^{page 400 note 1} We might indeed read , but (1) the change proposed would be greater, and (2) it would be less easy to account for the corruption of the line.

^{page 400 note 2} When I wrote these words, I supposed from the authorities before me that ἂν was read by all MSS. But according to Blaydes one MS. (Aug. c) actually does read .

^{page 401 note 1} Bentley's δηλονοτι is not, indeed, quite out of the question, because OTIHcan be written in a papyrus hand so as to be almost indistinguishable from OYNI.