Χειρίαν
in the hands of
Translated by Jennifer Benedict21 Mar 2008Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Sophocles [writes]: "do not leave me in the hands of any of your enemies." That is, [do not] abandon me, with my child, [to be] subject to the enemies.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χειρίαν· Σοφοκλῆς· μή με τῶν σῶν ὑπ' ἐχθρῶν χειρίαν ἐφῇς τινι. τουτέστιν ὑποχειρίαν τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σὺν τῷ παιδὶ καταλείψεις.
Betacode
*xeiri/an: *sofoklh=s: mh/ me tw=n sw=n u(p' e)xqrw=n xeiri/an e)fh=|s tini. toute/stin u(poxeiri/an toi=s e)xqroi=s su\n tw=| paidi\ katalei/yeis.