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[375] ὑπαὶ νεφέων, up to the clouds, see on 15.625. Editors unanimously read “ὑπό”, MSS. unanimously (so far as is known) “ὑπαί”. Of course the former is metrically adequate; but the latter is quite firmly established and is found occasionally in Trag. (e.g. Soph. El. 711, Aisch. Ag. 892 etc.), doubtless as an archaism. Cf. also “ὕπαιθα”, and “παραι-, μεται”- in composition. Prepositions originally being adverbs, the locative termination is unobjectionable. There seems to be no reason therefore for favouring one form at the expense of the other. It is likely enough that in many places the antiquated form in -“αι” has had to give place to the more familiar.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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