Aristophanes Peace 628

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Peace. 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)
Εἰρήνη Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 657-728 focus
Translations (2)
Peace (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 651 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.) — 651 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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ἐν δίκῃ μὲν οὖν, ἐπεί τοι τὴν κορώνεών γέ μου
The phrase ἐπεί τοι τὴν κορώνεών γέ μου presents a syntactic crux. While ἐπεί (since/since then) typically introduces a causal clause, the particle τοι here functions as an emphatic address to the preceding interlocutor (the judge or the chorus), while the genitive κορώνεών (of the 'crow-like' or 'sly' ones) lacks an explicit governing noun, forcing the reader to supply a concept such as 'account' or 'charge' from the context of legal proceedings. The particle γέ adds a restrictive or emphatic force to the pronoun μου, suggesting 'my share of the crow-like ones' (i.e., my portion of the blame or accusation), a construction that is highly elliptical and dependent on the specific satirical context of the trial scene in the parabasis or the character's defense.