Σεμνός and its Cognates in the Sophoclean Scholia

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Patricia E. Easterling

doi:10.36950/hyperboreus.mfez2597

May 20, 2015

Σεμνός and its Cognates in the Sophoclean Scholia

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The term σεμνός and its variants provide insights into the language of Sophocles.
Analysis of specific passages reveals the importance of word choice in conveying allusions.
The discussion focuses on textual references in OC and Ajax, emphasizing semantic impacts.
Implications drawn from the scholia deepen our understanding of Sophocles' literary techniques.

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This note explores the possible implications of σεμνός, σεμνῶς and τὸ σεμνόν in scholia on Sophocles (OC 1547–1548, 1606, 712–715; Ajax 492–493; OT 264) which discuss the effects of particular words, allusions or types of phrase.

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