προσφωνεῖ: for the 3rd pers., cp. 910. ὡς μεθήσων μήποθ̓. The “μή” here is probably ‘generic,’ as in 253 “ὡς μηδὲν εἰδότ᾽ ἴσθι”, and 415 “ὡς μηκέτ᾽ ὄντα ...νόει”. ‘He looks away, like one who will never give it up.’ [Another view is that it is the “μή” of ‘strong assurance’; see 1329, O. C. 656“οἶδ᾽ ἐγώ σε μή τινα” | “ἐνθένδ᾽ ἀπάξοντ᾽ ἄνδρα”: i.e., as we could say, “οἶδα αὐτὸν μήποτε μεθήσοντα”, so in “ὁρᾷ πάλιν ὡς μήποτε μεθήσων” the “μή” emphasises the speaker's conviction of N.'s resolve. This is possible, but seems less natural.] For the omission of the object to “μεθήσων”, cp. 801 (“ἔμπρησον”).— ὁρᾷ πάλιν: cp. Il. 21. 415“πάλιν τρέπεν ὄσσε φαεινώ”. Eur. Hec. 343“πρόσωπον ἔμπαλιν” | “στρέφοντα”.