οὐ “δή ποτ̓”, the reading of the scholiast, is clearly better than that which prevails in our MSS., “τί δήποτ̓”. It expresses her first feeling of surprise: she can hardly believe that his pity is for her. In 1184, on the other hand, “τί δή ποτ̓” is fitting: she has recognised the fact, and asks the cause. Cp. 1108.
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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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