Agamemnon 1400-1670 Vocab Flashcards
1
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καιριως
A
Opportunely/to suit the needs of the moment
2
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ταναντι’ ειπειν
A
To contradict them
3
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πυρσυνων
A
Pursuing
4
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πημονης ακρυστατ’ αν φαρξειεν ύφος κρεισσον εκ πηδηματος
A
Set the nets of harm around to a height too great to overleap
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έστηκα δ’ ενθ’ επαις ‘ επ’ εξειργασμενοις
A
I stand where I struck with my work accomplished
6
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αμυνασθαι
A
Defend himself
7
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περιστοχιζω
A
I hang round about him
8
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παιω δε νιν δις
A
I then struck him twice
9
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μεθηκεν…κωλα
A
His limbs gave way
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πεπτωκοτι τριτην επενδιδωμι
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When he had fallen I added a third blow
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όρμαινει
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He forced out
12
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κακφυσιων
A
He coughed up
13
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οξειαν…σφαγην
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A sharp spurt
14
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ερεμνη ψακαδι
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With a dark spray
15
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χαιρουσαν ουδεν ήσσον
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As I rejoiced no less
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σπορητος καλυκος
A
Than the sown corn
17
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εν λοχευμασιν
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In the labour of the bud
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ώς ώδ’ εχοντων
A
That is the situation
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επισπενδειν
A
To pour a libation
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ώς θρασυστομος
A
How arrogant it is
21
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κομπαζεις
A
Boast
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ατρεστω
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Undaunted
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αινειν…ψεγειν
A
To praise…to condemn
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δικαιας τεκτονας
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An artificer of justice
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πασαμενα
Have you tasted
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ρυτας εξ άλος ορομενον
Arising from the flowing seas
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τοδ’ επεθου θυος δημοθροους τ’αρας
His slaughter and loud public curses
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απεδικες απεταμες
You have cast them aside, you have cut them off
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μισος οβριμον
A mighty source of loathing
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ου προτιμων
Giving it no special value
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βοτου
Of an animal
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μηλων φλεοντων ευποκοις νομευμασιν
From his sheep that abound in fleecy flocks
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ανδρηλατειν
To have driven him
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μιασματων αποιν’
As punishment for his pollution
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επηκοος
A spectator
36
δικαστης τραχυς
A harsh judge
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τοιαυτ’ απειλειν ώς
Make such threats in the knowledge that
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παρεσκευασμενης
I am equally prepared for someone
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εκ των όμοιων χειρι νικησαντ’ εμου αρχείν
Who wins by force to rule over me
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τουμπαλιν κραινη
Ordains the reverse
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περιφρονα δ’ελακες
Your words are haughty
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φονολιβει τυχα
With the circumstances of dripping blood
43
λιβος
Drips
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αντιτον ετι σε χρη
In time you must pay the price
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στερομεναν
Bereft of
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τυμμα τυμματι τεισαι
Suffer stroke in return for stroke
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εσφαξ’
I slew
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εμπατει
Treads
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αιθη
Kindles
50
λυμαντηριος
The abuser
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μειλιγμα
The charmer
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αιχμαλωτος
His captive
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τερασκοπος
Soothsayer
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θεσφατηλογος
Chanter of oracles
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πιστη ξυνευνος
His faithful consort
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ίστοτριβης
The mast rubber
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κυκνου
Swan
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επηγαγεν ευνης παραψωνημα της εμης χλιδη
To me she has brought a side dish to the luxuriance of my bed
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περιωδυνος
Painful
60
δεμνιοτηρης
Bed-ridden
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δαμεντος φυλακος ευμενεστατου
Now that our most kindly guardian has been laid low
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νυν τελεαν πολυμναστον επηνθισω
Now you have crowned yourself with a final, memorable crown
63
Ερις εριδματος
