Philoctetes. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.
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1471. mvp-comment-979-1 σωτήρας] (1) 'To come and aid us in our return.' There is no reason why this word should not be feminine. Cp. O. T. 80, 81, τύχῃ.. σωτῆρι, and see Essay on L. § 20. p. 30. But possibly (2) σωτῆρες should be read, 'That we may arrive and make safe our return;' cp. Trach. 85, κείνου βίον σώσαντος : Od. 23. 68, ὤλεσε τηλοῦ νόστον.