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Agamemnon 1400-1670 Vocab Flashcards

1
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καιριως

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Opportunely/to suit the needs of the moment

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ταναντι’ ειπειν

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To contradict them

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πυρσυνων

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Pursuing

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πημονης ακρυστατ’ αν φαρξειεν ύφος κρεισσον εκ πηδηματος

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Set the nets of harm around to a height too great to overleap

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έστηκα δ’ ενθ’ επαις ‘ επ’ εξειργασμενοις

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I stand where I struck with my work accomplished

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αμυνασθαι

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Defend himself

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περιστοχιζω

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I hang round about him

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παιω δε νιν δις

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I then struck him twice

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μεθηκεν…κωλα

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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

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κακφυσιων

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He coughed up

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οξειαν…σφαγην

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A sharp spurt

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ερεμνη ψακαδι

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With a dark spray

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χαιρουσαν ουδεν ήσσον

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As I rejoiced no less

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σπορητος καλυκος

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Than the sown corn

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εν λοχευμασιν

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In the labour of the bud

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ώς ώδ’ εχοντων

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That is the situation

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επισπενδειν

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To pour a libation

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ώς θρασυστομος

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How arrogant it is

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κομπαζεις

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Boast

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ατρεστω

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Undaunted

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αινειν…ψεγειν

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To praise…to condemn

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δικαιας τεκτονας

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An artificer of justice

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πασαμενα

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Have you tasted

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ρυτας εξ άλος ορομενον

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Arising from the flowing seas

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τοδ’ επεθου θυος δημοθροους τ’αρας

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His slaughter and loud public curses

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απεδικες απεταμες

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You have cast them aside, you have cut them off

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μισος οβριμον

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A mighty source of loathing

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ου προτιμων

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Giving it no special value

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βοτου

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Of an animal

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μηλων φλεοντων ευποκοις νομευμασιν

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From his sheep that abound in fleecy flocks

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ανδρηλατειν

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To have driven him

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μιασματων αποιν’

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As punishment for his pollution

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επηκοος

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A spectator

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δικαστης τραχυς

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A harsh judge

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τοιαυτ’ απειλειν ώς

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Make such threats in the knowledge that

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παρεσκευασμενης

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I am equally prepared for someone

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εκ των όμοιων χειρι νικησαντ’ εμου αρχείν

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Who wins by force to rule over me

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τουμπαλιν κραινη

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Ordains the reverse

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περιφρονα δ’ελακες

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Your words are haughty

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φονολιβει τυχα

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With the circumstances of dripping blood

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43
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λιβος

A

Drips

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αντιτον ετι σε χρη

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In time you must pay the price

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45
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στερομεναν

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Bereft of

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τυμμα τυμματι τεισαι

A

Suffer stroke in return for stroke

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εσφαξ’

A

I slew

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εμπατει

A

Treads

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αιθη

A

Kindles

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λυμαντηριος

A

The abuser

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μειλιγμα

A

The charmer

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αιχμαλωτος

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His captive

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τερασκοπος

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Soothsayer

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θεσφατηλογος

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Chanter of oracles

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πιστη ξυνευνος

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His faithful consort

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56
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ίστοτριβης

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The mast rubber

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κυκνου

A

Swan

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επηγαγεν ευνης παραψωνημα της εμης χλιδη

A

To me she has brought a side dish to the luxuriance of my bed

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59
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περιωδυνος

A

Painful

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60
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δεμνιοτηρης

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Bed-ridden

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δαμεντος φυλακος ευμενεστατου

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Now that our most kindly guardian has been laid low

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νυν τελεαν πολυμναστον επηνθισω

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Now you have crowned yourself with a final, memorable crown

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Ερις εριδματος

A

A stirring up strife

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διφυιοισι Τανταλιδαισιν

A

The two-natured offspring of Tantalus

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κορακος εχθρου

A

Like a loathsome raven

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εκνομως

A

Tunelessly

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κικλησκων

A

Naming

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νειρει

A

In the belly

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ερως αίματολοιχος

A

The lust of lapping blood

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καταληξαι

A

Is healed

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νεος ιχωρ

A

A fresh suppuration

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ατηρας τυχας ακορεστον

A

Insatiable for ruinous events

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αραχνης εν ύφασματι

A

You lie in this spider’s web

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κοιταν τανδ’ ανελευθερον

A

You are lying in an unfree state

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αμφιτω βελεμνω

A

By a two edged weapon

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χαλεπου θοινατηρος

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The furnisher of the cruel banquet

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τελεον νεαροις επιθυσας

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Adding a full grown sacrificial victim to the young ones

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αναιτιος

A

Not responsible

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όμοσποροις επιρροαισιν αίματων

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With additional streams of kindred blood

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παχνα κουροβορω

A

For the clotted blood of devoured boys

81
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ερνος

A

Offspring

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μηδεν μεγαλαυχειτω

A

Let him utter no loud boast

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φροντιδος στερηθεις ευπαλαμον μεριμναν

