Aristophanes Frogs 1071

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Frogs. 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)
Βάτραχοι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 1078 focus
Translations (2)
Frogs (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Matthew Dillon). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1078 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.) — 1078 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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τῶν μειρακίων στωμυλλομένων, καὶ τοὺς Παράλους ἀνέπεισεν
The phrase τῶν μειρακίων στωμυλλομένων utilizes the genitive absolute construction with the present active participle of στωμυλλέω. This verb is a hapax legomenon in this specific form within Aristophanes and carries a specialized, pejorative nuance of 'mumbling' or 'speaking in an unintelligible, muttering fashion,' distinct from the more common ὀμυλλέω or generic terms for talking. The construction effectively isolates the behavior of the youths as the causal or circumstantial backdrop for the main verb, highlighting the specific, disruptive nature of their speech which Xanthias or Dionysus (depending on the immediate context) overcomes by convincing the Paraloí (a specific corps of rowers) to intervene.