Ἀμφιπλήξ
double-edged
Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 Aug 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] driving from both sides. The one striking from each side, [i.e.] from both the father and the mother. Sophocles [writes]: "the double-edged curse from your mother and your father will drive you from this land with a terrible foot." That is the [curse] instilling fear through the feet.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμφιπλήξ· ἡ ἀμφοτέρωθεν ἐλασία. ἡ ἑκατέρωθεν πλήττουσα, ἔκ τε πατρὸς καὶ μητρός. Σοφοκλῆς· καί σ' ἀμφιπλὴξ μητρός τε καὶ τοῦ σοῦ πατρὸς ἐλᾷ ποτ' ἐκ γῆς τῆσδε δεινόπους ἀρά. τουτέστιν ἡ διὰ τῶν ποδῶν δέος ἐμποιοῦσα.