Aristophanes, Acharnians, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 393

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Δικαιόπολις

ὥρα ʼστὶν ἤδη καρτερὰν ψυχὴν λαβεῖν,

καί μοι βαδιστέʼ ἐστὶν ὡς Εὐριπίδην.

παῖ παῖ.
395

Κηφισόφων

τίς οὗτος,

Δικαιόπολις

ἔνδον ἔστʼ Εὐριπίδης;

Κηφισόφων

οὐκ ἔνδον ἔνδον ἐστίν, εἰ γνώμην ἔχεις.

Δικαιόπολις

πῶς ἔνδον εἶτʼ οὐκ ἔνδον;

Κηφισόφων

ὀρθῶς ὦ γέρον.

ὁ νοῦς μὲν ἔξω ξυλλέγων ἐπύλλια

οὐκ ἔνδον, αὐτὸς δʼ ἔνδον ἀναβάδην ποιεῖ

τραγῳδίαν.
400

Δικαιόπολις

ὦ τρισμακάριʼ Εὐριπίδη,

ὅθʼ ὁ δοῦλος οὑτωσὶ σαφῶς ἀπεκρίνατο.

ἐκκάλεσον αὐτόν.

Κηφισόφων

ἀλλʼ ἀδύνατον.

Δικαιόπολις

ἀλλʼ ὅμως·

οὐ γὰρ ἂν ἀπέλθοιμʼ, ἀλλὰ κόψω τὴν θύραν.

Εὐριπίδη, Εὐριπίδιον,

ὑπάκουσον, εἴπερ τώποτʼ ἀνθρώπων τινί·
405

Δικαιόπολις καλεῖ σε Χολλῄδης, ἐγώ.

Acharnians. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1906.

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Ἀχαρνῆς (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.)

Translations (2)

Acharnians (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; Liveright, 192?). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 393 focus

DICAEOPOLIS

The time has come for me to manifest my courage, so I will go and seek Euripides. Ho! slave, slave!

SLAVE

Who's there?

DICAEOPOLIS

Is Euripides at home?

SLAVE

He is and he isn't; understand that, if you have wit for't.

DICAEOPOLIS

How? He is and he isn't!¹

SLAVE

Certainly, old man; busy gathering subtle fancies here and there, his mind is not in the house, but he himself is; perched aloft, he is composing a tragedy.

DICAEOPOLIS

Oh, Euripides, you are indeed happy to have a slave so quick at repartee! Now, fellow, call your master.

SLAVE

Impossible!

DICAEOPOLIS

So much the worse. But I will not go. Come, let us knock at the door. Euripides, my little Euripides, my darling Euripides, listen; never had man greater right to your pity. It is Dicaeopolis of the Chollidan Deme who calls you. Do you hear?

English (Sanjaya, generated; selected passages) (OCR draft) Experimental (Source: pnadelofficial/aristophanes-sanjaya, commit c319590c139e5603e71f0699caa0663d823af8ad. Machine-generated source annotations retained; see Sanjaya import audit for coverage and limitations.) — 393 focus

Dicaeopolis: It is now time to take a firm heart,

Dikaiopolis: And I must walk to Euripides.

Dikaiopolis: boy, boy.

395

Kephisophon: Who is this?

Dicaeopolis: Is Euripides inside?

Cephisophon: He is not inside, inside, if you have sense.

Dikaiopolis: How, then, are you inside and not inside?

Cephisophon: "Correctly, old man."

Kephisophon: My mind is gathering epigrams outside.

Kephisophon: Not inside, but he himself is going inside.

Kephisophon: a tragedy.

400

Dicaeopolis: O thrice-blessed Euripides,

Dikaiopolis: whenever the slave answered so clearly.

Dicaeopolis: Summon him.

Kephisophon: But it is impossible.

Dikaiopolis: But still;

Dikaiopolis: For I would not leave, but I will chop at the door.

Dikaiopolis: Euripides, Euripides,

Dicaeopolis: obey, if indeed you ever obeyed anyone of men;

405

Dikaiopolis: Dikaiopolis, Cholleidēs calls you, I.

Aristophanes Acharnians 393

ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart

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Δικαιόπολις

ὥρα ʼστὶν ἤδη καρτερὰν ψυχὴν λαβεῖν,

καί μοι βαδιστέʼ ἐστὶν ὡς Εὐριπίδην.

παῖ παῖ.
395

Κηφισόφων

τίς οὗτος,

Δικαιόπολις

ἔνδον ἔστʼ Εὐριπίδης;

Κηφισόφων

οὐκ ἔνδον ἔνδον ἐστίν, εἰ γνώμην ἔχεις.

Δικαιόπολις

πῶς ἔνδον εἶτʼ οὐκ ἔνδον;

Κηφισόφων

ὀρθῶς ὦ γέρον.

ὁ νοῦς μὲν ἔξω ξυλλέγων ἐπύλλια

οὐκ ἔνδον, αὐτὸς δʼ ἔνδον ἀναβάδην ποιεῖ

τραγῳδίαν.
400

Δικαιόπολις

ὦ τρισμακάριʼ Εὐριπίδη,

ὅθʼ ὁ δοῦλος οὑτωσὶ σαφῶς ἀπεκρίνατο.

