and he went and stood upon the threshold, and began to try the bow; but he could not string it.
στῆ δ' ἄρ' ἐπ' οὐδὸν ἰὼν καὶ τόξου πειρήτιζεν , οὐ δέ μιν ἐντάνυσε ·
ἵστημι δέ ἄρα ἐπί οὐδός εἶμι καί τόξον πειρητίζω , οὐ δέ μιν ἐντανύω ·