[274] μέγ̓ ἄριστον: pred. to “τόδε” the obj.; “this is far the best thing that” etc., cf. v. 216. The difference between this and “ὄχ̓ ἄριστον”, cf. 1.69, is simply metrical; see § 4 d.
ἔρεξεν: for the single “ρ” after the aug., see § 25 g.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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