Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus 453

Robert Potter (Translator)

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Theseus
Of me, O virgins, what would you request?
1755

Oedipus at Colonus. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.

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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)) — 453 focus
μαντεῖʼ ἀκούων, συννοῶν * τε *τἀξ ἐμοῦ
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 510-548 focus
Translations (3)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 453 focus
OED
I would fully render from a grateful soul
The boon I promised, when I gained my suit.
1490
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 461 focus
Wohl werth des Mitleids, Dedipus, erscheinst du selbst
Und deine Töchter! Aber da du meinem Land
Dich jezt zum Helfer selbst erbeutst mit diesem Wort:
So will ich treulich rathen, was dir frommen kann.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 510-546c focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-1176-1 τίνος … χρείας 1

mvp-comment-1176-2 ἀνύσαι 2

mvp-comment-1176-3 αὐταὶ 3

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

1755. mvp-comment-934-1 τίνος.. χρείας ἀνύσαι The gen, depends on the notion of supplication in προσπίτνομεν, and ἀνύσαι (sc. ὑμᾶς) is epexegetic inf. See Essay on Language § 36. p. 64; ib. p. 66.