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[353] This line was evidently added in order to supply a verb to the phrase “οὔ νύ τι κέρδιον ἡμῖν”, which does not need one. The clause ἵνα μὴ ῥέξομεν ὧδε cannot be translated so as to make good sense; it looks as though it were meant for ‘unless we do thus,’ perhaps where (= in the case where) we do not thus. But for such a sense the Greek language affords no support. Ar., while obelizing the line, read “ἵν᾽ ἂν” for “ἵνα”, which does not help matters. “ἐκτελέεσθ᾽ εἴ κεν” is the only satisfactory variant.

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

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