μηδ᾽ ἀφεστάναι φρενῶν: Eur. Or. 1021“ἐξέστην φρενῶν”. For “ἀφεστάναι”, cp. Vesp. 1457 “τὸ γὰρ ἀποστῆναι χαλεπὸν” | “φύσεος”. The words convey a hurried reproof and warning,—‘do not lose your wits’ (through fear). All their presence of mind is needed, since Philoctetes is awaking.
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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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