15. Greek to GCSE Chapter 7 from 7.37 Onwards

Question 1

ὁ της παιδος πατηρ πλουσιωτερος ἐστιν ἠ ὁ ἐμος

Answer 1

The girl’s father is wealthier than mine.

Question 2

οἱ δουλοι, ὑπο του στρατιωτου διωκομενοι, προς τους ἀγρους προσεβησαν

Answer 2

The slaves, being chased by the soldier, went towards the fields

Question 3

δια την νυκτα ἀναγκαζομεθα παυειν την μαχην

Answer 3

On account of the night we are forced to stop the battle.

Question 4

ταυτῃ τῃ γυναικι δυο θυγατερες εἰσιν

Answer 4

This woman has two daughters

Question 5

οὐδεις το του Διος ἱερον πιστοτερον φυλασσει ἠ ὁδε ὁ ἀνηρ

Answer 5

No-one guards the temple of Zeus more faithfully than this man.

Question 6

οὑτοι οἱ αἰχμαλωτοι ὑπο των παιδων λιθοις ἐβαλλοντο

Answer 6

These prisoners were being pelted with stones by the children

Question 7

ἐκεινοι οἱ νεανιαι, τας τε ὁδους και την χωραν γνοντες, ἡμιν χρησιμωτατοι ἠσαν

Answer 7

Those young men, having got to know both the roads and the land, were very useful to us.

Question 8

οἱ αἰχμαλωτοι, τον ποταμον τον χαλεπωτατον διαβαντες, οὐκ ἀξιοι εἰσι κολαζεσθαι

Answer 8

The prisoners, having crossed the very dangerous river, do not deserve to be punished.

Question 9

ἀρα ὁ σος υἱος, ᾡ ἀει ἐπιστευες, ταυτα τῃ μητρι εἰπεν;

Answer 9

Did your son, whom you always trusted, say these things to his mother?

Question 10

ὁ ἰατρος το της νοσου ὀνομα ἐγνω

Answer 10

The doctor got to know the name of the disease.

Question 11

The inhabitants of the village are forced to run away

Answer 11

οἱ της κωμης ἐνοικοι ἀναγκαζονται φευγειν.

Question 12

We got to know those words

Answer 12

ἐγνωμεν ἐκεινους τους λογους

Question 13

Did you hide the gold in the field, boys?

Answer 13

ἀρα ἐκρυψατε τον χρυσον ἐν τῳ ἀγρῳ, ὠ παιδες;

Question 14

The slave who was being chased by the soldier went into the temple (using root aorist)

Answer 14

ὁ δουλος ὁ ὑπο του στρατιωτου διωκομενος εἰς το ἱερον εἰσεβη.

Question 15

The women to whom I reported these things were sitting in the market-place

Answer 15

αἱ γυναικες αἱς ταυτα ἠγγειλα ἐν τῃ ἀγορᾳ ἐκαθιζον

Question 16

ὁ γερων οὑτω σοφος ἐστιν ὡστε πειθει τους πολιτας

Answer 16

The old man is so wise that he persuades the citizens.

Question 17

τῃ ἐπιστολῃ εἰς τοσουτον πιστευω ὡστε οὐδενα φοβον ἐχω

Answer 17

I trust the letter so much that I have no fear.

Question 18

οὑτος ὁ ἱππος οὑτω καλος ἐστιν ὡστε του ἡμετερου στρατηγου ἀξιος ἐστιν

Answer 18

This horse is so beautiful that it is worthy of our general.

Question 19

ὁ της παιδος πατηρ τοσαυτα χρηματα ἐχει ὡστε καλλιστα δωρα ἀει παρεχει

Answer 19

The girl’s father has so much money that he always provides very fine gifts

Question 20

ὁ σιτος τοιουτος ἐστιν ὡστε παντες ἐθελουσιν ἐσθιειν

Answer 20

The food is of such a sort that everyone wants to eat it

Question 21

ἡ γυνη τον χρυσον οὑτω σοφως ἐκρυψεν ὡστε οὐδεις οἱος τʹ ἠν εὑρισκειν αὐτον

Answer 21

The woman hid the gold so cleverly that no-one was able to find it.

Question 22

την βιβλον οὑτως ἐγραψα ὡστε παντες οἱ παιδες εὐ ἐμανθανον

Answer 22

I wrote the book in such a way that all the children learned well.

Question 23

ἐκεινοι οἱ ναυται οὑτως ἀνδρειοι εἰσιν ὡστε ἐν πασαις ταις ναυμαχιαις την νικην ἐχουσιν

Answer 23

Those sailors are so brave that they have the victory in all the sea-battles.

Question 24

ὁ ἰατρος οὑτω πιστος ἐστιν ὡστε πολλους φιλους ἐχει

Answer 24

The doctor is so reliable that he has many friends.

Question 25

ὁ δεσποτης εἰς τοσουτον ἐκολασε τους δουλους ὡστε παντες ἐφυγον

Answer 25

The master punished the slaves to such an extent that they all ran away

Question 26

These women are so wise that all the generals trust them

Answer 26

αἱδε οὑτω σοφαι εἰσιν ὡστε παντες οἱ στρατηγοι πιστευουσιν αὐταις.

Question 27

The soldiers were so brave that they chased the enemy into the river

Answer 27

οἱ στρατιωται οὑτως ἀνδρειοι ἠσαν ὡστε ἐδιωξαν τους πολεμιους εἰς τον ποταμον.

Question 28

The boy was so stupid that he learned nothing

Answer 28

ὁ παις οὑτω μωρος ἠν ὡστε οὐδεν ἐμαθεν

Question 29

The enemy were so many that the citizens did not stay in the village

Answer 29

οἱ πολεμιοι τοσουτοι ἠσαν ὡστε οἱ πολιται οὐκ ἐμενον ἐν τῃ κωμῃ.

Question 30

Socrates always speaks very wisely. As a result, we admire him

Answer 30

ὁ Σωκρατης ἀει σοφωτατα λεγει. ὡστε θαυμαζομεν αὐτον.