Sophocles Ajax 1328

ed. Lewis Campbell

ἔξεστιν οὖν εἰπόντι τἀληθῆ τἀληθῆ· φίλῳ

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

Current edition Experimental

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

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Translations (1)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1316 focus
O Fürst Odysseus, recht zur Zeit erscheinst du hier,
Wenn du den Streit versöhnen, nicht entflammen willst.
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Commentary

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

1328. mvp-comment-850-1 φίλῳ may be taken in three ways, (1) agreeing with the subject of εἰπόντι, 'May a friend say the truth without offence?' or (2) agreeing with the remote object of εἰπόντι, 'May one speak the truth to a friend without offence?' or (3) agreeing with σοί in l. 1329, 'May one speak the truth and still work with you as my friend?' The choice lies between (1) and (2): and the comparison of l. 1331, φίλον σ᾽ ἐγώ, κ.τ.λ., inclines the balance in favour of (1).