Sophocles Ajax 1237

ed. Lewis Campbell

ποῦ βάντος ἢ ποῦ στάντος, οὗπερ οὐκ ἐγώ;

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

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Translations (1)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1223 focus
Wohl kam ich eilend, weil ich Agamemnon hier,
Den Heeresfürsten, gegen uns herschreiten sah;
Und sicher löst er seinen Mund in schnödem Wort.

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-728-1 ποῖ βάντος 1

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1237. mvp-comment-790-1 ποῦ βάντος] i. e. ποῖ. But in such proverbial phrases there is a constant tendency to repeat the same word. Ср. O. T. 420, 1, and note; Phil. 451. Agamemnon in the Iliad acknowledged the superior prowess of Achilles. He is less generous here. This line prepares the way for Teucer's reproaches, infr. 1272-8.