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[75] ὀλυφύρομαι was taken by Ar. as aor. subj., following the imper. as in 71; give me that hand, let me (= that I may) lament. It is more commonly taken as pres. indic. in pregnant sense, I wail (to thee) = I beseech thee. For this cf. 2.290 “ὀδύρονται οἶκόνδε νέεσθαι. τ́ην”, apparently deictic, like “ἥ τε κόμη τό τε εἶδος” 3.55. If we take it to mean thine, as in Attic, it would be a very late use (see H. G. p. 231). It is of course easy to read either “ἥν” or “σήν” — the former for choice, as more likely to be corrupted.

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

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