auf sich diese Schuld, es ist meine Schuld.
Denn ich war es nur, ich Elender gab,
Ia ich, dir den Tod! O kommt, Diener, kommt,
Führt mich geschwind hinweg, führt mich von hinnen fort!
1285
Denn nichts Andres bin ich mehr, als ein Nichts.
Der Chor.
Gewinn verlangst du, wenn's Gewinn im Leide gibt;
Wohl ist's am besten, währt das Leid nur kurze Zeit.
Gewinn verlangst du, wenn's Gewinn im Leide gibt;
Wohl ist's am besten, währt das Leid nur kurze Zeit.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1347-1347 focus
As Creon is being conducted into the house, the Chorus Leader speaks the closing verses.
Chorus
Wisdom is provided as the chief part of happiness, and our dealings with the gods must be in no way unholy. The great words of arrogant men have to make repayment with great blows, and in old age teach wisdom.
Wisdom is provided as the chief part of happiness, and our dealings with the gods must be in no way unholy. The great words of arrogant men have to make repayment with great blows, and in old age teach wisdom.
Commentary
Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
1-17. mvp-comment-1-1 The opening speeches reveal the contrast between the sisters, while the affectionate address of Antigone in l. 1 gives greater emphasis to her violent outbreak in l. 69. Cp. О. Т. 85, and note.
2-3. mvp-comment-3-1 (1) Do you know, that of the ills derived from Oedipus there is not one which Zeus will not bring upon us two before we die? ὁποῖον οὐχί is the indirect form of ποῖον οὐχί ; = all without exception. So Böckh: and this agrees better with what follows in ll. 7, 9, 10, 11 ff. than (2) reading ὅ, τι with the Schol. and rendering, 'Know'st thou which of the evils is such that Zeus will not accomplish it?' or (3) (ὁποῖον α resumption of ὅ, τι), 'Know'st thou what of all the evil Zeus will not accomplish?' or (4) supposing ὅτι pleonastic: 'Know'st thou what' etc.
2-3. mvp-comment-3-2 τῶν ἀπ᾿ Οἰδίπου Oedipus in the Antigone is simply the author of misery to his race: infr. 49 ff., 864 ff., although the misery has an earlier source in the Doom of the Labdacidae. The action of the O. T. and O. C. must not be presupposed. See Introd. p. 452.