Aristophanes Clouds 1490

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Clouds. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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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.)

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Νεφέλαι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 1510-1511 focus

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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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ἐμοὶ δὲ δᾷδʼ ἐνεγκάτω τις ἡμμένην,
The participle ἡμμένην (perfect passive participle of ἱμνύμι, 'to kindle') is rare in this specific morphological form; the more common perfect active form ἡμμένη is not attested here, and the perfect passive 'having been kindled' is semantically necessary to describe the torch as already lit and ready to be carried, contrasting with the future action of the carrier. This construction highlights the state of the object rather than the action of lighting, which is crucial for the stage direction implied in the line.