Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus 1508

ed. Lewis Campbell

ῥοπὴ βίου μοι. καί σʼ ἅπερ ξυνῄνεσα

Oedipus at Colonus. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.

Current edition Experimental

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1500-1555 focus
Translations (2)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1500 focus
Was tönt vereinigt euer Ruf mir abermals,
Von euch vernehmlich, deutlich aus des Fremdlings Mund?
War's, weil ein Bliz Kronions, weil ein Hagelsturm
1485
Mit Regen losgebrochen? Denn zu fürchten ja
Ist Alles, wenn in Wettern also stürmt der Gott.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 1500-1555 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-1034-1 ῥοπὴ βίου μοι 1

mvp-comment-1034-2 καὶ θέλω θανεῖν μὴ ψεύσας σε πόλιν τε τήνδε 2

mvp-comment-1034-3 ἅπερ ξυνῄνεσα 3

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

1508. mvp-comment-801-1 ῥοπὴ βίου μοι i. e. τὸ τὸν βίον μοι ῥέπειν. The dative depends on the verbal notion in ῥοπή. It is my life that is verging to the grave. In O. T. 961, which has been compared with this line, ῥοπή has an active meaning.