ἀλλ᾽ ἔχε. In many editions XO. is printed before these words, presumably to mark that they open the 3rd antistrophe. But, as the part of the Chorus is continuous from v. 202, a XO. here is confusing. It does not exist in L. ἀλλ̓, hortative, like, ‘come, then.’ ἔχε … φροντίδας ϝέας: i.e. turn from thy reflections on his hard lot (162—168) to such thoughts as the moment of action demands. The effect of N.'s interpellation, λέγ᾽ ὅ τι, is to mark excitement, and to bring out the reply with greater force. See n. on O. C. 645.
This text is part of:
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.
The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.
