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[60] κεκοπώς is formed direct from the noun-stem, like “πεφυζότες”: H. G. § 26. 5. The perfect form should denote a violent stroke, as “βεβλήκει” is always used of effective hitting; and this suits Od. 18.335, the only other use of the word in H., as well as the action of Kirke in Od. 10.238, “ῥάβδωι πεπληγυῖα”, where her stroke is hostile, but is less adapted to the present passage, where the two heroes do not seem to notice the blow at all. Perhaps therefore the aor. “κεκοπών”, though not found elsewhere, is to be preferred here. (Monro, H. G. § 27, accents this form “κεκόπων”, taking it for a thematic perf., cf. “κεκλήγοντες”. The accent is said to be Aiolic.) The other variant “κεκοφώς” is to be rejected, as aspiration in the act. is entirely unknown to H. (H. G. § 24. 2). See also Delbrück Gr. iv. p. 227.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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