τοῦτο σοὶ δ᾽ ἐφίεμαι. The emphasis on “τοῦτο” warrants the place of “δέ”, which often, indeed, comes third in a sentence, or even later; cp. 169: O. T. 485“ὅ τι λέξω δ᾽ ἀπορῶ”: Aesch. P. V. 399“δακρυσίστακτον ἀπ᾽ ὄσσων ῥαδινῶν δ᾽ εἰβομένα ῥέος”: Eur. fr. 776 “δεινόν γε, τοῖς πλουτοῦσι τοῦτο δ᾽ ἔμφυτον”.
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