A stirring up strife
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διφυιοισι Τανταλιδαισιν
The two-natured offspring of Tantalus
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κορακος εχθρου
Like a loathsome raven
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εκνομως
Tunelessly
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κικλησκων
Naming
68
νειρει
In the belly
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ερως αίματολοιχος
The lust of lapping blood
70
καταληξαι
Is healed
71
νεος ιχωρ
A fresh suppuration
72
ατηρας τυχας ακορεστον
Insatiable for ruinous events
73
αραχνης εν ύφασματι
You lie in this spider’s web
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κοιταν τανδ’ ανελευθερον
You are lying in an unfree state
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αμφιτω βελεμνω
By a two edged weapon
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χαλεπου θοινατηρος
The furnisher of the cruel banquet
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τελεον νεαροις επιθυσας
Adding a full grown sacrificial victim to the young ones
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αναιτιος
Not responsible
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όμοσποροις επιρροαισιν αίματων
With additional streams of kindred blood
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παχνα κουροβορω
For the clotted blood of devoured boys
81
ερνος
Offspring
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μηδεν μεγαλαυχειτω
Let him utter no loud boast
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φροντιδος στερηθεις ευπαλαμον μεριμναν
Deprived of thought’s resourceful care
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ψακας δε ληγει
The drizzle is ceasing
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θηγεται
Is being sharpened
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θηγαναισι
Whetstones
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αργυροτοιχου δροιτης κατεχοντα χαμευναν
Lying in the lowly deathbed of a silver sided bathtub
88
αχαριν χαριν
A tributeless tribute
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ιαπτων
Uttering
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ου σε προσηκει
It is no business of yours
91
το μελημ’ αλεγειν τουτο
To have this care as your concern
92
ασπασιως...αντιασασα
Will gladly meet
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προς ωκυπορον πορθμευμ’ αχεων
At the swift ferry of sorrows
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θεσμιον
Ordinance
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γοναν αραιον
The seed of the curse
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κεκολληται γενος προς ατα
The family is glued fast by ruin
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τάδε μεν στεργειν
To acquiesce in these things
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αυθενταισιν
Internecine
99
κτεανων δε μερος βαιαον εχουση
Even if I am left with only a small part of our possessions
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μανιας μελθρων αλληλοφονους
If I can remove the madness of mutual slaughter from our house
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εποπυτευειν
Who look down
102
ύφαντοις
Woven
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αμφιλεκτος ων κρατει
Upon being challenged for power
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προστροπαιος
As a suppliant
105
μοιραν ηύρετ’ ασφαλη
Found a safe fate for himself
106
το μη θανων πατρωον αίμαξαι πεδον αυτος
From staining his ancestral soil with his own blood
107
κρεουργον ημαρ ευθυμως
A cheerful day of meat-making
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τα μεν ποδηρη και χερων ακρους κτενας εθρυπτ’
He minced yo the foot parts and the outlying combs of the hands
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εσθει
At them
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βοραν ασωτον
A meal that brought not safety
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αμπιπτει δ’απο σφαγας ερων
Fell backwards while vomiting out the slaughtered remains
112
λακτισμα δειπου ξυνδικως τιθεις αρα
While giving the table a kick as the associate in justice with his curse
113
ραφευς
The contriver
114
εν σπαργανοις
In swaddling clothes
115
ήψαμην
I laid hands
116
ξυναψας
Fastening together
117
εν έρκεσιν
In the nets
118
εποικτον
Pitiless
119
το σον καρα δημορριφεις...λευσιμους αρας
Curses fling at your head like stones by the people
120
νερτερα προσημενος κωπη
You who sit on the lower oar
121
κρατουντων των επι ζυγω δορος
When those on the bridge command the ship
122
τω τηλικουτω
For someone of your age
123
δεσμον
Imprisonment
124
νηστιδες δυαι
The pangs of hunger
125
διδασκειν εξοχωταται φρενων ιατρομαντεις
The most excellent medicine men to instruct the mind
126
μη παισας μογης
Lest you kick it and get hurt
127
χαρα
By the joy
128
εξορινας νηπιοις ύλαγμασιν
If you anger me with your childish barkings
129
ήμερωτερος
Tamer
130
αυτοκτονως
With your own hands
131
ύποπτος
I was suspected
132
ου τι μη σειραφορον κριθωντα πωλον
In no way at at all a barley-fed race horse
133
δυσφιλης σκοτω λιμος ξυνοικος
Hateful hunger with its housemate darkness
134
μαλθακον σφ’ εποψεται
Will see him soften
135
πρευμενει τυχη
With fortune’s favour
136
παγκρατης
The triumphant
137
τουργον ουχ έκας τοδε
Your duty is close at hand
138
πτοκωπος
Ready
139
αίρουμεθα
We choose
140
εξαμησαι
To reap
141
δυστηνον θερος
A grievous harvest
142
πημονης δ’άλις γ’ ύπαρχει
Enough sorrow is already with us
143
πετρωμενοις...ειξαντες
Yield to gate
144
ει δε τοι μοχθων γενοιτο τωνδ’ άλις γ’ εχοιμεθ’ αν
If enough of these toils were to come about then we should welcome it
145
χηλη
By the talon
146
απανθισαι
To shoot off
147
δαιμονας πειρωμενους
Chancing their luck
148
προσαινειν
To fawn on
149
μετειμ’
I will still be going after you
150
σιτουμενους
Nourish
151
πρασσε, πιαινου
Carry on, fatten yourself
152
δωσων αποινα
You will pay the penalty
153
κομπασον θαρσων, αλεκτωρ ώστε θηλειας πελας
Brag away confidently, like a cock besides his hen
154
μη προτιμησης
Don’t take any notice
