Aristophanes, Peace, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 956

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Τρυγαῖος

ἄγε δὴ τὸ κανοῦν λαβὼν σὺ καὶ τὴν χέρνιβα

περίιθι τὸν βωμὸν ταχέως ἐπιδέξια.

Οἰκέτης

ἰδού· λεγοις ἂν ἄλλο· περιελήλυθα.

Τρυγαῖος

φέρε δὴ τὸ δαλίον τόδʼ ἐμβάψω λαβών,

σείου σὺ ταχέως· σὺ δὲ πρότεινε τῶν ὀλῶν,
960

καὐτός γε χερνίπτου παραδοὺς ταύτην ἐμοί,

καὶ τοῖς θεαταῖς ῥῖπτε τῶν κριθῶν.

Οἰκέτης

ἰδού.

Τρυγαῖος

ἔδωκας ἤδη;

Οἰκέτης

νὴ τὸν Ἑρμῆν ὥστε γε

τούτων ὅσοιπέρ εἰσι τῶν θεωμένων

οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδεὶς ὅστις οὐ κριθὴν ἔχει.
965

Τρυγαῖος

οὐχ αἱ γυναῖκές γʼ ἔλαβον.

Οἰκέτης

ἀλλʼ εἰς ἑσπέραν

δώσουσιν αὐταῖς ἅνδρες.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ εὐχώμεθα.

τίς τῇδε; ποῦ ποτʼ εἰσὶ πολλοὶ κἀγαθοί;

Οἰκέτης

τοισδὶ φέρε δῶ· πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κἀγαθοί.

Τρυγαῖος

τούτους ἀγαθοὺς ἐνόμισας;
970

Οἰκέτης

οὐ γάρ, οἵτινες

ἡμῶν καταχεόντων ὕδωρ τοσουτονὶ

ἐς ταὐτὸ τοῦθʼ ἑστᾶσʼ ἰόντες χωρίον;

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ ὡς τάχιστʼ εὐχώμεθʼ.

Χορός

εὐχώμεσθα δή.

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

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

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Peace (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 956 focus

Trygaeus
to the Servant who has returned with a sheep and a vase of water.

Come, seize the basket and take the lustral water and hurry to circle round the altar to the right.

Servant

There! that's done. What is your next bidding?

Trygaeus

Wait. I take this fire-brand first and plunge it into the water. 960 Now quick, quick, you sprinkle the altar. Give me some barley-seed, purify yourself and hand me the basin; then scatter the rest of the barley among the audience.

Servant

Done.

Trygaeus

You have thrown it?

Servant

Yes, by Hermes! 965 and all the spectators have had their share.

Trygaeus

At least the women got none.

Servant

Oh! their husbands will give them some this evening.

Trygaeus

Let us pray! Who is here? Are there any good men?

Servant

Come, give me the water, so that I may sprinkle these people. Faith! they are indeed good, brave men.

He throws the lustral water on them.

Trygaeus

970 You believe so?

Servant

I am sure, and the proof of it is that we have flooded them with lustral water and they have not budged an inch.

Trygaeus

Let us pray, then, as soon as we can.

Servant

Yes, let us pray.

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.) — 956 focus

Trygaeus: Come now, take the basket and the basin.

Trygaeus: Walk around the altar quickly to the right.

Slave: Look! You could say something else. I have gone round about.

Trygaeus: Bring here this branch, so that I may dip it, taking it.

Trygaeus: Shake it quickly; and you, hold up one of the beams,

960

Trygaeus: And he himself, having handed over this to me with a lustral water sprinkler,

Trygaeus: And throw barley to the spectators.

Servant: Behold.

Trygaeus: Have you given already?

Slave: by Hermes, then!

Servant: those of these who are spectators

Servant: There is no one who does not have a judge.

965

Trygaeus: No, the women did not take it.

Servant: but until evening

Servant: men will give them to them.

Trygaeus: But let us pray.

Trygaeus: Who is here? Where are the many good men at this time?

Slave: bring these things here; for they are many and good.

Trygaeus: Did you think these men were good?

