Sophocles Philoctetes 373

Robert Potter (Translator)

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Neoptolemus
But (think on this) they wish to save thee now.

Philoctetes. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.

Current edition Experimental

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Robert Potter, 1788))

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Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 373 focus
ἐγὼ γὰρ αὔτ᾽ ἔσωσα κἀκεῖνον παρών.
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 391-402 focus
Translations (4)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 373 focus
PHI
Gain for the sons of Atreus, or for me?
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 391 focus
Bergmutter, Erd', Alnährerin, welcher Zeus selbst entsproß, 1
385
Die waltet bei Paktolos' großem, goldnem Strom!
Schon dort, hehre Mutter, dort rief ich zu dir,
Da schmachvollen Hohn ihm des Atreus Geschlecht bot,
Da sie des Vaters Wehr ihm an Laertes' Sohn
Hingaben, als des Ruhms höchsten Preis,
390
du Sel'ge, die auf Berglöwen hoch,
Den Stierwürgern, thront!
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 373 focus
Neoptolemus
\turnin(j to Neoptolemus (For now to thee I speak), remember this. 1445
Once more to let me hear that wished-for voice,
To see thee after so long time, was bliss
I could not hope for. Oh ! I will obey
Thy great commands most willingly.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 391-400 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-743-1 πείσειν δυνησόμεσθα 1 πείσειν 2 πεῖσαι 3 πείθειν 4

mvp-comment-743-2 δυνησόμεσθα … λέγω 5

mvp-comment-744-1 ὡς 6

mvp-comment-744-2 ῥᾷστ’ ἐμοὶ μὲν 7

mvp-comment-745-1 πάσχειν 8 παθεῖν 9

mvp-comment-745-2 δεῖ 10

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

1395-1396. mvp-comment-922-1 'Since the easiest course for me were that I should cease from speech, and that you should live on as you now live and get no relief.' The antithesis becomes clearer as the sentence proceeds. The full expression would be, ὡς ἔμοι μὲν ῥᾷστόν ἐστιν, ἐμὲ μέν, κ.τ.λ. See Essay on L. § 41. p. 78. In this speech Neoptolemus casts 'one last lingering look' at the cherished object of his ambition. But before Philoctetes has again ceased speaking, his resignation is complete.

1397. mvp-comment-923-1 Ср. O. C. 1432 foll., Πολυνείκης. καὶ μὴ μ' ἐπίσχῃς γ'. ἀλλ᾿ ἐμοὶ μὲν ἤδ᾽ ὁδός, κ.τ.λ.

1398-1399. mvp-comment-924-1 ἃ.. πέμπειν] For this apposition or epexegesis, cp. supr. 1355, 6. δεξιᾶς.. θιγών] This was Philoctetes' understanding of supr. 813; cp. 941, 2.