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[739] εἰ δή που … μεμάασιν, ‘in the hope that he having devised some plan in his mind may come forth (sc. “ἐξ ἀγροῦ”) and complain (ὀδύρεται aor. subjunctive; so “ὀδυράμενος” Il.24. 48) to the people who are eager,’ etc. The Schol. B. would interpret this “ἐν τοῖς μνηστῆρσι κλαύσει, καὶ οἰκτειρήσουσι τοῦ μὴ κτεῖναι Τηλέμαχον”, an explanation which Nitzsch condemns. An appeal to the people is made in Hom. Od.2. 228.We must suppose the people here to be on the side of the suitors, so that “λαοί” would be the direct antecedent to “οἵ”. Düntzer conjectures “ὡς” for “οἵ”, which removes all difficulty.

Homer's Odyssey. W. Walter Merry. James Riddell. D. B. Monro. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1886-1901.

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