This is a question about the syntax of ὦ. Guy Cooper's comments in regard to ὦ ... τιμώμενοι are nearly incomprehensible. Something is going on here which could be explained in terms of syntax, i.e., an analysis of the constituent order and structure, the functional significance of ὦ, ... etc.Sophocles Oedipus Tyrannus
ΕΞΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ
ὦ γῆς μέγιστα τῆσδ᾿ ἀεὶ τιμώμενοι, 1223
You who are ever held in greatest honour in this land,
— Lloyd-Jones 1994
ΧΟΡΟΣ
ὦ δυστάλαινα, πρὸς τίνος ποτ᾿ αἰτίας; 1336
Oh sorrow! What was the cause?
— Lloyd-Jones 1994
ὦ in line 1223 appears in a slot that could be filled by an article belonging to τιμώμενοι. Every thing between ὦ and τιμώμενοι limits τιμώμενοι. Cooper suggests that the constituents between ὦ and τιμώμενοι are members of the participle clause but he does not address the syntax, why they are sandwiched between ὦ and τιμώμενοι. Is there any sort of analogy between the syntax of ὦ γῆς μέγιστα τῆσδ᾿ ἀεὶ τιμώμενοι and οἱ γῆς μέγιστα τῆσδ᾿ ἀεὶ τιμώμενοι?
NON answers: hyperbaton, meter, other ... in other words, not interested in comments that do not address the syntax question.