Sophocles Ajax 922

ed. Lewis Campbell

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.) — 937-1160 focus
Αἴας First1KGreek (Sophocles. Sophoclis Fabulae. Pearson, Alfred Chilton, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924.) — 961-1184 focus
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 961-1184 focus
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 926 focus
Mann mit dem starren Sinn, endlich das grause Loos
Ewiger Müh'n zu vollenden, ach! Solches Leid
Hast du mit Seufzen mir stets geklagt,
Bei Tag und Nacht, in wildem Muth,
Grollend des Atreus Stamm, schweren Ingrimmes voll.
890
Ja, maßloses Unheil regt' auf mit Macht
Jener Tag, als die Gewaltigen
Den Streit erhoben um Achilleus' goldne Wehr.
weh, weh mir!
Zum Herzen tief, ich weiß es, dringt ein großer Schmerz.
895
weh, weh mir!
Mich wundert nicht dein wiederholter Weheruf,
Nachdem dir eben solcher Freund entrissen wird.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 961-1180 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-538-1 συγκαθαρμόσαι 1

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

921. mvp-comment-598-1 ὡς ἀκμαῖος, εἰ βαίη, μόλοι] 'How timely were his coming, if he came.' The optative without ἄν is doubted, but is less harsh coming immediately after another optative; and see Essay on L. § 36. p. 626 (1). Some have supposed a confusion of the expression of a wish with the potential optative. 'Might he but come! How timely!' But this is hardly in the Greek.