14B

Question 1

τί δὲ καὶ φήσειεν ἂν ὑμῶν ἕκαστος, εἰσιων προς την αὑτοῦ γυναῖκα ἢ παῖδα κόρην ἢ μητερα, ἀποψηφισαμενος Νεαιρας;

Answer 1

And what would each one of you say when you go back to the house to your wife or your daughter or your mother if you have voted (having voted) to acquit Neaira?

Question 2

ἐπειδαν γαρ τις ἔρηται ὑμᾶς ῾που ἦτε;᾽ και εἲπητε ὅτι ῾ἐδικαζομεν᾽, ἐρησεται τις εὐθυς ῾τινι ἐδικαζετε;᾽ὑμεῖς δε φησετε ῾Νεαιρα᾽(οὐ γαρ;)

Answer 2

For when (whenever) someone asks you ‘Where were you?’ and you say ‘We were trying a case’, that someone will immediately ask ‘Whom were you trying?’ and you will say ‘Neaira’ (of course)

Question 3

῾ὅτι ξενη οὐσα ἀστῷ συνοικει παρα τον νομον, και ὅτι την θυγατερα ἐξεδωκε Θεογενει τω βασιλευσαντι, και αὑτη ἔθυε τὰ ἱερα τα ἄρρητα ὑπερ τῆς πολεως, και τῷ Διονυσω γυνη ἐδοθη.᾽

Answer 3

‘because, though an alien, she lived with a citizen against the law and because she married her daughter to Theogenes when he was basileus and she performed the sacred and secret rites on behalf of the city and was given as a bride to Dionysos.’

Question 4

(και τα αλλα περι τῆς κατηγοριας διηγησεσθε, ὡς εὖ και ἐπιμελῶς και μνημονικῶς περι ἐκαστου κατηγορηθη.)

Answer 4

(And you will go through the other things about the charge saying how well and carefully and accurately on each point she was prosecuted.)

Question 5

αἱ δέ, ἀκουσασαι, ἐρησονται ῾τι οὖν ἀποιησατε;᾽ ὑμεις δε φησετε ῾ἀπεψηφισαμεθα᾽. οὔκουν ἤδη αἱ σωφρονεσταται τῶν γυναικων, ἐπειδαν πυθωνται, ὀργισθησονται ὑμῖν διοτι, ὁμοιως αὐταις, κατηξιουτε Νεαιραν μετεχειν των της πολεως και των ἱερων;

Answer 5

And they, hearing this, will ask ‘What then did you do?’ and you will say ‘We acquitted her.’ Will not the most self-controlled of women, when they find out, be angry with you because you thought it right that Neaira should equally with them have a share in the business of the city and in the sacred rites?

Question 6

και δη και ταις ἀνοητοις γυναιξι δοξετε ἀδειαν διδοναι ποειν ὀ τι ἃν βουλωνται. δοξετε γαρ ὀλιγωροι εἶναι και αὐτοι ὁμογνωμονες τοις Νεαιρας τροποις.

Answer 6

And moreover, you will seem to be granting licence to foolish women to do what(ever) they like. For you will seem to be contemptuous and yourselves to be in agreement with Neaira’s standards of behaviour.