οἰκούρια, sc. “δῶρα”: τοῦ μακροῦ χρόνου (gen. of price), for the long time during which she has been his true wife. Cp. Eur. H. F.1371(Heracles bewailing Megara) “σέ τ᾽ οὐχ ὁμοίως, ὦ τάλαιν̓, ἀπώλεσα”, | “ὥσπερ σὺ τἀμὰ λέκτρ᾽ ἔσῳζες ἀσφαλῶς”, | “μακρὰς διαντλοῦσ᾽ ἐν δόμοις οἰκουρίας”.
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