Ἐπισχών
holding back
Translated by William Hutton9 Dec 2007Vetting: high5 revisions
holding back
Translated by William Hutton9 Dec 2007Vetting: high5 revisions
Ἐπισχών· κρατήσας, βραδύνας. Σοφοκλῆς· σὺ δ', ὦ τὸν αἰπὺν οὐρανὸν διφρηλατῶν ἥλιε, πατρῴαν τὴν ἐμὴν ὅταν χθόνα ἴδῃς, ἐπισχὼν χρυσόνωτον ἡνίαν, ἄγγειλον ἄτας τὰς ἐμὰς μόρον τ' ἐμὸν γέροντι πατρί.
*)episxw/n: krath/sas, bradu/nas. *sofoklh=s: su\ d', w)= to\n ai)pu\n ou)rano\n difrhlatw=n h(/lie, patrw/|an th\n e)mh\n o(/tan xqo/na i)/dh|s, e)pisxw\n xruso/nwton h(ni/an, a)/ggeilon a)/tas ta\s e)ma\s mo/ron t' e)mo\n ge/ronti patri/.