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[59] ῥερυπωμένα. An unusual form for the commoner method of reduplication “ἐρρυπωμένα”. Schol. P. Q. quotes “ῥεραπισμένῳ νώτῳ” from Anacreon; and Eustath. says that Homer preferred the form because of its correctness, “τῆς καλλιφωνίας τὴν κανονικὴν ὀρθότητα προέκρινε”. But it is really much more a question of metre.

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