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

110 NOTES.
and then the future indicative becomes the natural
tense.
715. —KaL rOv S.lv, And in the first place, as regards him,
i. e., Laius.
716. — ovE.oUvot. The note on line 713 will explain this
present. All languages have this idiom, viz., present
for past.
717.-7rat35os 8E /3Xaor'i, In the second place, as reg'ard
the birth. of the child; KarTa is to be supplied. o
8tEcXOV ijL patL pEt Kat vtV afpJpa KElVOS K.T.X,, 2Not
thlree days intervened, and he having bound himn by
the joints of his feet (i. e., his ancles). This use of
"and" for "when," is to be noticed. ---- ara is to
be supplied before apJpa.
720.-evra3a, Here, i. e., in this case.
725.-XpEtav lpEvva, Seeks the use.
726. —oLov agrees with \rXavr-qLa.
728. —ivroarpaOtds, IJiluenced.
729. —aKoo-at has /tE understood as the accus. before it.
730.-K.araoraays`. Here in English we would use the
indicative.
731.-X- tavrT' eX. This use of Etyv with the participle,
has been noticed before (see lines 699, 701). It is
here equivalent to the 1st aor. ind. 3 pers. sing. of the
participle's parent-verb.
732. —ra'So refers to the death of Laius.
734. —AEXOCv. Supply a-ro before.
735.-i-$EXqrXvJ,;% Elapsed. Literally, "gone forth."
736. —crXE3ov L, fJust. Literally, " something near."
738. —OEdipus, full of the circumstance of the murder, and
with a conviction of the truth flashing across his mind,
exclaims, (as if forgetful that Jocasta as yet knew
nothing of the fact,) " What hast thou determined to
do fbsr me? "-or it may be addressed to Jupiter.
Cotmpeare lile 1198.