Fable 11: The Deer and the Grapevine

Question 1

ἔλαφος, ὁ, ἡ

Answer 1

deer

Question 2

ἄμπελος, ἡ

Answer 2

grapevine

Question 3

κυνηγός, ὁ

Answer 3

hunter (“hound-leader”)

Question 4

• κρύπτω, κρύψω, ἔκρυψα, κέκρυμμαι, ἐκρύφθην or ἐκρύβην

Answer 4

hide

Question 5

παρέρχομαι

Answer 5

arrive

Question 6

ὀλίγος, η, ον

Answer 6

few; (neut. sing.) a little

Question 7

τελέως

Answer 7

completely

Question 8

ἤδη

Answer 8

now, already

Question 9

• λανθάνω, λήσω, ἔλαθον, λέληθα

Answer 9

escape notice; (middle) forget

Question 10

• δοκέω, δόξω, ἔδοξα, δέδογμαι, seem, think; (impersonal)

Answer 10

seem best

Question 11

φύλλον, τό

Answer 11

leaf

Question 12

• ἐσθίω, ἔδομαι, ἔφαγον, δἐδήδοκα

Answer 12

eat

Question 13

• ἄρχω@ ἄρξω@ ἦρξα@ ἦρχα@ ἦργμαι@ ἤρχθην, rule (+ gen.); middle begin (+ gen.)

Answer 13

rule (+ gen.); middle begin (+ gen.)

Question 14

σείω, σείσω, ἔσεισα, σέσεικα, ἐσείσθην

Answer 14

shake

Question 15

ἐπιστέφω

Answer 15

turn towards

Question 16

• στρέφω, -στρέψω, ἔστρεψα, ἔστραμμαι, ἐστρέφθην and ἐστράφην

Answer 16

turn (2nd aorist passive usually intransitive)

Question 17

ἀληθής, ές

Answer 17

true

Question 18

νομίζω, νομιῶ, ἐνόμισα, νενόμικα, νενόμισμαι, ἐνομίσθην

Answer 18

believe, think

Question 19

βέλος, εος, τό

Answer 19

missile; arrow

Question 20

ἀναιρέω

Answer 20

take up

Question 21

• αἱρέω, αἱρήσω, εἷλον, ᾕρηκα, ᾕρημαι, ᾑρέθην

Answer 21

take; (middle) choose

Question 22

• θνῄσκω, θανοῦμαι, ἔθανον, τέθνηκα

Answer 22

die

Question 23

δίκαιος, α, ον

Answer 23

just

Question 24

πάσχω, πείσομαι, ἔπαθον, πέπονθα

Answer 24

suffer

Question 25

δεῖ

Answer 25

it is necessary

Question 26

* σῴζω (later σώζω), σώσω, ἔσωσα, σέσωκα, σέσωμαι, ἐσώθην

Answer 26

save

Question 27

λυμαίνομαι, λυμανοῦμαι, ἐλυνάμην

Answer 27

mistreat, harm

Question 28

κολάζω, κολάσω, ἐκόλασα, ἐκολασάμην

Answer 28

correct; punish