Sophocles Ajax 79

ed. Lewis Campbell

οὔκουν οὐκοῦν γέλως ἥδιστος εἰς ἐχθροὺς γελᾶν;

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)) — 79 focus
AI
Teucer I call! Where ’s Teucer? Will he ne’er
356
Come from the chase, but leave me to my doom?
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 74 focus
Was thust du, Pallas? Nimmermehr ruf' ihn heraus -
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 79 focus
Ajax
379
How will that subtle instrument of ill,
394
Laertes' prying son, insult me now,
412
And smile at my misfortunes !
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 79 focus
Ajax
AJAX, ТЕСMESSA, CHORUS. 348
My friends, who with me mount the stately bark,
Alone, of all my friends, to faith's firm law
Alone adhering, from the raging storm
Behold what bloody waves around me swell.
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-64-1 οὔκουν γέλως ἥδιστος 1

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

79. mvp-comment-63-1 γελᾶν] The epexegetic infinitive follows the adjective ἥδιστος, and εἰς ἐχθρούς is to be taken both with γέλως and γελάν. 'Is not laughter pleasantest at foes?'