Sophocles Ajax 1020

ed. Lewis Campbell

κράτη θανόντος καὶ δόμους νέμοιμι σούς.
1020

Ajax. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.

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

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (3)
Αἴας μαστιγοφόρος First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Aiax. Lobeck Christian, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1866.) — 937-1160 focus
Αἴας First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Fabulae. Pearson, Alfred Chilton, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.) — 961-1184 focus
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 961-1184 focus
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1040 focus
Nicht säume länger; sinne, wie den Todten du
995
Im Grabe bergen, was du schnell erwiedern willst.
Denn einen Feind erblick' ich, und er kommt vielleicht,
Um unsrer Noth zu spotten, als ein arger Mann.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 961-1180 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-587-1 δοῦλος λόγοισιν … φανείς 1 λόγοισιν 2 ἀντ’ ἐλευθέρου 3

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

1024-1025. mvp-comment-657-1 πῶς. κνώδοντος] 'How shall I disengage thee from this cruel, gleaming blade?' The first notion of κνώδων (cp. κνώδαξ) seems to be 'a projecting point' or 'tooth.' Here the point of the sword, projecting through the body of Ajax, is clearly meant, as this alone could be seen. The mantle ( supr. 899, 915) has been removed at l. 1003. αἰόλου may mean 'discoloured,' as in Phil. 1157, ἐμᾶς σαρκὸς αἰόλας, or 'bright in part,' the sheen of the newly whetted blade remaining where not obscured by the blood.