οὐδὲ goes with “θῦσαι”. For the aor. inf., implying, ‘to complete the sacrifice,’ cp. 532, 285. ὑπ᾽ εὐφήμου βοῆς, ‘with hushed clamour,’ i.e., in silence. In Ar. Av. 959“εὐφημἴ ἔστω” is the notice that the sacrifice is going to begin: see on Soph. Ph. 8 ff. For “ὑπό”, denoting the accompaniment, cp. 711, Tr. 419(n.). ἐπειδὴ σοί γ̓: “γε” necessarily emphasises “σοί”: thus arranged, the words could not mean, “ἐπειδή γέ σοι”. She means, ‘after giving you leave to say what you would, am I to meet with no forbearance?’ πᾶν λέγειν: Plat. Apol. 39A “ἐάν τις τολμᾷ πᾶν ποιεῖν καὶ λέγειν”.
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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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