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Frogs. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

Current edition Experimental

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.)

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.) — 455 focus
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Frogs (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Matthew Dillon). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 455 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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σεβῆ τε διήγομεν
The phrase 'σεβῆ τε διήγομεν' presents a notable textual crux. While some manuscripts and editors (e.g., Kock) read 'σεβῆ' (accusative plural of 'sebas', meaning 'awe' or 'reverence'), others, including the critical apparatus of the Oxford Classical Text (Dover), suggest 'σεβῆ' may be a corruption of 'σεβᾶ' or a dialectal variant of 'σεβόμεθα'. The verb 'διήγομεν' (aorist active indicative of 'diagō') is also unusual here; it typically means 'we led through' or 'we conducted', but in this context, it likely implies 'we went through' or 'we experienced' a state of awe. The ambiguity lies in whether the subject is the chorus or the characters, and the precise meaning of 'diēgomen' in this tragicomic context.