δικαίως, in a full and true sense: cp. O. T. 852“οὔτοι ποτ̓, ὦναξ, τόν γε Λαΐου φόνον ι φανεῖ δικαίως ὀρθόν”, i.e. ‘properly fulfilled.’ τὰ πατρόθεν is re dundant, but not pointless; the qualities derived from the father will prevail over any weaker qualities derived “μητρόθεν”.
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Sophocles: The Plays and Fragments, with critical notes, commentary, and translation in English prose. Part VII: The Ajax. Sir Richard C. Jebb. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1907.
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