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[443] ὥς οἱ. For this some write “ὡς” “οἵ”, which Nitzsch approves. But “οἱ” is not the nominative plural, referring to the comrades of Odysseus, but a dative referring to the Cyclops. It is a true dativus ethicus, and is nearly equivalent in force to ‘all unbeknown to him.’ The enclitic, in this reading, throws back its accent on “ὡς”. See note on sup. 42 “μή τίς μοι ἀτεμβόμενος κίοι ἴσης”.

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