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why it cannot belong to an early date, since it would be a short elegy. 

 That these existed in early times we cannot reasonably deny, especially 

 when we reflect that many fragments of Theognis may be separate 

 poems.''^ 



The vocabulary of the sixth century epigram is drawn largely from 

 words of every day, but many words are borrowed from the epic, e. g. 



SaKfivoeis (6), e^o^os (12), Kaprepos {'20), noXirjoxf ("24), iyptpaxq. (26), 

 Kparepocfjpovi (39), Kovpidicou (49), eupv^opoio (51). Cf. alsO 1 — etVe |eVof 

 (iWodev iXdoiu with Od. r]. 33 — os k aXXodev ?\6rj ; Od. ij. 52 — ft Kal 

 nodeu aXXodev e\6oi ; Od- p. 382 — aWodev avros iiTeXdoiv and cf. 8 — avhpb^ 

 ipov ye (filXov Kayadoii dpcportpop — with II. F. 179. d/zc^drepoj/ ^aaiXevs t 

 dya66s Kparepos TulxpfiTfjs.'^'^ 



There are also some words which occur not in epic but in lyric poetry. 



These are novropeBav (23), ;^pu(rorpiati' (23), dpev(Pes (i6), K\fiv6s (45), 

 fVKXei(rov (50). 



Sometimes, as it is quite natural, the words or sentiments of the 

 elegy are echoed by the epigram. Cf. 



42 bo^av e'xfiu dyaddv. Solon 13. 4 Su^.iv exeiv dyadr'jv. 



15 Tvaidl ;^«/3t^o^u'i/f;. PheOg. 774 TraiSl ;^a/jt^o'/iei'oj. 



Iv. 742 e'xoi Kkioi "nrOiTOv nlFei. " 8G7 piyn /cXfor ovnor oXeirat. 



50 €VK\(iauv yeveav Tyrt. 12, 24 irarep' evKXelcras. 



Words which are ana$ XtXeypeva are enumerated below. ^* 

 Even from the small number of seventh and sixth century epigrams 

 which we possess we see that certain combinations of words had already 

 crystallized into recognized formulas''* — an indication of the great 

 popularity of the inscribed poem. 



The epigrams of the fifth century still contain nearly all the informa- 

 tion that the reader needs. In the epitaphs we have always the name 

 of the dead, always some indication that the verses are inscribed, but 

 actual synonyms for "dead " and for "tomb" are often missing, though 

 the idea maybe expressed in different form. E. g. oiSe (81). tce'irai (78), 

 evddd' (79), and less clearly 75, 83, 86. In some cases it would be 

 difficult to tell from the contents alone whether the verses were intended 

 for a tomb or for an honorary statue,^° but the phraseology never 

 leaves any doubt that they were inscribed somewhere. These consid- 

 erations make it, in my judgment, impossible to accept as genuine Sim 



76 Cf. pp. 7 i\: 



''' Cf. also Pindar, Olytiip. VI. 17, c./j.<p6T€poi> pavriv t' dyaObv Kal Sovpl pdpvaffOai, 

 For (']iio forms sec pp. 40 If. 



" ]>. 36. 79 Sc'Tal.lo III. 



80 E. g. 7.'), 81, 8G and among the epigrams in MSS. 96, 102, 104, 100, 113-115. 



