Exam III Sentences

Question 1

πότερα τὸν µέγαν θησαυρὸν φυλάξει τὰ παιδία ἢ ἐκ τῆς οἰκίᾱς κλέψει;

Answer 1

Will the children guard the great treasure, or will they steal it from the house?

Question 2

ὁ φιλόσοφος ἠρώτησεν εἴ ποτ’ ἔχοµεν τοῖς ὀφθαλµοῖς τοὺς θεοὺς ἰδεῖν.

Answer 2

The philosopher asked whether we are ever able by means of the eyes to see the Gods.

Question 3

ποῖ ἔσπευδες, ὦ παῖ; οὐκ ἑώρᾱς οἵτινες κίνδῡνοι ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἰσιν;

Answer 3

To where are you rushing ô child? Did you not see what dangers are on the road?

Question 4

µῶν µέλλετε ἐρωτήσειν ἡµᾶς ὅ τι πρττοµεν; πᾶσι γὰρ δῆλόν ἐστι τὸ ἔργον ὃ πρττοµεν.

Answer 4

Do you all not intend to ask us what we are doing? For it is clear to all of you the work which we are doing.

Question 5

ἐρώτησον τούτους τοὺς ξένους τοὺς οὐκ ὄντας Ἕλληνας

ὁπόθεν πεπεµµένοι εἰσίν.

Answer 5

Ask those guests, not being Greeks, from where they have been sent.

Question 6

ἆρα µή τι κακὸν ὡς ἀγγελοῦσα, ὦ δέσποινα, εἰς τὴν ἀγορν τέτραψαι;

Answer 6

O lady, have you not gone into the marketplace to announce some evil?

Question 7

ἕως τὴν ἀσπίδα ἐπώλουν ἐγώ, ὁ αὐτὸς κλὼψ πολλς δραχµς ἐκ τοῦ µατίου ἐµοῦ πως ἥρπαζεν.

Answer 7

While I was selling the shield, the same thief was somehow snatching many drachmas out of my cloak.

Question 8

οἱ µὲν ἠρώτων µε, Ἆρ’ ἐστί τις ἐλπίς σοι; οἱ δέ, Πῶς τὸν Θάνατον φεύξει;

Answer 8

On one hand, some men were asking me, do you have any hope? One on the other hand some men were asking me: how will you flee from death?

Question 9

ἆρ’ οὐ παύσονται ἐρωτῶντές µε ὅτῳ τὰ δῶρα πέµψαι ἐθέλω; αὐτοῖς εἴρηκα πολλάκις τὸ ἐκείνου ὄνοµα.

Answer 9

Will they not cease from asking me who I wish to send the gifts? To these men I have said often the name of that man.

Question 10

καίπερ εὶ τετῑµηκότες τοὺς δεσπότᾱς, αὐτοὺς νῦν φοβούµεθα καὶ ἐρωτῶµεν εἴτε πόλεµον ποιήσουσιν εἴτ’ εἰρήνην.

Answer 10

Although having always honored the masters, we now fear them and we asked whether we will conduct war or peace.

Question 11

ἀνοίξατε τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς, ὦ µαθηταί, καὶ ἀποκρνασθε τῷ

διδασκάλῳ.

Answer 11

Open your eyes ô disciple and answer the question.

Question 12

οὐ µόνον τοῖς νέοις ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς παλαιοῖς ἤδη ἐστὶ πολὺς φόβος περὶ τούτου τοῦ πολέµου.

Answer 12

Not only to the young but also to the old people already are very afraid concerning this war.

Question 13

τινὲς µὲν τῶν ἐµῶν υἱῶν ἐθέλουσιν ὑπ’ ἐµοῦ ὠφεληθῆναι, τινὲς δ’ οὔ.

Answer 13

Some of my sons are wishing to be helped by me, others are not.

Question 14

ἐκελεύσθης τούς τ’ ἀγαθοὺς καὶ τοὺς κακοὺς κρῖναι κατὰ τοὺς νόµους.

Answer 14

You were ordered to judge the good and the bad according to the laws.

Question 15

τί ἐρωτᾷς, ὦ υἱέ µου, ὑπὸ τίνος κρνεται ὁ ἀγών; ἆρ’ οὐκ ἐδηλώθη ἄρτι σοι ὁ κρνων; µῶν σὺ τυφλὸς εἶ;

Answer 15

Why do you ask ô my son by whom is the competition judged? Was it not shown to you just now who judges? You’re not blind, are you?

