Aristophanes Knights 436b

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Knights. 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)
Ἱππῆς Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 441 focus
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Knights (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 441 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.) — 441 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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ἄθρει καὶ τοῦ ποδὸς παρίει·
The verb παρίει (pariei) here functions as a technical term of physical abuse, specifically denoting the act of 'letting go' or 'releasing' one's foot in a kick. In the context of the Paphlagonian's violent altercation with the Sausage-Seller (Demosthenes), this is not merely a descriptive motion but a specific allusion to the brutal, uncontrolled kicking associated with street brawls or the physical comedy of the genre, where the aggressor is depicted as unleashing a full, unbridled force against the victim's leg. The imperative ἄθρει ('look at' or 'behold') serves as a dramatic command to the audience to witness the cruelty of the act, heightening the grotesque nature of the violence.