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[478] ἥκω: according to the unanimous tradition of the grammarians, generally confirmed by the MSS., the only Homeric form is “ἵκω”, which Bekker accordingly introduced here (v. La R. H. T. p. 287). But “ἥκω” is given by MSS. in three other passages, 18.406, Od. 13.325, Od. 15.329. To the scribes of existing MSS. the difference was purely graphical, and it is creditable to their fidelity that the influence of Attic and the “κοινή” should not have introduced “ἥκω” more generally.

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