ἐκκάλεσον αὐτόν.

Κηφισόφων

ἀλλʼ ἀδύνατον.

Current edition Perseus

DICAEOPOLIS

The time has come for me to manifest my courage, so I will go and seek Euripides. Ho! slave, slave!

SLAVE

Who's there?

DICAEOPOLIS

Is Euripides at home?

SLAVE

He is and he isn't; understand that, if you have wit for't.

DICAEOPOLIS

How? He is and he isn't!¹

SLAVE

Certainly, old man; busy gathering subtle fancies here and there, his mind is not in the house, but he himself is; perched aloft, he is composing a tragedy.

DICAEOPOLIS

Oh, Euripides, you are indeed happy to have a slave so quick at repartee! Now, fellow, call your master.

SLAVE

Impossible!

DICAEOPOLIS

So much the worse. But I will not go. Come, let us knock at the door. Euripides, my little Euripides, my darling Euripides, listen; never had man greater right to your pity. It is Dicaeopolis of the Chollidan Deme who calls you. Do you hear?

Stable identifiers

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Δικαιόπολις ὥρα ʼστὶν ἤδη καρτερὰν ψυχὴν λαβεῖν, καί μοι βαδιστέʼ ἐστὶν ὡς Εὐριπίδην. παῖ παῖ. 395

Κηφισόφων τίς οὗτος,

Δικαιόπολις ἔνδον ἔστʼ Εὐριπίδης;

Κηφισόφων οὐκ ἔνδον ἔνδον ἐστίν, εἰ γνώμην ἔχεις.

Δικαιόπολις πῶς ἔνδον εἶτʼ οὐκ ἔνδον;

Κηφισόφων ὀρθῶς ὦ γέρον. ὁ νοῦς μὲν ἔξω ξυλλέγων ἐπύλλια οὐκ ἔνδον, αὐτὸς δʼ ἔνδον ἀναβάδην ποιεῖ τραγῳδίαν. 400

Δικαιόπολις ὦ τρισμακάριʼ Εὐριπίδη, ὅθʼ ὁ δοῦλος οὑτωσὶ σαφῶς ἀπεκρίνατο. ἐκκάλεσον αὐτόν.

Κηφισόφων ἀλλʼ ἀδύνατον.

Current edition Perseus

DICAEOPOLIS The time has come for me to manifest my courage, so I will go and seek Euripides. Ho! slave, slave!

SLAVE Who's there?

DICAEOPOLIS Is Euripides at home?

SLAVE He is and he isn't; understand that, if you have wit for't.

DICAEOPOLIS How? He is and he isn't! 1

SLAVE Certainly, old man; busy gathering subtle fancies here and there, his mind is not in the house, but he himself is; perched aloft, he is composing a tragedy.

DICAEOPOLIS Oh, Euripides, you are indeed happy to have a slave so quick at repartee! Now, fellow, call your master.

SLAVE Impossible!

DICAEOPOLIS So much the worse. But I will not go. Come, let us knock at the door. Euripides, my little Euripides, my darling Euripides, listen; never had man greater right to your pity. It is Dicaeopolis of the Chollidan Deme who calls you. Do you hear?

Stable identifiers

Δικαιόπολις

ὥρα ʼστὶν ἤδη καρτερὰν ψυχὴν λαβεῖν,

καί μοι βαδιστέʼ ἐστὶν ὡς Εὐριπίδην.

παῖ παῖ.
395

Κηφισόφων

τίς οὗτος,

Δικαιόπολις

ἔνδον ἔστʼ Εὐριπίδης;

Κηφισόφων

οὐκ ἔνδον ἔνδον ἐστίν, εἰ γνώμην ἔχεις.

Δικαιόπολις

πῶς ἔνδον εἶτʼ οὐκ ἔνδον;

Κηφισόφων

ὀρθῶς ὦ γέρον.

ὁ νοῦς μὲν ἔξω ξυλλέγων ἐπύλλια

οὐκ ἔνδον, αὐτὸς δʼ ἔνδον ἀναβάδην ποιεῖ

τραγῳδίαν.
400

Δικαιόπολις

ὦ τρισμακάριʼ Εὐριπίδη,

ὅθʼ ὁ δοῦλος οὑτωσὶ σαφῶς ἀπεκρίνατο.

ἐκκάλεσον αὐτόν.

Κηφισόφων

ἀλλʼ ἀδύνατον.

DICAEOPOLIS

The time has come for me to manifest my courage, so I will go and seek Euripides. Ho! slave, slave!

SLAVE

Who's there?

DICAEOPOLIS

Is Euripides at home?

SLAVE

He is and he isn't; understand that, if you have wit for't.

DICAEOPOLIS

How? He is and he isn't!¹

SLAVE

Certainly, old man; busy gathering subtle fancies here and there, his mind is not in the house, but he himself is; perched aloft, he is composing a tragedy.

DICAEOPOLIS

Oh, Euripides, you are indeed happy to have a slave so quick at repartee! Now, fellow, call your master.

SLAVE

Impossible!

DICAEOPOLIS

So much the worse. But I will not go. Come, let us knock at the door. Euripides, my little Euripides, my darling Euripides, listen; never had man greater right to your pity. It is Dicaeopolis of the Chollidan Deme who calls you. Do you hear?