[286] τοῖος. This adjective prepares us for “ὃς στελέω” in the next line; the quality or value of his friendship is shown by his exertions for Telemachus. ὅς=‘as that I.’ So Il.7. 231“ἡμεῖς δ᾽ εἰμὲν τοῖοι οἳ ἂν σέθεν ἀντιάσαιμεν Il., 24. 183 τοῖος γάρ τοι πομπὸς ἅμ̓ ἕψεται ἀργειφόντης”,
“ὅς σ᾽ ἄξει, κ.τ.λ.”, compare also Od.11. 135.πατρώιος ἑταῖρος means only ‘a comrade of thy father.’