970

Slave: no, because whoever

Servant: of us pouring so much water

Servant: 'While standing, are you going to the same place here?'

Trygaeus: but let us pray as quickly as possible.

Chorus: Let us pray, then.

Aristophanes Peace 956

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

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Τρυγαῖος

ἄγε δὴ τὸ κανοῦν λαβὼν σὺ καὶ τὴν χέρνιβα

περίιθι τὸν βωμὸν ταχέως ἐπιδέξια.

Οἰκέτης

ἰδού· λεγοις ἂν ἄλλο· περιελήλυθα.

Οἰκέτης

ἰδού.

Τρυγαῖος

ἔδωκας ἤδη;

Οἰκέτης

νὴ τὸν Ἑρμῆν ὥστε γε

τούτων ὅσοιπέρ εἰσι τῶν θεωμένων

οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδεὶς ὅστις οὐ κριθὴν ἔχει.
965

Τρυγαῖος

οὐχ αἱ γυναῖκές γʼ ἔλαβον.

Οἰκέτης

ἀλλʼ εἰς ἑσπέραν

δώσουσιν αὐταῖς ἅνδρες.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ εὐχώμεθα.

τίς τῇδε; ποῦ ποτʼ εἰσὶ πολλοὶ κἀγαθοί;

Οἰκέτης

τοισδὶ φέρε δῶ· πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κἀγαθοί.

Τρυγαῖος

τούτους ἀγαθοὺς ἐνόμισας;
970

Οἰκέτης

οὐ γάρ, οἵτινες

ἡμῶν καταχεόντων ὕδωρ τοσουτονὶ

ἐς ταὐτὸ τοῦθʼ ἑστᾶσʼ ἰόντες χωρίον;

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ ὡς τάχιστʼ εὐχώμεθʼ.

Χορός

εὐχώμεσθα δή.

Current edition Perseus

Trygaeus
to the Servant who has returned with a sheep and a vase of water.

Come, seize the basket and take the lustral water and hurry to circle round the altar to the right.

Servant

There! that's done. What is your next bidding?

Trygaeus

Wait. I take this fire-brand first and plunge it into the water. 960 Now quick, quick, you sprinkle the altar. Give me some barley-seed, purify yourself and hand me the basin; then scatter the rest of the barley among the audience.

Servant

Done.

Trygaeus

You have thrown it?

Servant

Yes, by Hermes! 965 and all the spectators have had their share.

Trygaeus

At least the women got none.

Servant

Oh! their husbands will give them some this evening.

Trygaeus

Let us pray! Who is here? Are there any good men?

Servant

Come, give me the water, so that I may sprinkle these people. Faith! they are indeed good, brave men.

Trygaeus

970 You believe so?

Servant

I am sure, and the proof of it is that we have flooded them with lustral water and they have not budged an inch.

Trygaeus

Let us pray, then, as soon as we can.

Servant

Yes, let us pray.

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Τρυγαῖος ἄγε δὴ τὸ κανοῦν λαβὼν σὺ καὶ τὴν χέρνιβα περίιθι τὸν βωμὸν ταχέως ἐπιδέξια.

Οἰκέτης ἰδού· λεγοις ἂν ἄλλο· περιελήλυθα.

Οἰκέτης ἰδού.

Τρυγαῖος ἔδωκας ἤδη;

Οἰκέτης νὴ τὸν Ἑρμῆν ὥστε γε τούτων ὅσοιπέρ εἰσι τῶν θεωμένων οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδεὶς ὅστις οὐ κριθὴν ἔχει. 965

Τρυγαῖος οὐχ αἱ γυναῖκές γʼ ἔλαβον.

Οἰκέτης ἀλλʼ εἰς ἑσπέραν δώσουσιν αὐταῖς ἅνδρες.

Τρυγαῖος ἀλλʼ εὐχώμεθα. τίς τῇδε; ποῦ ποτʼ εἰσὶ πολλοὶ κἀγαθοί;

Οἰκέτης τοισδὶ φέρε δῶ· πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κἀγαθοί.

