Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus 1510

ed. Lewis Campbell

ἐν τῷ δὲ κεῖσαι τοῦ μόρου τεκμηρίῳ;
1510

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

Current edition Experimental

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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-1035-1 ἐν τῷ δὲ κεῖσαι 1

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

1510. mvp-comment-803-1 ἐν .. κεῖσαι On what sign of thine approaching end dost thou rely?

1510. mvp-comment-803-2 κείμαι, from meaning to lie, obtains the more general notion of resting, which is here used metaphorically with the preposition ev. Cp. the use of ἔγκειμαι in Dem. 294. 23. πολὺς τοῖς συμβεβηκόσιν ἔγκειται. He lays great stress on what has happened.