[47] πειρητίζων takes the acc. only here; so that it seems very probable that the line is a faulty adaptation of 15.615 “καί ῥ᾽ ἔθελε ῥῆξαι στίχας ἀνδρῶν πειρητίζων”. This line and the next can hardly be defended; the repetition of “στίχες ἀνδρῶν” is very harsh, and the aor. “ἔκτα” following the presents according to the usual practice should mark the end of the simile (11.555, 12.305, 16.753, 17.112, 664) (Hentze).
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