Knights. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.
Table of Contents
Search the Perseus Catalog for:
Search the Perseus Catalog for:
Chorus: You have done everything, you know, just as one who is fortunate ought to do.
Chorus: And the rogue found another, far greater in trickery.
Chorus: having been surpassed by greater ones
685
Chorus: and with various tricks
Chorus: with cunning words.
Chorus: but make sure that he competes.
Chorus: the rest are best.
Chorus: having us as allies, well-disposed
690
Chorus: You have known for a long time.
Current edition Experimental
English (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.) — 683 focus
Χορός
πάντα τοι πέπραγας οἷα χρὴ τὸν εὐτυχοῦντα·
ηὗρε δʼ ὁ πανοῦργος ἕτερον πολὺ πανουργίαις
μείζοσι κεκασμένον
685
καὶ δόλοισι ποικίλοις
ῥήμασίν θʼ αἱμύλοις.
ἀλλʼ ὅπως ἀγωνιεῖ φρόντιζε
τἀπίλοιπʼ ἄριστα·
συμμάχους δʼ ἡμᾶς ἔχων εὔνους
690
ἐπίστασαι πάλαι.
πάντα τοι πέπραγας οἷα χρὴ τὸν εὐτυχοῦντα·
ηὗρε δʼ ὁ πανοῦργος ἕτερον πολὺ πανουργίαις
μείζοσι κεκασμένον
685
καὶ δόλοισι ποικίλοις
ῥήμασίν θʼ αἱμύλοις.
ἀλλʼ ὅπως ἀγωνιεῖ φρόντιζε
τἀπίλοιπʼ ἄριστα·
συμμάχους δʼ ἡμᾶς ἔχων εὔνους
690
ἐπίστασαι πάλαι.
Translations (1)
Knights (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 683 focus
Chorus
singing
Bravo! you are the spoilt child of Fortune. Ah! our knave has found his match in another, who has far
685
better tricks in his sack, a thousand kinds of knaveries and of wily words. But the fight begins afresh; take care not to weaken;
690
you know that I have long been your most faithful ally.
Bravo! you are the spoilt child of Fortune. Ah! our knave has found his match in another, who has far
685
better tricks in his sack, a thousand kinds of knaveries and of wily words. But the fight begins afresh; take care not to weaken;
690
you know that I have long been your most faithful ally.