mvp-comment-24-1
58 ff. The remains of the choral ode are too slight to reveal the general character of the metre, but dochmiacs are clearly recognizable in 68, 69 and 72. There is a certain degree of similarity to
Eur. Cycl. 656
ff. Robert holds that the chorus entered
σποράδην before the dialogue with Apollo was completed, and that they heard his concluding directions: see on 102.
mvp-comment-25-1
61
σέ τοι is a common combination in addresses, with
λέγω or the like following:
Ai. 359
, 1228,
El. 1445
,
O. C. 1578
. The governing verb is omitted in
Ar. Av. 274
.
mvp-comment-26-1
63
ὑπόνομα seems to be used metaphorically (=cunning). The transference is attested by
Hesych. IV p. 215
ὑπονομαί· κλοπαί· ὀχετοί
.
mvp-comment-27-1
65
πατρικὰν γᾶρυν, 'our father's voice,' corresponds to
πατρικὸς λόγος in
Plat. soph. 242 A
(the argument of Parmenides). The Ms has
γῆρων here and in 290, but
ἐγάρυσε in 244. Several other instances of n where a might have been expected occur (237, 283, 321), and I have followed Hunt (ed. min.) in restoring the Doric form. The difficult question relating to the trustworthiness of our Mss in this respect is thoroughly discussed by Tucker on
Aesch. Cho. pp. 246-250
.
mvp-comment-28-1
67
ποσσί is less remarkable than
πόδεσι (fr. 240 n.). The supplement required may have been (ex. gr.)
συμπεράνας ἔχει.
mvp-comment-29-1
69 is not easily to be restored (see Hunt's n.), more particularly as it is not clear whether the words are connected with the following lines, which are themselves not altogether intelligible, and may be corrupt, as Wilamowitz thinks (p. 4555). -
βιοῦν μέτα, Diehl.
mvp-comment-30-1
70 ff. Taking the text as it stands, I would interpret as follows: 'Now that our god has displayed splendid prizes of gold, let him therewithal at our side conclude our labours.' The gold is secure, a first favour; next, let the quest be short. I write
ξὺν ἅμα (rather than
συνάμα, which belongs to the Hellenistic age) as the rough breathing of the papyrus seems to indicate, although it might, of course, be an instance of medial aspiration (fr. 582 n.).
ξύν is then adverbial, as elsewhere in Sophocles (
Ant. 85
etc.); and
ἅμα accompanies the participial clause, as in
Xen. anab. 3. 1. 47
καὶ ἅμα ταῦτ᾽ εἰπὼν ἀνέστη
and other examples quoted by Kuehner-Gerth 11 82. -
ἀρίζηλα, a, used in the larger sense of what is not merely clear, but conspicuous or striking.
θαυμαστὴ ἄγαν is Hesych.'s gloss on
ἀριζήλη (1 p. 280), perhaps in reference to
Hom. 2
319.
ἀριζήλωτος shows that the word was influenced by
ζῆλος, although etymologically distinct from it. L. and S.'s account is defective.
παραδείγματα, here simply things shown, exhibits. Strictly, we must distinguish the derived meanings (1) example, as in
O. T. 1193
, and (2) sample, as in
Ar. Pac. 65
.
