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[569] νεώτερος must be taken to mean more full of youthful vigour. But the phrase is an unusual one. Peppmüller thinks it due to an awkward imitation of 23.439 “Ἀντίλοχ̓, οὔ τις σεῖο βροτῶν ὀλοώτερος ἄλλος”. Heyne followed by Monro and others removes the comma at the end of the line and takes “οὔ τις νεώτερος Ἀχαιῶν” together as = none of the younger Achaians, so that “σεῖο” is governed by “θάσσων” in the next line. But such an involved order is incredible; no hearer could possibly make out what was meant.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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