Aristophanes, Acharnians, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 557

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Ἡμιχόριον Α

ἄληθες ὦπίτριπτε καί μιαρώτατε;

ταυτὶ σὺ τολμᾷς πτωχὸς ὢν ἡμᾶς λέγειν,

καὶ συκοφάντης εἴ τις ἦν ὠνείδισας;

Ἡμιχόριον Β

νὴ τὸν Ποσειδῶ καὶ λέγει γʼ ἅπερ λέγει
560

δίκαια πάντα κοὐδὲν αὐτῶν ψεύδεται.

Ἡμιχόριον Α

εἶτʼ εἰ δίκαια, τοῦτον εἰπεῖν αὔτʼ ἐχρῆν;

ἀλλʼ οὔτι χαίρων ταῦτα τολμήσει λέγειν.

Ἡμιχόριον Β

οὗτος σὺ ποῖ θεῖς; οὐ μενεῖς; ὡς εἰ θενεῖς

τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον, αὐτὸς ἀρθήσει τάχα.
565

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.) — 557 focus

FIRST SEMI-CHORUS

Oh! wretch! oh! infamous man! You are naught but a beggar and yet you dare to talk to us like this! you insult their worships the informers!

SECOND SEMI-CHORUS

By Poseidon! he speaks the truth; he has not lied in a single detail.

FIRST SEMI-CHORUS

But though it be true, need he say it? But you'll have no great cause to be proud of your insolence!

SECOND SEMI-CHORUS

Where are you running to? Don't you move; if you strike this man, I shall be at you.

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.) — 557 focus

Half-Chorus A: True, you old rascal and most wicked one?

Half-Chorus A: Do you, being poor, dare to say these things to us,

Half-Chorus A: And if you accused someone of being a sycophant, was there one?

Half-Chorus B: By Poseidon, and he says just what he says.

560

Half-Chorus B: All things are just and none of them lies.

Chorus 1: Then, if it is just, should he say this?

Half-Chorus A: But he will not dare to say these things while rejoicing.

Half-Chorus B: Where are you off to, you? Won't you stay? As if you were going to die.

Half-Chorus B: This man, he will soon lift him up.

565

Aristophanes Acharnians 557

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

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Ἡμιχόριον Α

ἄληθες ὦπίτριπτε καί μιαρώτατε;

ταυτὶ σὺ τολμᾷς πτωχὸς ὢν ἡμᾶς λέγειν,

καὶ συκοφάντης εἴ τις ἦν ὠνείδισας;

Ἡμιχόριον Β

νὴ τὸν Ποσειδῶ καὶ λέγει γʼ ἅπερ λέγει
560

δίκαια πάντα κοὐδὲν αὐτῶν ψεύδεται.

Ἡμιχόριον Α

εἶτʼ εἰ δίκαια, τοῦτον εἰπεῖν αὔτʼ ἐχρῆν;

ἀλλʼ οὔτι χαίρων ταῦτα τολμήσει λέγειν.

Ἡμιχόριον Β

οὗτος σὺ ποῖ θεῖς; οὐ μενεῖς; ὡς εἰ θενεῖς

τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον, αὐτὸς ἀρθήσει τάχα.
565

Current edition Perseus

FIRST SEMI-CHORUS

Oh! wretch! oh! infamous man! You are naught but a beggar and yet you dare to talk to us like this! you insult their worships the informers!

SECOND SEMI-CHORUS

By Poseidon! he speaks the truth; he has not lied in a single detail.

FIRST SEMI-CHORUS

But though it be true, need he say it? But you'll have no great cause to be proud of your insolence!

SECOND SEMI-CHORUS

Where are you running to? Don't you move; if you strike this man, I shall be at you.

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Ἡμιχόριον Α ἄληθες ὦπίτριπτε καί μιαρώτατε; ταυτὶ σὺ τολμᾷς πτωχὸς ὢν ἡμᾶς λέγειν, καὶ συκοφάντης εἴ τις ἦν ὠνείδισας;

Ἡμιχόριον Β νὴ τὸν Ποσειδῶ καὶ λέγει γʼ ἅπερ λέγει 560 δίκαια πάντα κοὐδὲν αὐτῶν ψεύδεται.

Ἡμιχόριον Α εἶτʼ εἰ δίκαια, τοῦτον εἰπεῖν αὔτʼ ἐχρῆν; ἀλλʼ οὔτι χαίρων ταῦτα τολμήσει λέγειν.

Ἡμιχόριον Β οὗτος σὺ ποῖ θεῖς; οὐ μενεῖς; ὡς εἰ θενεῖς τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον, αὐτὸς ἀρθήσει τάχα. 565

Current edition Perseus

FIRST SEMI-CHORUS Oh! wretch! oh! infamous man! You are naught but a beggar and yet you dare to talk to us like this! you insult their worships the informers!

SECOND SEMI-CHORUS By Poseidon! he speaks the truth; he has not lied in a single detail.

FIRST SEMI-CHORUS But though it be true, need he say it? But you'll have no great cause to be proud of your insolence!

SECOND SEMI-CHORUS Where are you running to? Don't you move; if you strike this man, I shall be at you.

Stable identifiers

Ἡμιχόριον Α

ἄληθες ὦπίτριπτε καί μιαρώτατε;

ταυτὶ σὺ τολμᾷς πτωχὸς ὢν ἡμᾶς λέγειν,

καὶ συκοφάντης εἴ τις ἦν ὠνείδισας;

Ἡμιχόριον Β

νὴ τὸν Ποσειδῶ καὶ λέγει γʼ ἅπερ λέγει
560

δίκαια πάντα κοὐδὲν αὐτῶν ψεύδεται.

Ἡμιχόριον Α

εἶτʼ εἰ δίκαια, τοῦτον εἰπεῖν αὔτʼ ἐχρῆν;

ἀλλʼ οὔτι χαίρων ταῦτα τολμήσει λέγειν.

Ἡμιχόριον Β

οὗτος σὺ ποῖ θεῖς; οὐ μενεῖς; ὡς εἰ θενεῖς

τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον, αὐτὸς ἀρθήσει τάχα.
565

FIRST SEMI-CHORUS

Oh! wretch! oh! infamous man! You are naught but a beggar and yet you dare to talk to us like this! you insult their worships the informers!

SECOND SEMI-CHORUS

By Poseidon! he speaks the truth; he has not lied in a single detail.

FIRST SEMI-CHORUS

But though it be true, need he say it? But you'll have no great cause to be proud of your insolence!

SECOND SEMI-CHORUS

Where are you running to? Don't you move; if you strike this man, I shall be at you.