ὅστις
πέρα
πέραι πράσσειν γε τῶν νόμων
θέλοι
θέλει,
Electra. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.
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German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1508 focus
Atreus' Stamm, wie drangst du so schwer
1470
Durch zahllos Leid zu der Freiheit durch,
Die nun dies Werk dir errungen!
(Alle ab in's Haus.)
Atreus' Stamm, wie drangst du so schwer
1470
Durch zahllos Leid zu der Freiheit durch,
Die nun dies Werk dir errungen!
Commentary
Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus
1505-1507. mvp-comment-709-1 These lines appear commonplace to modern readers. But so do many other γνῶμαι in Greek tragedy. And Orestes' speech ends too abruptly if they are omitted.
1506. mvp-comment-710-1 γε may be explained as confirmatory of the preceding sentence, 'Ay, -whosoever chooses to transgress the law, to slay him. Although θέλει is quite admissible, θέλοι is preferable with the past tenses ἐχρῆν ἦν, as the more subtle construction.