Sophocles Philoctetes 13

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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The man inhabits here: I know it now.
40
And sure he’s not far off. How can he range,
Whose limb drags heavy with an ancient harm?
But he’s gone, either to bring forage home,
Or where he hath found some plant of healing power.
Send therefore thine attendant to look forth,
45
Lest unawares he find me. All our host
Were not so fair a prize for him as I.

Philoctetes. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.

Current edition Experimental

English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906))

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Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 13 focus
μὴ καὶ μάθῃ μ' ἥκοντα κἀκχέω τὸ πᾶν
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1-134 focus
Translations (4)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1 focus
Das ist der Strand von Lemnos' ringsumfloss'nen Gau'n, 1 2
1
Stets unbetreten, unbewohnt von Sterblichen.
Hier, Sohn Achillens, edler Sproß des tapfersten
Hellenen, o Neoptolemos, hier hab' ich einst
Den Sohn des Pöas ausgesezt, den Melier, 3
5
Wie durch des Heeres Fürsten mir geboten ward,
Weil ihm von eklem Eiter troff der wunde Fuß,
Da ruhig weder Räucherwerk noch Spenden wir 4
Anrühren konnten: also füllt er ohne Rast
Mit grauser Töne wildem Ruf das Lager an,
10
Und heulte, stöhnte. Doch wozu dies Alles noch
Erwähnen? Lang zu reden ist hier keine Zeit;
Er könnte mich bemerken und mein ganzer Plan
Zerrinnen, der, ich hoffe, bald ihn fahen soll.
Sezt ist es deine Sache, mir hülfreich zu sein,
15
Und auszuspähen, wo der doppelmündige
Fels ist, in welchem Winters für die Sonne sich
Zwiefach die Einkehr öffnet, und im Sommer Schlaf
Die kühlen Lüfte durch die offne Grotte weh'n.
Ein wenig tiefer, links hinab, erblickst du wohl
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Den Born zum Trinken, wenn er nicht versiegen ging.
Tritt leise näher und bedeute mir sofort,
Ob dort die Grotte wirklich ist, ob anderwärts,
Daß du vernehmest, was ich sonst anordne noch,
Und ich's dir sage; denn gemeinsam sei das Werk!
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English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 13 focus
Neoptolemus
86
He's gone to guard each avenue ; and now,
If thou hast aught of moment to impart
Touching our purpose, say it ; I attend
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 13 focus
Neoptolemus
He goes; the path shall well be watch'd. Now say,
Resuming thy discourse, what wou'dst thou more?
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 1-130 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-29-1 οὐχ ἑκάς που 1

mvp-comment-29-2 κηρὶ 2

mvp-comment-29-3 προσβαίη 3 προσκάζοι 4 προσκάζοι 5

mvp-comment-30-1 φορβῆς νόστον 6

mvp-comment-31-1 ἢ φύλλον 7

mvp-comment-31-2 νώδυνον 8

mvp-comment-32-1 τὸν … παρόντα 9

mvp-comment-33-1 μὴ καὶ 10

mvp-comment-33-2 προσπεσών 11

mvp-comment-34-1 ἕλοιτό μ’ 12 με 13 λαβεῖν 14 μολεῖν 15 μ’ ἑλεῖν 16 βαλεῖν 17

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

41. mvp-comment-29-1 που] (1) 'Somewhere.' Cp. infr. 163: or, (2) 'Methinks.'

42. mvp-comment-30-1 κηρί] Misfortune, viz. that which befell him at Chrysa. προσβαίη] · Advance.' This use of προσβαίνω, without a dative or an accusative with a preposition, is rare. But the adverb μακράν helps to supplement the expression.

43. mvp-comment-31-1 ἐπὶ φορβῆς νόστον] (1) ‘For the purpose of a return with food;' i. e. To bring home provender. Or, (2) φορβῆς νόστον may mean, as the Scholiast thought, simply a foraging expedition. Cp. Eur. I. A. 966, 1261. (Parallels from Euripides are more pertinent to the Philoctetes and O. C. than to other plays of Sophocles.)

43-44. mvp-comment-32-1 ἢ εἰ.. που] Sc. ἐκεῖσε ἐξελήλυθεν.

45. mvp-comment-33-1 Hereupon the one attendant, the Έμπορος of 542 foll., withdraws to a distance, and Odysseus and Neoptolemus are left alone. For τὸν παρόντα, cp. Εl. 424, τοῦ παρόντος, ἡνίχ᾽ Ἠλίῳ | δείκνυσι τοὔναρ.

47. mvp-comment-34-1 ἕλοιτό ἕλοιτο ἕλοιτό λαβεῖν μολεῖν ἕλοιτό μ] It is unnecessary to read ἔλοιτ᾽ ἔμ', although this is suggested by the first hand of L. The meaning is, He would rather get me than the whole Argive host into his hands.' μᾶλλον ἕλοιτο is an imperfect expression for βούλοιτο ἑλεῖν. See E. on L. § 36. p. 63. That is to say, the meaning 'choose' is suggested, while the other meaning, 'Take for his own,' is chiefly meant. Hence λαβεῖν is added with the second clause for the sake of clearness.