[325] πρὸς καιρόν = καιρίως, as Soph. Phil. 1279, Soph. Trach. 59.
ὡς οὖν κ.τ.λ.: “（I do not speak）, then, in order that neither （μηδέ） may I share your mishap （of speaking amiss）.” If he speaks not, neither will he speak wrongly. Cp. Thuc. 2.63 “εἰκὸς ... μὴ φεύγειν τοὺς πόνους, ἢ μηδὲ τὰς τιμὰς διώκειν.” I now prefer this view to taking μηδ᾽ ἐγώ as irregular for μὴ καὶ ἐγώ （“lest I too ... ”）, —revolving μηδέ into μή not, δέ on the other hand; though the place of ἐγώ suggests this. Kviecpala's μὴ λέγων is ingenious and attractive; it may, indeed, be right; but seems hardly necessary.This text is part of:
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