ἀλλὰ … γὰρ … τῷ: another note on Pindar, Nemean 7.30–35

Abstract

Read, with Mezger and Hóman, ἀλλὰ κοινὸν γὰρ ἔρχεται κῦμ’ Ἀΐδα, ... τιμὰ δὲ γίνεται ... τεθνακότων βοαθόων· τῷ ... μόλεν: "common to all comes the wave of death, ... honour befalls those [who have] died in valiant succour: thus he came [i.e. Neoptolemus]". τῷ takes up ἀλλὰ ... γὰρ in v. 30 following an Homeric language pattern (Il. 15.739-41, 17.338-40, 23.607-9).