μήτʼ ἐπιφωνεῖν μηδένα θνητῶν
Oedipus at Colonus. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.
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mvp-comment-1179-1 μήτ’ ἐπιφωνεῖν … θήκην 1
mvp-comment-1179-2
If
μηδενὶ were substituted for
μηδένα , this would give a much easier sense; but then Theseus must be the subject to
both infinitives:—
"he forbade me to approach, ...or to tell." According to Greek ideas, however, Theseus, at least, ought occasionally to visit the grave with
ἐναγίσματα : and in fact the rendering of such honours is implied by the provision that the place of the grave should always be known to one person (1531). I therefore keep
μηδένα .
mvp-comment-1179-3 θήκην ἱεράν 2
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1762. mvp-comment-937-1 μήτ᾽ ἐπιφωνεῖν.. ἔχει And that no mortal voice should violate the place of holy rest where he is laid. Cp. ἐπιφημίζω.-But qy. μηδενί?