καλῶς has been censured as faulty after the “εὖ” in “εὐημερεῖ”: its defenders might have quoted Eur. fr. 886 “τὸν καλῶς εὐδαίμονα”. It means, “"satisfactorily,"” “"as we could wish,"” and is represented by the word “"all"” in the version above. τὰ is better than τὸ for the MS. “τε” (or “τὲ”). τὸ πρὸς σέ would be rather, “"so far as her relation to you is concerned"” (acc. of respect),—when “τὰ νῦν” should be read in 616. This would make the welfare of Thebes more prominent than the mutual amity. ὁ μυρίος: cp. Ai. 646 “ὁ μακρὸς κἀναρίθμητος χρόνος”.
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part II: The Oedipus Coloneus. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1899.
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