Sophocles Antigone 1091

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ἁνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας.
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
μή πώ ποτ᾽ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.

Antigone. Sophocles. Oxford. 1924.

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Editions (11)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1091 focus
ἁνὴρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας.
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
1085
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
μή πώ ποτ᾽ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λαχεῖν.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1091 focus
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1091 focus
ὥνὴρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε, δεινὰ θεσπίσας·
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
1075
μή πω ποτ᾽ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1091 focus
ἁνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας.
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
μή πώ ποτ᾿ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1091 focus
ἀνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας·
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
μή πώ ποτ᾽ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1091 focus
ἁνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας·
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ’, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ’ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
μή πώ ποτ’ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1091 focus
ἁνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας·
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
μή πώ ποτ᾽ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1091 focus
ἁνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας.
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
1080
μή πὼ ποτ᾽ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1091 focus
ἁνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας·
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
μή πώ ποτ᾽ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1091 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1091 focus
ἁνήρ, ἄναξ, βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας.
ἐπιστάμεσθα δ᾽, ἐξ ὅτου λευκὴν ἐγὼ
τήνδ᾽ ἐκ μελαίνης ἀμφιβάλλομαι τρίχα,
μή πώ ποτ᾽ αὐτὸν ψεῦδος ἐς πόλιν λακεῖν.
Translations (11)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1091 focus
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 1091 focus
Ese hombre, ¡oh rey!, se va después de anunciar terribles profecias profecías; y yo sé por experiencia que desde que cambié mi negro cabello por este blanco, nunca jamás ha dicho mentiras a la ciudad.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1091 focus
Hic vir, o rex, abiit, dira vaticinatus;
scimusque, ex quo mihi nigris capillis canities obducta est, numquam illum huic urbi falsi quid cecinisse.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1091 focus
Sire, there is terror in that prophecy.
He who is gone, since ever these my locks,
Once black, now white with age, waved o’er my brow,
Hath never spoken falsely to the state.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1091 focus
Der Mann, o König, eilte Graun verkündend fort.
Ich aber weiß, so lange dieses weiße Haar
Anstatt der schwarzen Locken mir das Haupt umwallt,
Sprach der noch niemals Lügen aus vor dieser Stadt.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1091 focus
He's gone, and dreadful were his prophecies ;
Since these grey hairs were o'er my temples spread
Nought from those lips hath flowed but sacred truth.
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 1091 focus
El adivino, principe, se ha marchado pronunciando terribles predicciones; y nos consta (desde nuestra juventud hasta ahora en que la edad ha blanqueado nuestros cabellos), que jamás han desmentido los hechos sus oráculos,
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 1091 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 1091 focus
The man hath gone, O king, with dread prophecies. And, since the hair on this head, once dark, hath been white, I know that he hath never been a false prophet to our city.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1091 focus
Thus the beauteous Danae lay
Long doom'd in brass-girt walls to dwell,
Denied the sun's ethereal ray
Enclosed in her sepulchral cell :
Yet her rich illustrious blood
From a long line of Argive monarchs flow'd;
And she, unconscious of his secret love,
Cherish'd the golden gems of Jove.
O fate, resistless is thy pow'r,
Triumphant o'er the heav'n-descended show'r,
The rampired wall, war's furious train,
And the black bark that rides the roaring main !
Thus the Thracian king, whose pride
Dash'd the scorn'd Thyrsus to the ground,
And dared th' avenging god deride,
In chains of rigid rock lay bound:
Sunk his soul to deep dismay,
His fury melted by degrees away;
Now knew he that his rude unhallow'd pride,
By frenzy fired, a god defied;
For he severe with stern disdain
From their loved Orgies awed the raptured train,
Forbade the Bacchic torch to shine,
And scorn'd the tuneful Muses' song divine..
Nigh the clashing rocks, whose brow
Frowns o'er the double sea that roars
Foaming with angry waves below,
You saw, ye wild Bosphorean shores,
Thracian Salmydessus saw
(Where Mars the neighbouring cities holds in awe)
The sons of Phineus, and the wound abhorr'd ;
You saw their darken'd eye-balls gor'd;
Nor sword, nor spear, nor dart was found,
Unhappy youths, to give the wound :.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1115-1150 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-657-1 ἐξ ὅτου 1

