σὺ, though emphatic, is not scornful, but rather compassionate.— ἴασιν οὐκ ἔνεστ᾽ ἰδεῖν. The v.l. “ἴασις” (cr. n.) might at first sight seem preferable; but the vulgate is stronger, through the weight thrown on the impersonal “οὐκ ἔνεστι”. There was also a weak v.l. “ἔτι” for “ἰδεῖν”, but the latter balances “εὔροις” in 875.
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part VI: The Electra. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1894.
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