The OEdipus tyrannus of Sophocles; with English notes ... By Howard Crosby ...

NOTES. 101
The plural is here used for the singular; see note on
line 366.
500. —avSpov pavrt, A prophet among m-en, opposed to
ZEvS and AroAXXov.
504. —JXX' o' Ki.T.X. Tate thus freely renders this sentence: but till I see till I have sensible evidence in the
case, never wvill I afir', that they arce in the'right
vwho accuse the king.
508.-LrrepEoccroa tKpoa, i. e., the Sphynx.
510. —3acr-av, By actual trial.
5 11.-J~r' cas OSpEvbPo, In my opinion. - rw, Wherefore.
514. —rivpavvov, with its rOv, is the accus. before KarWyope&v,
and 8Etv' c7rr the accus. after. —--- ov is governed by
KaTa in, KcaTyopELv..
517.-cd frXilyv hepoov. This is to be construed after
evrovEvat, and TL must be understood. Some, instead
of wrpo' y/' E/oV in line 516, write 7rpo r' NoV, and
call the r' an elided rg; but this would be a harsh
and unaccustomed elision. It is better to understand
the V. - -— e /,Xa3iq7v,cbpov. This idiom is like our
"tending to harm."
518. —7ro3os, g-r'a understood.
519.-OE/pov'r agrees with pot in line 518. ----- E J7rXov, To
a slight (issue). For this and es /e'ywtrov (521) with
qcpet, see note on line 517. - Creon, having heard
how (Edipus had accused him of conspiracy with Tiresias against the crown, here declares to his fellowcitizens, that if (Edipus has such harsh opinion of
him, he does not wish to live, for his reputation would
not remain stained only in the mind of (Edipus, but
would also be ruined in the minds of the public and of
his intimate friends.
523.-The Chorus, in its usual conservative manner, strives
to pacify Creon, by apologizing for (Edipus. ---,X'