Aristophanes Frogs 1533

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Frogs. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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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.)

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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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κἄλλος ὁ βουλόμενος τούτων πατρίοις ἐν ἀρούραις.
The construction κἄλλος ὁ βουλόμενος functions as an elliptical comparative clause where the comparative adjective ὁ βουλόμενος ('whoever wishes') stands in apposition to the implied subject of the main clause, effectively meaning 'and let the one who wishes [do so]'. This usage of the definite article with a participle to create a substantive subject in a hortatory or gnomic context, combined with the elision of the predicate verb (understood as 'is' or 'shall be'), is a characteristic Aristophanic feature of compressed, colloquial syntax that demands reconstruction of the omitted verbal element from the context of the preceding lines.