A Reading Course in Homeric Greek
- NOTES
153 κῆρ : acc. of respect (also called specification) with ἀχνύμενος. Cf. §644 in Book 1.
154 οὐ ... χρὴ : “it is not right.”
156f. ἵνα ... θάνωμεν ἤ κεν ... φύγοιμεν : the shift from the subj. in a primary sequence purpose
clause to an optative may indicate that Odysseus regards escape as less probable.
160 ἠνώγει : plpf. of ἀνώγω.
161 ἔμπεδον : adverbial.
162 ὀρθὸν modifies με in 160. ἐκ δ’ αὐτοῦ : “on to it (the ἱστός).” ἀνήφθω : 3 sg. pf. impt. pass.
of ἀν-άπτω.
164 πλεόνεσσι = πλειόνεσσι. πιέζειν : inf. for impt. (§148 in Book 1).
167 Σειρήνοιϊν : dual gen.
171 τὰ : i.e., the ἱστία in 170. θέσαν : 3 pl. 2 aor. ind. of τίθημι (§485 in Book 1).