[1187] ὡς with ἐναριθμῶ: τὸ μηδὲν adverbially with ζώσας: i.e. how absolutely do I count you as living a life which is no life. ζώσας should not be taken as = “while you live,” or “though you live.” We find οὐδέν εἰμι, “I am no more,” and also, with the art., τὸ μηδέν εἰμι, “I am as if I were not”: Soph. Trach. 1107 “κἂν τὸ μηδὲν ὦ”: Soph. Aj. 1275 “τὸ μηδὲν ὄντας.” Here ζώσας is a more forcible substitute for οὔσας, bringing out the contrast between the semblance of vigour and the real feebleness.
ἴσα καὶ = ἴσα （or ἴσον） ὥσπερ, a phrase used by Thuc. 3.14 “（ἴσα καὶ ἱκέται ἐσμέν）,” and Eur. El. 994 “（σεβίζω σ᾽ ἴσα καὶ μάκαρας）,” which reappears in late Greek, as Aristid. 1. 269 （Dind.）. ἐναριθμῶ only here, and （midd.） in Eur. Orest. 623 “εἰ τοὐμὸν ἔχθος ἐναριθμεῖ κῆδός τ᾽ ἐμόν” = ἐν ἀριθμῷ ποιεῖ, if you make of account.This text is part of:
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