ποιοῦ, instead of “τίθου”. Cp. O. T. 54“ὡς εἴπερ ἄρξεις τῆσδε γῆς, ὥσπερ κρατεῖς”, n. λέγων: cp. O. C. 1038(n.) “χωρῶν ἀπείλει νῦν”, threaten (if you will) —but set out. So here, ‘hold me responsible if thou wilt—but answer.’
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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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