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[80] The vulg. “ἐπιστάμενόν περ ἐόντα” can be explained by taking “χαλεπὸν γάρ” as a parenthesis, ‘nor is it right that a man should interrupt (for that is hard upon the speaker), even though he be wise”; or better by the attraction of the acc. cum infin. constr., due to the neighbouring “ὑββάλλειν”, as in 16.620, where see note. Either alternative is very harsh. Note the rare combination of the two participles; “ἐπιστάμενος” is treated as though it were a mere adjective. Agamemnon is mortified and hampered by the loud applause called forth by Achilles' speech; it both humiliates him and renders it hard for him to make himself heard.

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

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