Eupolis

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commentators in retaining the order in which the material was presented in
the editio princeps, although with the cautions noted above. My count of the
fragments of Eupolis in the papyrus differs from that of Kassel-Austin p. 458,
in that I include frr. 2681, 268k and 268p-r. In addition, I retain fr. 268n where
it stands in the papyrus, between frr. 268m and 268o, rather than moving it
to after fr. 268o, as they do (sorting by meter, as throughout their edition).
Discussion Lobel 1968. 49-54, 102-7 (editio princeps); Luppe 1971. 118-19;
Austin 1973. 113-18; Wilson 1974; Wilson 1976a; Luppe 1980; Slater 2002.
186-7; Trojahn 2002. 109-16, 168-9; Storey 2003. 256-7

From POxy. 2740 fr. 1
fr. 268a = fr. 268.5 K.-A.
]δειν εστ[
[ί] δεϊν Luppe
to ... is/will be(?)
Meter Unknown.
Context POxy. 2740 fr. 1.4-6 = fr. 268.4-6 K.-A.
δελεγ[
>-
5 δεινεστ[
>-
περισ[
Interpretation Paragraphoi between 4 and 5, on the one hand, and between
5 and 6, on the other, together with the fact that 5 δεινεστ is set slightly to
the left of the material above and below it, mark 4 and 6 as commentary and
5 as lemma.
]δεινεστ] Likely an infinitive (e.g. ίδεΐν (Luppe) or αδειν) followed by
έστι/εστοα; cf. Ar. Ec. 678 ροεψωδεΐν εσται; Men. Dysc. ΊΊ συνιδεΐν έστι.