Sophocles Ajax 34

ed. Lewis Campbell

καιρὸν δ᾽ ἐφήκεις· πάντα γὰρ τά τ'᾽ οὖν πάρος

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.

Editions (3)
Αἴας μαστιγοφόρος First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Aiax. Lobeck Christian, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1866.) — 1-171 focus
Αἴας First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Fabulae. Pearson, Alfred Chilton, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.) — 1-171 focus
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1-171 focus
Translations (5)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 34 focus
AIAS
Enter AIAS with a bloody scourge.
Hail, offspring of the Highest! Pallas, hail!
Well hast thou stood by me. Triumphal gold
Shall crown thy temple for this lordly prey.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 36 focus
Ich weiß, Odysseus, und ich ging dir lange schon,
Ein treuer Schuz, auf deinem Späherpfade nach.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 34 focus
Ajax
Scene II.
Hail to the daughter of great Jove ! to thee,
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 34 focus
Minerva
Will I deny.
And hast thou raised the spear
Against th' Atridæ?
Dishonour Ajax.
Never shall they more
They are dead then; so
Thy words import, if I conceive them right.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 1-170 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-30-1 καιρὸν 1

mvp-comment-30-2 τά τ’ οὖν 2

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

34. mvp-comment-26-1 καιρὸν = ἐς καιρόν] Cp. infr. 1316, 1168; or possibly an adverbial accusative, cp. Pind. Pyth. 1. 156, καιρὸν εἰ φθέγξαιο. Sο καιρῷ = ἐν καιρῷ, O. T. 1516.

34-35. mvp-comment-27-1 τὰ τ᾿ οὖν πάρος, κ.τ.λ.] 'My whole course whether past or to come is guided by thy will.' οὖν, as in in εἴτ᾽ οὖν, emphasizes the comprehensiveness of the expression. κυβερνῶμαι is passive, and πάντα adv. accus. Or (2) κυβερνῶμαι may be middle, 'I guide (i.e. suffer to be guided) all my actions by thy hand.' In this way of taking the words the force of the middle voice of κυβερνῶμαι is unusual, but that of the instrumental dative is more regular.