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καὶ τὸ σφυρὸν παλίνορρον ἐξεκόκκισεν,

The compound verb ἐξεκόκκισεν is an intensive formation of κόκκα (a fragment, chip, or splinter), likely derived from the noun κόκκος (a grain or seed, but here referring to a small fragment of bone). In this context, it describes the shattering of the tibia into multiple small pieces, a specific medical description of a compound fracture that Aristophanes uses for comic effect, highlighting the brutality of the injury inflicted by the character's club.

Acharnians. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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Ἀχαρνῆς Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 1174-1226 focus

Θεράπων Λαμάχου

ὦ δμῶες οἳ κατʼ οἶκόν ἐστε Λαμάχου,

ὕδωρ ὕδωρ ἐν χυτριδίῳ θερμαίνετε·
1175

ὀθόνια, κηρωτὴν παρασκευάζετε,

ἔριʼ οἰσυπηρά, λαμπάδιον περὶ τὸ σφυρόν.

ἁνὴρ τέτρωται χάρακι διαπηδῶν τάφρον,

καὶ τὸ σφυρὸν παλίνορρον ἐξεκόκκισεν,

καὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς κατέαγε περὶ λίθῳ πεσών,
1180

καὶ Γοργόνʼ ἐξήγειρεν ἐκ τῆς ἀσπίδος.

πτίλον δὲ τὸ μέγα κομπολακύθου πεσὸν

πρὸς ταῖς πέτραισι, δεινὸν ἐξηύδα μέλος·

ὦ κλεινὸν ὄμμα νῦν πανύστατόν σʼ ἰδὼν

λείπω φάος γε τοὐμόν, οὐκέτʼ εἰμʼ ἐγώ.
1185

τοσαῦτα λέξας εἰς ὑδρορρόαν πεσὼν

ἀνίσταταί τε καὶ ξυναντᾷ δραπέταις

λῃστὰς ἐλαύνων καὶ κατασπέρχων δορί.

ὁδὶ δὲ καὐτός· ἀλλʼ ἄνοιγε τὴν θύραν.

Λάμαχος

ἀτταταῖ ἀτταταῖ
1190

στυγερὰ τάδε γε κρυερὰ πάθεα· τάλας ἐγώ.

διόλλυμαι δορὸς ὑπὸ πολεμίου τυπείς.

ἐκεῖνο δʼ οὖν αἰακτὸν ἂν γένοιτο,
1195

Δικαιόπολις εἴ μʼ ἴδοι τετρωμένον

κᾆτʼ ἐγχάνοι ταῖς ἐμαῖς τύχαισιν.

Δικαιόπολις

ἀτταταῖ ἀτταταῖ

τῶν τιτθίων, ὡς σκληρὰ καὶ κυδώνια.

φιλήσατόν με μαλθακῶς ὦ χρυσίω
1200

τὸ περιπεταστὸν κἀπιμανδαλωτόν.

τὸν γὰρ χοᾶ πρῶτος ἐκπέπωκα.

1204

Λάμαχος

ὦ συμφορὰ τάλαινα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

ἰὼ ἰὼ τραυμάτων ἐπωδύνων.
1205

Δικαιόπολις

ἰὴ ἰὴ χαῖρε Λαμαχίππιον.

Λάμαχος

στυγερὸς ἐγώ.

Δικαιόπολις

τί με σὺ κυνεῖς;

Λάμαχος

μογερὸς ἐγώ.

Δικαιόπολις

τί με σὺ δάκνεις;

Λάμαχος

τάλας ἐγὼ ξυμβολῆς βαρείας.
1210

Δικαιόπολις

τοῖς Χουσὶ γάρ τις ξυμβολὰς ἐπράττετο;

Λάμαχος

ἰὼ ἰὼ Παιὰν Παιάν.

Δικαιόπολις

ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ νυνὶ τήμερον Παιώνια.

Λάμαχος

λάβεσθέ μου λάβεσθε τοῦ σκέλους παπαῖ,

προσλάβεσθʼ ὦ φίλοι.
1215

Δικαιόπολις

ἐμοῦ δέ γε σφὼ τοῦ πέους ἄμφω μέσου

προσλάβεσθʼ ὦ φίλαι.

Λάμαχος

εἰλιγγιῶ κάρα λίθῳ πεπληγμένος

καὶ σκοτοδινιῶ.

Δικαιόπολις

κἀγὼ καθεύδειν βούλομαι καὶ στύομαι
1220

καὶ σκοτοβινιῶ

Λάμαχος

θύραζέ μʼ ἐξενέγκατʼ ἐς τοῦ Πιττάλου

παιωνίαισι χερσίν.

Δικαιόπολις

ὡς τοὺς κριτάς με φέρετε· ποῦ ʼστιν ὁ βασιλεύς;

ἀπόδοτέ μοι τὸν ἀσκόν.
1225

Λάμαχος

λόγχη τις ἐμπέπηγέ μοι διʼ ὀστέων ὀδυρτά.

