[197] ἐπελθέμεν: for the omission of ἄν cf. 3. 585. Ap. has ἄν c. inf. fut. 2. 441, 3. 28; c. inf. aor. 2. 148. He does not use κε c. inf. In Hom. there is only one instance of ἄν c. inf. (Il. 9. 684), and one of κε (Il. 22. 110).
εἴ κ᾽ … μετετράφη: this use of εἴ κε c. past ind. is very rare; it occurs in Il. 23. 526 (v. Leaf), Hdt. 1. 174 (in an oracle), Ar. Lys. 1099 (Doric), Theocr. 2. 124.