Fable 18: The Avaricious Man

Question 1

φιλάργυρος, ον

Answer 1

fond of money, avaricious

Question 2

οὐσία, ἡ

Answer 2

substance, property; essence

Question 3

ἐξαργυρίζω

Answer 3

turn into money

Question 4

χρύσεος, η, ον (Attic χρυσοῦς, ῆ, οῦν)

Answer 4

golden, gold

Question 5

βῶλος, ἡ (ὁ)

Answer 5

lump

Question 6

τόπος, ὁ

Answer 6

place

Question 7

κατορύσσω (Att. κατορύττω)

Answer 7

bury

Question 8

• ὀρύττω, -ορύξω, ὤρυξα, -ορώρυχα, ὀρώρυγμαι, ὠρύχθην

Answer 8

dig

Question 9

συγκατορύσσω (Attic συγκατορύττω)

Answer 9

bury with

Question 10

εκεῖ

Answer 10

there

Question 11

ἡμέρα, ἡ

Answer 11

day

Question 12

καθ’ ἡμέραν

Answer 12

every day

Question 13

βλέπω, βλέψομαι, ἔβλεψα

Answer 13

see, look at

Question 14

ἐργάτης, ου, ὁ

Answer 14

workman

Question 15

παρατηρέω

Answer 15

watch closely

Question 16

• γίγνομαι, γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι

Answer 16

become, be.

Question 17

ἀναιρέω

Answer 17

take up

Question 18

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

Answer 18

take; (middle) choose

Question 19

μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα

Answer 19

after these things, afterwards

Question 20

• ἔρχομαι, ἐλεύσομαι (or εἶμι) ἦλθον, ἐλήλυθα

Answer 20

come, go

Question 21

κενός, κενή, κενόν

Answer 21

empty

Question 22

• ὁράω, ὄψομαι, εἶδον, ἑόρακα and ἑώρακα, ἑώραμαι and ὦμμαι, ὤφθην

Answer 22

see

Question 23

θηρνέω, θρηνήσω, ἐθρήνησα

Answer 23

sing a dirge, wail; bewail

Question 24

• ἄρχω, ἄρξω, ἦρξα, ἦρχα, ἦργμαι, ἤρχθην

Answer 24

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

Question 25

τίλλω, τιλῶ, ἔτιλα, τετίλμαι, ἐτίλθην

Answer 25

pluck, pull out

Question 26

θρίξ, τριχός, η

Answer 26

hair

Question 27

ὀλοφύρομαι

Answer 27

lament

Question 28

αἰτία, ἡ

Answer 28

responsibility; cause

Question 29

• πυνθάνομαι, πεύσομαι, ἐπυθόμην, πέπυσμαι

Answer 29

learn, inquire

Question 30

ἀθυμέω

Answer 30

be disheartened

Question 31

λίθος, ὁ

Answer 31

stone

Question 32

• λαμβάνω, λήψομαι, ἔλαβον, εἴληφα, εἴλημμαι, ἐλήφθην

Answer 32

take

Question 33

• τίθημι, θήσω, ἔθηκα, τέθηκα, τέθειμαι, ἐτέθην

Answer 33

place, put

Question 34

πληρόω

Answer 34

fill

Question 35

χρεία, ἡ

Answer 35

need, want

Question 36

χρῆσις, χρήσεως, ἡ

Answer 36

enjoyment, use (of a thing)

Question 37

κτῆμα, κτήματος, τό

Answer 37

possession

Question 38

κτῆσις, κτήσεως, ἡ

Answer 38

acquisition; possession

Question 39

πρόσειμι (εἰμί)

Answer 39

belong to; be present as well