Aristophanes Knights 909

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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.) — 911 focus
Translations (2)
Knights (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 911 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.) — 911 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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ἰδοὺ δέχου κέρκον λαγῶ τὠφθαλμιδίω περιψῆν.
The adjective περιψῆν (peripsēn) is a hapax legomenon in the extant corpus, formed from περι- (around) and ψῆν (a rare form related to ψῆχος or perhaps a dialectal variant of ψῆμα, 'to spread' or 'to cover'). In this context, it functions as a compound epithet describing the hare, implying a 'well-spread' or 'fluffed-up' appearance, likely alluding to the theatrical convention of stuffing costumes to exaggerate the animal's form for comedic effect. The lexical rarity and the specific theatrical implication of the compound make this a crucial point of semantic clarification.