A

Deprived of thought’s resourceful care

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ψακας δε ληγει

A

The drizzle is ceasing

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θηγεται

A

Is being sharpened

86
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θηγαναισι

A

Whetstones

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αργυροτοιχου δροιτης κατεχοντα χαμευναν

A

Lying in the lowly deathbed of a silver sided bathtub

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αχαριν χαριν

A

A tributeless tribute

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ιαπτων

A

Uttering

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ου σε προσηκει

A

It is no business of yours

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το μελημ’ αλεγειν τουτο

A

To have this care as your concern

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ασπασιως…αντιασασα

A

Will gladly meet

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προς ωκυπορον πορθμευμ’ αχεων

A

At the swift ferry of sorrows

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θεσμιον

A

Ordinance

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γοναν αραιον

A

The seed of the curse

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κεκολληται γενος προς ατα

A

The family is glued fast by ruin

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τάδε μεν στεργειν

A

To acquiesce in these things

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αυθενταισιν

A

Internecine

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κτεανων δε μερος βαιαον εχουση

A

Even if I am left with only a small part of our possessions

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μανιας μελθρων αλληλοφονους

A

If I can remove the madness of mutual slaughter from our house

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εποπυτευειν

A

Who look down

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ύφαντοις

A

Woven

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αμφιλεκτος ων κρατει

A

Upon being challenged for power

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προστροπαιος

A

As a suppliant

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μοιραν ηύρετ’ ασφαλη

A

Found a safe fate for himself

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το μη θανων πατρωον αίμαξαι πεδον αυτος

A

From staining his ancestral soil with his own blood

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κρεουργον ημαρ ευθυμως

A

A cheerful day of meat-making

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τα μεν ποδηρη και χερων ακρους κτενας εθρυπτ’

A

He minced yo the foot parts and the outlying combs of the hands

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εσθει

A

At them

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βοραν ασωτον

A

A meal that brought not safety

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αμπιπτει δ’απο σφαγας ερων

A

Fell backwards while vomiting out the slaughtered remains

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λακτισμα δειπου ξυνδικως τιθεις αρα

A

While giving the table a kick as the associate in justice with his curse

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ραφευς

A

The contriver

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εν σπαργανοις

A

In swaddling clothes

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ήψαμην

A

I laid hands

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ξυναψας

A

Fastening together

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εν έρκεσιν

A

In the nets

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εποικτον

A

Pitiless

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το σον καρα δημορριφεις…λευσιμους αρας

A

Curses fling at your head like stones by the people

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νερτερα προσημενος κωπη

A

You who sit on the lower oar

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κρατουντων των επι ζυγω δορος

A

When those on the bridge command the ship

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τω τηλικουτω

A

For someone of your age

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δεσμον

A

Imprisonment

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νηστιδες δυαι

A

The pangs of hunger

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διδασκειν εξοχωταται φρενων ιατρομαντεις

A

The most excellent medicine men to instruct the mind

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μη παισας μογης

A

Lest you kick it and get hurt

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χαρα

A

By the joy

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εξορινας νηπιοις ύλαγμασιν

A

If you anger me with your childish barkings

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ήμερωτερος

A

Tamer

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αυτοκτονως

A

With your own hands

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ύποπτος

A

I was suspected

132
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ου τι μη σειραφορον κριθωντα πωλον

A

In no way at at all a barley-fed race horse

133
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δυσφιλης σκοτω λιμος ξυνοικος

A

Hateful hunger with its housemate darkness

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μαλθακον σφ’ εποψεται

A

Will see him soften

135
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πρευμενει τυχη

A

With fortune’s favour

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παγκρατης

A

The triumphant

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τουργον ουχ έκας τοδε

A

Your duty is close at hand

138
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πτοκωπος

A

Ready

139
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αίρουμεθα

A

We choose

140
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εξαμησαι

A

To reap

141
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δυστηνον θερος

A

A grievous harvest

142
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πημονης δ’άλις γ’ ύπαρχει

A

Enough sorrow is already with us

143
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πετρωμενοις…ειξαντες

A

Yield to gate

144
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ει δε τοι μοχθων γενοιτο τωνδ’ άλις γ’ εχοιμεθ’ αν

A

If enough of these toils were to come about then we should welcome it

145
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χηλη

A

By the talon

146
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απανθισαι

A

To shoot off

147
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δαιμονας πειρωμενους

A

Chancing their luck

148
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προσαινειν

A

To fawn on

149
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μετειμ’

A

I will still be going after you

150
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σιτουμενους

A

Nourish

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πρασσε, πιαινου

A

Carry on, fatten yourself

152
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δωσων αποινα

A

You will pay the penalty

153
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κομπασον θαρσων, αλεκτωρ ώστε θηλειας πελας

A

Brag away confidently, like a cock besides his hen

154
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μη προτιμησης

A

Don’t take any notice

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