Iliad line 5, pa^si or dai^ta?

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Iliad line 5, pa^si or dai^ta?

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Pharr says δαῖτα, but I know that at least some books say πᾶσι.

Pharr also said that the Iliad segments in his book haven’t been altered, so I presume both words are acceptable.


Is this sort of thing common in Greek verse?

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Eureka wrote:Is this sort of thing common in Greek verse?
Oh, yes. In a full critical text there would be zillions of notes in a very teeny font listing the major variants and where they occur.
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So is that identical accent-placement a coincidence, or a vital factor?

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Eureka wrote:So is that identical accent-placement a coincidence, or a vital factor?
The accent placement is coincidence, but what the circumflex shows - that the vowel is long - is the deciding matter. The choices scan identically. Only in very much later Greek poetry does accent placement become a consideration.
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