Question 16

ἅτε ἐν τῇ ἡλικίᾱͅ ἤδη οὖσα, οὐκέτι ἐθέλω µετὰ τῶν νέων κορῶν µένειν.

Answer 16

Because of already being in the prime of life, I no longer wish to stay among the young girls.

Question 17

εἰπέτε ἡµῖν ὅποι ἄρτι ἐπέµφθητε ἢ ὅ τι πρξοντες ἀφ’ ἡµῶν ἐσπεύσατε

Answer 17

Tell us to where you just now were sent or what you are doing hasting away from us?

Question 18

ὁ δ’ οἰκέτης ἀπεκρνατο, Οὔπω οἶδα εἴθ’ ὁ κριος γέραι τινὶ τῑµηθήσεται εἴτε ταύτης τῆς τῑµῆς ἁµαρτήσεται.

Answer 18

And the house I have not known yet if the lord will be honored with surprise or he will miss out on this honor

Question 19

διὰ τοῦτο πιστευθήσῃ ὑφ’ ἡµῶν, ὅτι οὔποθ’ ἡµᾶς σὺ βέβλαφας ἐθέλων.

Answer 19

On account of this, you will be believed by us because you have never harmed us willingly.

Question 20

ποῦ ἐν τῷ κόσµῳ ἐγεννήθης, ὦ ἀνάξιε κλώψ, καὶ τί κακὸν ζῷόν σε ἐγέννησεν;

Answer 20

Where in the world were you given birth, ô unworthy thief, and which bad animal bore you?

Question 21

ἆρ’ οὔποθ’ ἕξοµεν ἄγειν εὐδαίµονα βίον ἄνευ ἁµαρτιῶν, ὦ Σώκρατες;

Answer 21

O Socrates will we ever live a fortunate life without failures?

Question 22

καίπερ τὰ ἀληθῆ εὖ εἰδότες, οὔπω αὐτὰ πάντα ἀγγελοῦµεν τοῖς πολλοῖς ἅτε µέγα φοβηθησοµένοις.

Answer 22

Although knowing the truth well, we will not yet announce all the truth to the many people because the many people are greatly afraid.

Question 23

ἴσθι σοφός, ὦ υἱέ µου, καὶ εὶ ζήτει εἰδέναι οὐ πόλλ’, ἀλλὰ πολύ.

Answer 23

Be wise, ô my son, and always seeks to know not many things, but much.

Question 24

οὐχ ἡµάρτοµεν τῆς ὁδοῦ ὅτι ἡ εὖ δεδιδαγµένη κῡρίᾱ ᾔδειν ὅπου ἐστίν.

Answer 24

We have not missed the road because the mistress having been taught well knew where it was.

Question 25

µὴ πιστεύετε τῷδε τῷ φύλακι, µέλλει γὰρ τραπήσεσθαι (reflexive sense) ἀπὸ τῆς χώρᾱς.

Answer 25

Do not trust this guard for he intends to move away of the country.

Question 26

τί σύ, ἰδών µε, οὐκ ἀνέῳξας τὴν θύρᾱν; πρὸς θεῶν, ὦ δοῦλε, ἡµάρτηκας.

Answer 26

Why did you upon seeing me not open the door? By the gods, you made a mistake.

Question 27

ὁ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ γεγεννηµένος ἔσπευσε διὰ τοῦ κόσµου καὶ ἠρώτησε τς τυφλς ἀδελφς εἰ ἴσᾱσιν εὑρεῖν ἐκεῖνον τὸν τόπον.

Answer 27

He, having been born out of the god, hasted through the universe and he asked the blind daughter whether they know how to discover that place.

Question 28

πᾶσαι αἱ δραχµαὶ αἱ ὑπὸ τοῦ ῥήτορος πάλαι συλληφθεῖσαι ἐκλάπησαν τήµερον ὑπὸ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ δεσπότου.

Answer 28

All the drachmas having been collected long ago by the orator it is stolen today by the son of the master.

Question 29

ἐπεὶ ἡ µεγάλη θύρᾱ ἀνεῴχθη, ὁ τυφλὸς ξένος ὤφθη καὶ ἐκοµίσθη εἰς τὴν οἰκίᾱν ὑπὸ τῶν θεραπαινῶν.

Answer 29

Since the large door was opened, the blind guest appeared and was escorted into the house by the servants.

Question 30

τραπέντες εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν τριήρη, ἠνέχθηµεν διὰ τῆς καλῆς θαλάττης.

Answer 30

Having been moved into this trireme, we were carried throughout the beautiful sea.