Aristophanes Acharnians 1035

Acharnians. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

Current edition Experimental

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

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)
Ἀχαρνῆς Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 1069-1173 focus
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.) — 1037 focus
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.) — 1037 focus

Commentary

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

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οὐδʼ ἂν στριβιλικίγξ· ἀλλʼ ἀπιὼν οἴμωζέ ποι.
The word στριβιλικίγξ is a hapax legomenon in extant literature, constructed as a compound neologism likely meaning 'a twisting, chattering noise' or 'a squealing pig,' playing on the onomatopoeic roots στριβ- (to twist/turn) and the suffix -ίγξ (associated with the throat or a cry). Its appearance here in the mouth of Dicaeopolis, who is mimicking a rustic or chaotic sound, exemplifies Aristophanes' technique of creating 'comic nonsense' words that evoke meaning through phonetic association rather than etymological precision.