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Χορός

νῦν δὴ τὸν ἐκ θἠμετέρου

γυμνασίου δεῖ τι λέγειν

καινόν, ὅπως φανήσει —

Βδελυκλέων

ἐνεγκάτω μοι δεῦρο τὴν κίστην τις ὡς τάχιστα.

ἀτὰρ φανεῖ ποῖός τις ὤν, ἢν ταῦτα παρακελεύῃ;
530

Χορός

μὴ κατὰ τὸν νεανίαν

τονδὶ λέγων. ὁρᾷς γὰρ ὥς

σοι μέγας ἐστὶν ἁγὼν

καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁπάντων,

εἴπερ, ὃ μὴ γένοιθʼ, οὗτός
535

σʼ ἐθέλει κρατῆσαι.

Βδελυκλέων

καὶ μὴν ὅσʼ ἂν λέξῃ γʼ ἁπλῶς μνημόσυνα γράψομαι ʼγώ.

Φιλοκλέων

τί γὰρ φάθʼ ὑμεῖς, ἢν ὁδί με τῷ λόγῳ κρατήσῃ;

Χορός

οὐκέτι πρεσβυτῶν ὄχλος
540

χρήσιμος ἔστʼ οὐδʼ ἀκαρῆ·

σκωπτόμενοι δʼ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς

θαλλοφόροι καλούμεθʼ, ἀντωμοσιῶν

κελύφη.
545

Wasps. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1906.

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Σφῆκες (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.)

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Wasps (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 526 focus

Chorus

Now it is necessary for you, who are of our school, to say something novel, that you may not seem ...

Bdelycleon
interrupting

530 Someone bring me a tablet, quick. But what sort of man will be appear to be, if you advise me to do this?

Chorus

... to side with this youth in his opinions. 535 You see how serious the question has become; if he should prevail, which the gods forfend, it will be all over for us.

Bdelycleon

And I must note down whatever he says, so as to remember it.

Philocleon

But what will you say of it, if he should triumph over me in the debate?

Chorus

540 That old men are no longer good for anything; we shall be perpetually laughed at in the streets, shall be called thallophores, 545 mere brief-bags.

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.) — 526 focus

Chorus: now indeed [he comes] from our side

Chorus: it is necessary to say something about the gymnasium.

Chorus: a new thing, how it will appear—

Bdelycleon: Let someone bring me here the box as quickly as possible.

Bdelycleon: But will he appear, whoever he is, if you give these instructions?

530

Chorus: not according to the young man

Chorus: Saying this. For you see how

Chorus: a great contest is yours.

Chorus: and concerning all things,

Chorus: if so, which may the gods forbid, this

535

Chorus: He wants to master you.

Bdelycleon: And indeed, whatever he says, I will simply write down as memorials.

Philocleon: For what will you say, if this man conquers me with his speech?

Chorus: no longer a crowd of old men

540

Chorus: It is useful, not unfruitful;

Chorus: being mocked on the streets

Chorus: we are called 'bough-bearers', [and] oath-sworn

Chorus: shells.

545

Aristophanes Wasps 526

ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart

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Χορός

νῦν δὴ τὸν ἐκ θἠμετέρου

γυμνασίου δεῖ τι λέγειν

καινόν, ὅπως φανήσει —

Βδελυκλέων

ἐνεγκάτω μοι δεῦρο τὴν κίστην τις ὡς τάχιστα.

ἀτὰρ φανεῖ ποῖός τις ὤν, ἢν ταῦτα παρακελεύῃ;
530

Χορός

μὴ κατὰ τὸν νεανίαν

τονδὶ λέγων. ὁρᾷς γὰρ ὥς

σοι μέγας ἐστὶν ἁγὼν

καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁπάντων,

εἴπερ, ὃ μὴ γένοιθʼ, οὗτός
535

σʼ ἐθέλει κρατῆσαι.

Βδελυκλέων

καὶ μὴν ὅσʼ ἂν λέξῃ γʼ ἁπλῶς μνημόσυνα γράψομαι ʼγώ.

Φιλοκλέων

τί γὰρ φάθʼ ὑμεῖς, ἢν ὁδί με τῷ λόγῳ κρατήσῃ;

Χορός

οὐκέτι πρεσβυτῶν ὄχλος
540

χρήσιμος ἔστʼ οὐδʼ ἀκαρῆ·

σκωπτόμενοι δʼ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς

θαλλοφόροι καλούμεθʼ, ἀντωμοσιῶν

κελύφη.
545

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Chorus

Now it is necessary for you, who are of our school, to say something novel, that you may not seem ...

