ἀλλ᾽ οὖν … γε. In this combination ἀλλά is like our ‘well’; οὖν=‘at any rate’ (i.e. if you must do it); and “γε” emphasises the word which it follows. Cp. El. 233 “ἀλλ᾽ οὖν εὐνοίᾳ γ᾽ αὐδῶ”, ‘well, at any rate (i.e. though you will not listen to me) it is with good-will that I speak.’ Ph. 1305. κρυφῆ δέ: here “δέ ῀ ἀλλά”: Thuc. 4.86 “οὐκ ἐπὶ κακῷ, ἐπ᾽ ἐλευθερώσει δέ.” σὺν δ᾽, adv., sc. “κεύσω”: cp. Ai. 1288 “ὅδ᾽ ἦν ὁ πράσσων ταῦτα, σὺν δ᾽ ἐγὼ παρών.” αὔτως (adv. of “αὐτός”, see on O.T. 931), in just that way—‘likewise’: Tr. 1040 “ὧδ᾽ αὔτως ὥς μ᾽ ὤλεσε”.
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