ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα … μὴ προπέσῃς is answered by μετάσταθ᾽ 162. προπέσῃς ἐν νάπει, advance blindly in the grove, till he stumble (so to say) on its inmost mystery. Cp. Arist. Eth. 3.7.12 “οἱ μὲν θρασεῖς προπετεῖς”. Isocr. or. 5 § 90“ ῾τηε γρεεκς, ωηεν ξονθυερινγ τηε περσιανς ατ ξυναχα, 401 β.ξ.α, ωερε ωορστεδ̓διὰ τὴν Κύρου προπέτειαν”, his precipitancy in rushing at his brother Artaxerxes ( Xen. Anab. 1.8.26 “εἰπών, Ὁρῶ τὸν ἄνδρα, ἵετο ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν”). ἀφθέγκτῳ: see on 130 ff.
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