ἰὼ ξένοι, ‘extra metrum,’ as 736 “ἰὼ θεοί”, O. T. 1468“ἴθ̓, ὦναξ”, etc. Here “ἰώ” is a cry of surprise. In O. C. 822“ἰὼ ξένοι” (within the verse) is a despairing appeal (‘Alas, friends...’).
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part IV: The Philoctetes. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1932.
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