mvp-comment-657-2 λευκὴν … ἐκ μελαίνης 2

mvp-comment-657-3 ἀμφιβάλλομαι 3

mvp-comment-658-1 μὴ 4

mvp-comment-658-2 λακεῖν 5

mvp-comment-659-1 ἔγνωκα 6

mvp-comment-660-1 For τε … δέ 7 δέ 8 τ 9 τε … τε 10 τε … δέ 11 δέ 12

mvp-comment-661-1 ἄτῃ πατάξαι 13 θυμὸν 14 ἀντιστάντα 15

mvp-comment-661-2 ἐν δεινῷ πάρα 16 πάρα 17 ἓν δεινοῦ πέρα 18

mvp-comment-662-1 The question between L's λαβεῖν 19 Κρέον 20

mvp-comment-663-1 κατώρυχος 21

mvp-comment-664-1 I read the impers. δοκεῖ 22 δοκεῖς 23 δοκεῖς 24

mvp-comment-664-2 παρεικαθεῖν 25

mvp-comment-665-1 συντέμνουσι … τοὺς κ. 26

mvp-comment-665-2 ποδώκεις 27

mvp-comment-665-3 βλάβαι 28

mvp-comment-665-4 κακόφρονας 29

mvp-comment-666-1 μόλις μέν 30

mvp-comment-666-2 ἐξίσταμαι καρδίας 31

mvp-comment-666-3 τὸ δρᾶν 32

mvp-comment-666-4 δυσμαχητέον 33

mvp-comment-667-1 ἐπ’ ἄλλ’. τρέπε 34

mvp-comment-668-1 ὡς ἔχω 35

mvp-comment-668-2 στείχοιμ’ ἄν 36

mvp-comment-668-3 ἴτ’ ἴτ’ 37 εἶ’ 38

mvp-comment-669-1 οἵ τ’ ὄντες οἵ τ’ ἀπόντες 39

mvp-comment-669-2 ἀξίνας 40

mvp-comment-670-1 ἐπόψιον 41

mvp-comment-671-1 ἐγὼ δ’ 42 ἐπιστράφη 43 τῇδ’ 44

mvp-comment-672-1 αὐτός τ’ ἔδησα 45

mvp-comment-673-1 δέδοικα μὴ … ᾖ 46 τοὺς καθεστ. νόμους 47

mvp-comment-673-2 σῴζοντα … τὸν βίον τελεῖν 48

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

1091. mvp-comment-629-1 βέβηκε δεινὰ θεσπίσας The stress is on the participle, as in 246 supra, θάψας βέβηκε.

1092-1093. mvp-comment-630-1 ἐξ ὅτου.. τρίχα Since I have been crowned with these locks, once dark, which now are white with age. The expression is condensed by prolepsis, so that the phrase λευκὴν ἐκ μελαίνης, which, if the thought had been regularly developed, would have been added in apposition, has the place of an attribute.

1094. mvp-comment-631-1 μὴ .. λακεῖν μή is preferred to οὐ because of the abstract generality of the statement, which is also the reason of an implied precept not to disobey the seer. Cp supr. 1064 and note.

1096. mvp-comment-632-1 'But by resistance to bring the stroke of calamity upon one's soul is an alternative which presents a terrible aspect.' ἄτῃ = πρὸς ἄτην. Ε. on L. § II. p. 18. The words ἐν δεινῷ πάρα have been questioned by Nauck, but nothing better has been substituted; and the phrase is supported by the analogy of ἐν καλῷ El. 384, ἐν ὁμοίῳ, Thuc. 2. 53.

1098. mvp-comment-633-1 Κρέον, the reading of most of the later MSS, is not improbable, λαβεῖν οι λακεῖν of L. having come in accidentally from 1094. λαβεῖν, which Seyffert had conjectured, gives a kind of sense, and so does τάχα of E. But neither is satisfactory. The true reading is possibly lost.

1100. mvp-comment-634-1 The chorus think of first saving the living and then burying the dead: but Creon's superstition once awakened drives him to the opposite course. Infr. 1197 ff.

1103-1104. mvp-comment-635-1 συντέμνουσι .. βλάβαι For the swiftly coming harms of the gods suddenly overtake (or 'make short work with') the evil-minded. συντέμνειν, in the generally neuter or absolute sense of To come quickly on, here acquires a new construction with the accusative. Essay on Language § 16. p. 23. Cp. Hdt. 5. 41, τοῦ χρόνου συντάμνοντος, i.e. Adpropinquante, instante tempore.

1105. mvp-comment-636-1 I find it hard indeed, but yet I wrench my soul from her place to do this thing. Cp. Plat. Rep. 10. 607 E, βίᾳ μέν, ὅμως δ᾽ ἀπέχονται.

1106. mvp-comment-637-1 τὸ δρᾶν For the article with epexegetic inf., cp. O. T. 1418, τὸ πράσ· σειν καὶ τὸ βουλεύειν.

1107. mvp-comment-638-1 ἐπ᾿ ἄλλ. τρ. i. e. ἐπίτρεπτε ἄλλ.

1108. mvp-comment-639-1 ἴτ' τ' This reading, which ap- pears only in the text of Triclinius, is more probable than any other, the broken tribrach being excused by the agitation of Creon.

1109. mvp-comment-640-1 οἵ τ᾿ ὄντες οἵ τ᾿ ἀπόντες ὄντες = παρόντες, as in El. 305, τὰς οὔσας τέ μου | καὶ τὰς ἀπούσας ἐλπίδας διέφθορεν.

1110. mvp-comment-641-1 εἰς ἐπόψιον τόπον To the place in view. Polynices was exposed on the highest part of the plain, and this may have been represented in outline as part of the scenery.

1111. mvp-comment-642-1 For the personification of δόξα, cp. Ο. Τ. 911, δόξα μοι παρεστάθη, and see Essay on Language pp. 91, 92, 105.

1112. mvp-comment-643-1 αὐτός τ᾽ ἔδησα καί For the sake of emphasis, what would naturally be expressed by the participle is made into a coordinate sentence with the finite verb. Cp. Ο. Τ. 413, σὺ καὶ δέδορκας κού βλέπεις ἵν' εἶ.. Ε. on L. p. 68.