Τρυγαῖος τούτους ἀγαθοὺς ἐνόμισας; 970

Οἰκέτης οὐ γάρ, οἵτινες ἡμῶν καταχεόντων ὕδωρ τοσουτονὶ ἐς ταὐτὸ τοῦθʼ ἑστᾶσʼ ἰόντες χωρίον;

Τρυγαῖος ἀλλʼ ὡς τάχιστʼ εὐχώμεθʼ.

Χορός εὐχώμεσθα δή.

Current edition Perseus

Trygaeus to the Servant who has returned with a sheep and a vase of water. Come, seize the basket and take the lustral water and hurry to circle round the altar to the right.

Servant There! that's done. What is your next bidding?

Trygaeus Wait. I take this fire-brand first and plunge it into the water. 960 Now quick, quick, you sprinkle the altar. Give me some barley-seed, purify yourself and hand me the basin; then scatter the rest of the barley among the audience.

Servant Done.

Trygaeus You have thrown it?

Servant Yes, by Hermes! 965 and all the spectators have had their share.

Trygaeus At least the women got none.

Servant Oh! their husbands will give them some this evening.

Trygaeus Let us pray! Who is here? Are there any good men?

Servant Come, give me the water, so that I may sprinkle these people. Faith! they are indeed good, brave men.

Trygaeus 970 You believe so?

Servant I am sure, and the proof of it is that we have flooded them with lustral water and they have not budged an inch.

Trygaeus Let us pray, then, as soon as we can.

Servant Yes, let us pray.

Stable identifiers

Τρυγαῖος

ἄγε δὴ τὸ κανοῦν λαβὼν σὺ καὶ τὴν χέρνιβα

περίιθι τὸν βωμὸν ταχέως ἐπιδέξια.

Οἰκέτης

ἰδού· λεγοις ἂν ἄλλο· περιελήλυθα.

Οἰκέτης

ἰδού.

Τρυγαῖος

ἔδωκας ἤδη;

Οἰκέτης

νὴ τὸν Ἑρμῆν ὥστε γε

τούτων ὅσοιπέρ εἰσι τῶν θεωμένων

οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδεὶς ὅστις οὐ κριθὴν ἔχει.
965

Τρυγαῖος

οὐχ αἱ γυναῖκές γʼ ἔλαβον.

Οἰκέτης

ἀλλʼ εἰς ἑσπέραν

δώσουσιν αὐταῖς ἅνδρες.

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ εὐχώμεθα.

τίς τῇδε; ποῦ ποτʼ εἰσὶ πολλοὶ κἀγαθοί;

Οἰκέτης

τοισδὶ φέρε δῶ· πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσι κἀγαθοί.

Τρυγαῖος

τούτους ἀγαθοὺς ἐνόμισας;
970

Οἰκέτης

οὐ γάρ, οἵτινες

ἡμῶν καταχεόντων ὕδωρ τοσουτονὶ

ἐς ταὐτὸ τοῦθʼ ἑστᾶσʼ ἰόντες χωρίον;

Τρυγαῖος

ἀλλʼ ὡς τάχιστʼ εὐχώμεθʼ.

Χορός

εὐχώμεσθα δή.

Trygaeus
to the Servant who has returned with a sheep and a vase of water.

Come, seize the basket and take the lustral water and hurry to circle round the altar to the right.

Servant

There! that's done. What is your next bidding?

Trygaeus

Wait. I take this fire-brand first and plunge it into the water. 960 Now quick, quick, you sprinkle the altar. Give me some barley-seed, purify yourself and hand me the basin; then scatter the rest of the barley among the audience.

Servant

Done.

Trygaeus

You have thrown it?

Servant

Yes, by Hermes! 965 and all the spectators have had their share.

Trygaeus

At least the women got none.

Servant

Oh! their husbands will give them some this evening.

Trygaeus

Let us pray! Who is here? Are there any good men?

Servant

Come, give me the water, so that I may sprinkle these people. Faith! they are indeed good, brave men.

Trygaeus

970 You believe so?

Servant

I am sure, and the proof of it is that we have flooded them with lustral water and they have not budged an inch.

Trygaeus

Let us pray, then, as soon as we can.

Servant

Yes, let us pray.