Sophocles Ajax 895

ed. Lewis Campbell

Τέκμησσαν τέκμησαν τέκμησσαν, οἴκτῳ τῷδε συγκεκραμένην.
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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.) — 865-936 focus
Αἴας First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Fabulae. Pearson, Alfred Chilton, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.) — 879-960 focus
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 879-960 focus
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 879 focus
Ist es ein Fischer, der
Sich, mühselig härmt bei schlaflosem Fang,
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Ist es der Göttinnen Eine von Olympos' Höhn, 1
Oder ein flutender Bosporosstrom,
Die wo den unmuthschweren Mann
Irren geseh'n? Ach, wer sagt es uns? Traurig wohl,
Daß ich, in langen Müh'n umherschweifend, ihn
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Nirgend fand, glücklichen Lauses froh,
Und nirgend sah des sinnberaubten Mannes Spur!
(hinter der Scene)
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 879-960 focus

Commentary

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

895. mvp-comment-582-1 οἴκτῳ .. συγκεκραμένην] 'Steeped in the sorrow of that cry.' The look of Tecmessa convinces the Chorus that her whole being is fused in the sorrow which the cry conveyed. For the physical image, see Essay on L. § 56. p. 102: and cp. especially Ant. 1311, δειλαίᾳ . . συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ. τῷδε refers to ἰώ μοί μοι.