σὺ μέν. If she had denied the charge, the “φύλαξ” must have been detained; now, he can go. κομίζοις ἂν ς. gives a contemptuous permission. So in gentle command, Ph. 674“χωροῖς ἂν εἴσω”, Tr. 624 “στείχοις ἂν ἤδη”. Cp. Eur. Phoen. 1636 “κόμιζε σαυτὴν...δόμων ἔσω.” ἔξω with β. αἰτίας, after which ἐλεύθερον is pleonastic: cp. Ai. 464 “γυμνὸν φανέντα τῶν ἀριστείων ἄτερ”: and see n. on “κενῆς” above, v. 424.
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part III: The Antigone. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1900.
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