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.) — 1174 focus

SLAVE OF LAMACHUS

Slaves of Lamachus! Water, water in a little pot! Make it warm, get ready cloths, cerate greasy wool and bandages for his ankle. In leaping a ditch, the master has hurt himself against a stake; he has dislocated and twisted his ankle, broken his head by falling on a stone, while his Gorgon shot far away from his buckler. His mighty braggadocio plume rolled on the ground; at this sight he uttered these doleful words,
Radiant star, I gaze on thee for the last time; my eyes close to all light, I die.
Having said this, he falls into the water, gets out again, meets some runaways and pursues the robbers with his spear at their backsides.¹ But here he comes, himself. Get the door open.

LAMACHUS

Oh! heavens! oh! heavens! What cruel pain! I faint, I tremble! Alas! I die! the foe's lance has struck me! But what would hurt me most would be for Dicaeopolis to see me wounded thus and laugh at my ill-fortune.

DICAEOPOLIS
(ENTERS WITH TWO COURTESANS)

Oh! my gods! what bosoms! Hard as a quince! Come, my treasures, give me voluptuous kisses! Glue your lips to mine. Haha! I was the first to empty my cup.

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.) — 1174 focus

Lamachus' servant: O slaves who are at Lamachus' house,

Lamachus' servant: Heat water, water, in the little pot;

1175

Lamachus' servant: Prepare bandages and a waxing spatula,

Lamachus' servant: 'A sharp blow with the staff, a torch about the ankle.'

Lamachus's servant: A man has been wounded by a spear while leaping over a ditch,

Lamachus' servant: and he has knocked out the ankle's bone,

Lamachus' servant: and he broke his head by falling against a stone,

1180

Lamachus' servant: And he roused Gorgo from the shield.

Lamachus' servant: And the great cock-comb of the vainglorious fellow has fallen.

Lamachus' servant: near the rocks, he sang a terrible song;

Lamachus' servant: O brilliant eye, seeing you now for the very last time

Lamachus' servant: I leave my own light; I am no more.

1185

Lamachus' servant: Having said so much, he fell into the gutter.

Lamachus' servant: he gets up and meets the deserters.

Lamachus' servant: driving off robbers and scouring them with the spear.

Lamachus' servant: Here he is too; but open the door.

Lamachus: ouch, ouch

1190

Lamachus: hateful and shivering are these sufferings; wretched am I.

Lamachus: I am perishing, struck by the spear of an enemy.

Lamachus: Then that would certainly happen,

1195

Lamachus: Dicaeopolis, if he saw me wounded,

Lamachus: And may it happen to fit my good fortune!

Dikaiopolis: alack, alack!

Dikaiopolis: of the titthia, like hard and quinces.

Dicaeopolis: Kiss me gently, golden one.

1200

Dikaiopolis: the flapping and the fluttering.

Dicaeopolis: for I have drunk the whole wine first.

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καὶ τὸ σφυρὸν παλίνορρον ἐξεκόκκισεν,

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Λάμαχος

ὦ συμφορὰ τάλαινα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

ἰὼ ἰὼ τραυμάτων ἐπωδύνων.
1205

Δικαιόπολις

ἰὴ ἰὴ χαῖρε Λαμαχίππιον.

Λάμαχος

στυγερὸς ἐγώ.

Δικαιόπολις

τί με σὺ κυνεῖς;

Λάμαχος

μογερὸς ἐγώ.

Δικαιόπολις

τί με σὺ δάκνεις;

Λάμαχος

τάλας ἐγὼ ξυμβολῆς βαρείας.
1210

Δικαιόπολις

τοῖς Χουσὶ γάρ τις ξυμβολὰς ἐπράττετο;

Λάμαχος

ἰὼ ἰὼ Παιὰν Παιάν.

Δικαιόπολις

ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ νυνὶ τήμερον Παιώνια.

Λάμαχος

λάβεσθέ μου λάβεσθε τοῦ σκέλους παπαῖ,

προσλάβεσθʼ ὦ φίλοι.
1215

Δικαιόπολις

ἐμοῦ δέ γε σφὼ τοῦ πέους ἄμφω μέσου

προσλάβεσθʼ ὦ φίλαι.

Λάμαχος

εἰλιγγιῶ κάρα λίθῳ πεπληγμένος

καὶ σκοτοδινιῶ.

Δικαιόπολις

κἀγὼ καθεύδειν βούλομαι καὶ στύομαι
1220

καὶ σκοτοβινιῶ

Λάμαχος

θύραζέ μʼ ἐξενέγκατʼ ἐς τοῦ Πιττάλου

παιωνίαισι χερσίν.

Δικαιόπολις

ὡς τοὺς κριτάς με φέρετε· ποῦ ʼστιν ὁ βασιλεύς;

ἀπόδοτέ μοι τὸν ἀσκόν.
1225

Λάμαχος

λόγχη τις ἐμπέπηγέ μοι διʼ ὀστέων ὀδυρτά.

LAMACHUS

Oh! heavens! oh! heavens! What cruel pain! I faint, I tremble! Alas! I die! the foe's lance has struck me! But what would hurt me most would be for Dicaeopolis to see me wounded thus and laugh at my ill-fortune.

