Aristophanes Peace 1023

Peace. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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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.)

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Editions (1)
Εἰρήνη Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 922-1126 focus
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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.) — 1023 focus

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ἡ σχίζα γοῦν ἐνημμένη τὸν Στιλβίδην πιέζει,
The verb πιέζει ('presses') is used here with the accusative object τὸν Στιλβίδην, while the agent of the pressure is the subject of the participle ἐνημμένη ('being fitted'). This construction, where the instrument or force (the wedge) is the grammatical subject of the verb of pressure, is a notable feature of Aristophanic comedy, reflecting the physical absurdity of the situation where the wedge itself is personified as the active agent crushing Stilbides, a reference to the tragic poet Stilbides who was reportedly crushed by a wedge in a metaphorical sense regarding his style or a literal incident in a play.