ἄλλης, as in 885, instead of the more general “ἄλλου.” φέρεται must be more than merely ‘proceeds from’: it implies a passionate utterance. Cp. Pind. P. 1. 87, “εἴ τι καὶ φλαῦρον παραιθύσσει, μέγα τοι φέρεται” | “πὰρ σέθεν”, where Gildersleeve well remarks that the image is that of sparks flying from an anvil (“ἄκμονι” v. 86), and renders “φέρεται” ‘rushes.’ Here the alternative version would be, ‘is brought as a tribute,’ but that is too weak. The deletion of the words ἀπ᾽ ἄλλης | ἢ ᾿μοῦ (cr. n.) aims at making the anapaestic “σύστημα” (86—102) precisely equal in length to the “ἀντισύστημα” (103—120). But such precision cannot be demanded (see n. on 86—120). On the other hand, the proposed omission would rob these verses of their peculiar pathos, and would also leave “φέρεται” obscure.
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part VI: The Electra. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1894.
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