[1030] σοῦ δ᾽ With the σοῦ γ᾽ of most MSS.: “Yes, and thy preserver” （the first γε belonging to the sentence, the second to σωτήρ）. Cp. Hdt. 1.187 “μὴ μέντοι γε μὴ σπανίσας γε ἄλλως ἀνοίξῃ”: where the second γε belongs to σπανίσας. There is no certain example of a double γε in Soph. which is really similar. With σοῦ δ᾽: “But thy preserver”: the γε still belonging to σωτήρ, and δὲ opposing this thought to that of v. 1029. For δέ γε cp. Aesch. Ag. 938 “ΑΓ. φήμη γε μέντοι δημόθρους μέγα σθένει. ΚΛ. ὁ δ᾽ ἀφθόνητός γ᾽ οὐκ ἐπίζηλος πέλει.” “True, but ... ” The gentle reproof conveyed by δέ γε is not unfitting in the old man's mouth: and a double γε, though admissible, is awkward here.
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