καλὴ γὰρ ἡ ᾿πίκτησις. The further gain (“ἐπίκτησις”) is the fame which he will win, in addition to being cured. This is indicated by the place of the words Ἑλλήνων ἕνα | κριθέντ᾽ ἄριστον (for “ἕνα” with the superl., cp. O. C. 563 f., n.). Then the clause relating to the cure is co-ordinated with the clause relating to victory; see on Ant. 1112.We should say rather, ‘that, while you are cured, you should also win fame.’ For τοῦτο μὲν followed by εἶτα, cp. Ant. 61 n.: for εἶτα (without “δέ”), El. 261 f. “πρῶτα μὲν...εἶτα”. Ellendt says, ‘“κτῆσιν” interpretatus schol. errat’: but the schol.'s words are, “ἡ ᾿πίκτησις: ἡ κτῆσις τῆς δόξης”: which is exactly right.
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part IV: The Philoctetes. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1932.
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