DICAEOPOLIS
(ENTERS WITH TWO COURTESANS)

Oh! my gods! what bosoms! Hard as a quince! Come, my treasures, give me voluptuous kisses! Glue your lips to mine. Haha! I was the first to empty my cup.

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Λάμαχος ὦ συμφορὰ τάλαινα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν. ἰὼ ἰὼ τραυμάτων ἐπωδύνων. 1205

Δικαιόπολις ἰὴ ἰὴ χαῖρε Λαμαχίππιον.

Λάμαχος στυγερὸς ἐγώ.

Δικαιόπολις τί με σὺ κυνεῖς;

Λάμαχος μογερὸς ἐγώ.

Δικαιόπολις τί με σὺ δάκνεις;

Λάμαχος τάλας ἐγὼ ξυμβολῆς βαρείας. 1210

Δικαιόπολις τοῖς Χουσὶ γάρ τις ξυμβολὰς ἐπράττετο;

Λάμαχος ἰὼ ἰὼ Παιὰν Παιάν.

Δικαιόπολις ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ νυνὶ τήμερον Παιώνια.

Λάμαχος λάβεσθέ μου λάβεσθε τοῦ σκέλους παπαῖ, προσλάβεσθʼ ὦ φίλοι. 1215

Δικαιόπολις ἐμοῦ δέ γε σφὼ τοῦ πέους ἄμφω μέσου προσλάβεσθʼ ὦ φίλαι.

Λάμαχος εἰλιγγιῶ κάρα λίθῳ πεπληγμένος καὶ σκοτοδινιῶ.

Δικαιόπολις κἀγὼ καθεύδειν βούλομαι καὶ στύομαι 1220 καὶ σκοτοβινιῶ

Λάμαχος θύραζέ μʼ ἐξενέγκατʼ ἐς τοῦ Πιττάλου παιωνίαισι χερσίν.

Δικαιόπολις ὡς τοὺς κριτάς με φέρετε· ποῦ ʼστιν ὁ βασιλεύς; ἀπόδοτέ μοι τὸν ἀσκόν. 1225

Λάμαχος λόγχη τις ἐμπέπηγέ μοι διʼ ὀστέων ὀδυρτά.

LAMACHUS Oh! heavens! oh! heavens! What cruel pain! I faint, I tremble! Alas! I die! the foe's lance has struck me! But what would hurt me most would be for Dicaeopolis to see me wounded thus and laugh at my ill-fortune.

DICAEOPOLIS (ENTERS WITH TWO COURTESANS) Oh! my gods! what bosoms! Hard as a quince! Come, my treasures, give me voluptuous kisses! Glue your lips to mine. Haha! I was the first to empty my cup.

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Λάμαχος

ὦ συμφορὰ τάλαινα τῶν ἐμῶν κακῶν.

ἰὼ ἰὼ τραυμάτων ἐπωδύνων.
1205

Δικαιόπολις

ἰὴ ἰὴ χαῖρε Λαμαχίππιον.

Λάμαχος

στυγερὸς ἐγώ.

Δικαιόπολις

τί με σὺ κυνεῖς;

Λάμαχος

μογερὸς ἐγώ.

Δικαιόπολις

τί με σὺ δάκνεις;

Λάμαχος

τάλας ἐγὼ ξυμβολῆς βαρείας.
1210

Δικαιόπολις

τοῖς Χουσὶ γάρ τις ξυμβολὰς ἐπράττετο;

Λάμαχος

ἰὼ ἰὼ Παιὰν Παιάν.

Δικαιόπολις

ἀλλʼ οὐχὶ νυνὶ τήμερον Παιώνια.

Λάμαχος

λάβεσθέ μου λάβεσθε τοῦ σκέλους παπαῖ,

προσλάβεσθʼ ὦ φίλοι.
1215

Δικαιόπολις

ἐμοῦ δέ γε σφὼ τοῦ πέους ἄμφω μέσου

προσλάβεσθʼ ὦ φίλαι.

Λάμαχος

εἰλιγγιῶ κάρα λίθῳ πεπληγμένος

καὶ σκοτοδινιῶ.

Δικαιόπολις

κἀγὼ καθεύδειν βούλομαι καὶ στύομαι
1220

καὶ σκοτοβινιῶ

Λάμαχος

θύραζέ μʼ ἐξενέγκατʼ ἐς τοῦ Πιττάλου

παιωνίαισι χερσίν.

Δικαιόπολις

ὡς τοὺς κριτάς με φέρετε· ποῦ ʼστιν ὁ βασιλεύς;

ἀπόδοτέ μοι τὸν ἀσκόν.
1225

Λάμαχος

λόγχη τις ἐμπέπηγέ μοι διʼ ὀστέων ὀδυρτά.

LAMACHUS

Oh! heavens! oh! heavens! What cruel pain! I faint, I tremble! Alas! I die! the foe's lance has struck me! But what would hurt me most would be for Dicaeopolis to see me wounded thus and laugh at my ill-fortune.

DICAEOPOLIS
(ENTERS WITH TWO COURTESANS)

Oh! my gods! what bosoms! Hard as a quince! Come, my treasures, give me voluptuous kisses! Glue your lips to mine. Haha! I was the first to empty my cup.