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[257] The sudden change from plur. to sing. has given much offence. Schol. A quotes Eur. Ion 391 “κωλυόμεσθα μὴ μαθεῖν ἃ βούλομαι” (and so 1250-51, Eur. Tro. 904, etc.). He adds that some read “κατέαξα μέν”, but the “μέν” is clearly out of place. Bentley conj. “κατέαξά μοι”, which is hardly more satisfactory, Naber “κατέαξ᾽ ἐμόν”. Schol. A also says “πληθυντικῶι ἑνικὸν ἐπήγαγεν Αἰολικῶς”. In explanation of this strange statement Thiersch would read “κατεαξάμεν”, as a supposed Aiolic form of the 1st sing. “κατεαξάμην”, but he has found no followers (see Curtius, Vb. i. 87). It is therefore necessary to accept the text, though the instances in H. of the 1st plur. for sing. are not common (cf. 15.224, Od. 10.99, Od. 13.358, Od. 16.442).

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

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