Bdelycleon
interrupting

530 Someone bring me a tablet, quick. But what sort of man will be appear to be, if you advise me to do this?

Chorus

... to side with this youth in his opinions. 535 You see how serious the question has become; if he should prevail, which the gods forfend, it will be all over for us.

Bdelycleon

And I must note down whatever he says, so as to remember it.

Philocleon

But what will you say of it, if he should triumph over me in the debate?

Chorus

540 That old men are no longer good for anything; we shall be perpetually laughed at in the streets, shall be called thallophores, 545 mere brief-bags.

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Χορός νῦν δὴ τὸν ἐκ θἠμετέρου γυμνασίου δεῖ τι λέγειν καινόν, ὅπως φανήσει —

Βδελυκλέων ἐνεγκάτω μοι δεῦρο τὴν κίστην τις ὡς τάχιστα. ἀτὰρ φανεῖ ποῖός τις ὤν, ἢν ταῦτα παρακελεύῃ; 530

Χορός μὴ κατὰ τὸν νεανίαν τονδὶ λέγων. ὁρᾷς γὰρ ὥς σοι μέγας ἐστὶν ἁγὼν καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁπάντων, εἴπερ, ὃ μὴ γένοιθʼ, οὗτός 535 σʼ ἐθέλει κρατῆσαι.

Βδελυκλέων καὶ μὴν ὅσʼ ἂν λέξῃ γʼ ἁπλῶς μνημόσυνα γράψομαι ʼγώ.

Φιλοκλέων τί γὰρ φάθʼ ὑμεῖς, ἢν ὁδί με τῷ λόγῳ κρατήσῃ;

Χορός οὐκέτι πρεσβυτῶν ὄχλος 540 χρήσιμος ἔστʼ οὐδʼ ἀκαρῆ· σκωπτόμενοι δʼ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς θαλλοφόροι καλούμεθʼ, ἀντωμοσιῶν κελύφη. 545

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Chorus Now it is necessary for you, who are of our school, to say something novel, that you may not seem ...

Bdelycleon interrupting 530 Someone bring me a tablet, quick. But what sort of man will be appear to be, if you advise me to do this?

Chorus ... to side with this youth in his opinions. 535 You see how serious the question has become; if he should prevail, which the gods forfend, it will be all over for us.

Bdelycleon And I must note down whatever he says, so as to remember it.

Philocleon But what will you say of it, if he should triumph over me in the debate?

Chorus 540 That old men are no longer good for anything; we shall be perpetually laughed at in the streets, shall be called thallophores, 545 mere brief-bags.

Stable identifiers

Χορός

νῦν δὴ τὸν ἐκ θἠμετέρου

γυμνασίου δεῖ τι λέγειν

καινόν, ὅπως φανήσει —

Βδελυκλέων

ἐνεγκάτω μοι δεῦρο τὴν κίστην τις ὡς τάχιστα.

ἀτὰρ φανεῖ ποῖός τις ὤν, ἢν ταῦτα παρακελεύῃ;
530

Χορός

μὴ κατὰ τὸν νεανίαν

τονδὶ λέγων. ὁρᾷς γὰρ ὥς

σοι μέγας ἐστὶν ἁγὼν

καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁπάντων,

εἴπερ, ὃ μὴ γένοιθʼ, οὗτός
535

σʼ ἐθέλει κρατῆσαι.

Βδελυκλέων

καὶ μὴν ὅσʼ ἂν λέξῃ γʼ ἁπλῶς μνημόσυνα γράψομαι ʼγώ.

Φιλοκλέων

τί γὰρ φάθʼ ὑμεῖς, ἢν ὁδί με τῷ λόγῳ κρατήσῃ;

Χορός

οὐκέτι πρεσβυτῶν ὄχλος
540

χρήσιμος ἔστʼ οὐδʼ ἀκαρῆ·

σκωπτόμενοι δʼ ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς

θαλλοφόροι καλούμεθʼ, ἀντωμοσιῶν

κελύφη.
545

Chorus

Now it is necessary for you, who are of our school, to say something novel, that you may not seem ...

Bdelycleon
interrupting

530 Someone bring me a tablet, quick. But what sort of man will be appear to be, if you advise me to do this?

Chorus

... to side with this youth in his opinions. 535 You see how serious the question has become; if he should prevail, which the gods forfend, it will be all over for us.

Bdelycleon

And I must note down whatever he says, so as to remember it.

Philocleon

But what will you say of it, if he should triumph over me in the debate?

Chorus

540 That old men are no longer good for anything; we shall be perpetually laughed at in the streets, shall be called thallophores, 545 mere brief-bags.