[416] αἶσα: sc. “ἐστί”, here like “αἰών” term of life.
μίνυνθα: adv. modifying the “ἐστί” to be supplied, which is sometimes modified by an adv. in Homer (§ 3 j); cf. “ἀκὴν ἐγένοντο σιωπῇ Γ 95, διαγνῶναι χαλεπῶς ἦν ἕκαστον Η 424, οὐδ̓ ἄῤ ἔτι δὴν ι ἦν Ζ” 139 f. “nor did he live long.” οὔ τι μάλα δήν: the preceding thought is repeated in neg. form. — For the length of the ultima of “μάλα”, see § 41 j “β”.This text is part of:
Homer's Iliad, Books I-III. Thomas D. Seymour. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1891.
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