Sophocles Oedipus Tyrannus 89

Thomas Francklin (Translator)

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Creon
(Edi. Wert not thou Of your all-knowing prophet %
True, I was;
1 did persuade you ; so I would again.

Oedipus Tyrannus. Sophocles. Thomas Francklin (Translator). London. 1758–1759.

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Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 89 focus
ἔστιν δὲ ποῖον τοὔπος; οὔτε γὰρ θρασὺς
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 151-215 focus
Translations (4)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 89 focus
OED
429
Must I endure such words from him? Begone!
Off to thy ruin, and with speed! Away,
430
And take thy presence from our palace-hall!
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 78 focus
Ein Wort des Trostes sprachest du, und eben wird
Von diesen mir bedeutet, daß sich Kreon naht.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 89 focus
Chorus
513cont2
Such things were said, I know not with what thought.
Roll'd his eye wild, disorder'd seem'd his sense,
Against me when this hated charge was urged?
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 151-215 focus

Commentary

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mvp-comment-368-1 αὑτός 1

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557. mvp-comment-329-1 αὑτὸς τῷ βουλεύματι And I still hold to the advice I gave. Cp. Thuc. 2. 61, καὶ ἐγὼ μὲν ὁ αὐτός εἰμι καὶ οὐκ ἐξίσταμαι : Phil. 521, τότ᾽ οὐκέθ᾽ αὑτὸς τοῖς λόγοις τούτοις φανῆς. τῷ βουλεύματι is (1) dative of identity with αὑτός rather than (2) of manner. Cp. Hdt. 3. 119, εἰ συνέπαινοί εἰσι τῷ πεποιημένῳ. For the other view (2), cp. Thuc. 3.38, ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ὁ αὐτὸς εἰμι τῇ γνώμῃ.