Ἀπωτέρω
further off, quite far off
Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Aug 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] far off.
A long [way off].
"On behalf not of dear ones quite far off but acting myself for myself will I disperse this defilement. For whoever it was who killed [Laius] might also wish to take vengeance on me with such a hand."1 That is, not only on behalf of the slain king is it worth conducting the investigation, but also for me myself. For since he attacked that man, he might be plotting against me.
Also [sc. attested is the masculine]a)pw/teros ["farther off"], [meaning] a longer distance away.
*)apwta/tw ["farthest off"], far off, a long [way off], [is spelled] with omega.2
A long [way off].
"On behalf not of dear ones quite far off but acting myself for myself will I disperse this defilement. For whoever it was who killed [Laius] might also wish to take vengeance on me with such a hand."1 That is, not only on behalf of the slain king is it worth conducting the investigation, but also for me myself. For since he attacked that man, he might be plotting against me.
Also [sc. attested is the masculine]