Lesson_006_Attic_Greek_Memorization

Question 1

παιδελύσω

Answer 1

1st person Sg. Fut. Act. Ind. Ω-verb (“I shall teach/shall be teaching”)

Question 2

παιδελύσεις

Answer 2

2nd person Sg. Fut. Act. Ind. Ω-verb (“you[sg.] will teach/will be teaching”)

Question 3

παιδελύσει

Answer 3

3rd person Sg. Fut. Act. Ind. Ω-verb (“he/she/it will teach/will be teaching”)

Question 4

παιδελύσομεν

Answer 4

1st person Pl. Fut. Act. Ind. Ω-verb (“we shall teach/shall be teaching”)

Question 5

παιδελύσετε

Answer 5

2nd person Pl. Fut. Act. Ind. Ω-verb (“you [pl.] will teach/will be teaching”)

Question 6

παιδελύσουσι(ν)

Answer 6

3rd person Pl. Fut. Act. Ind. Ω-verb (“they will teach/will be teaching”)

Question 7

παιδεύσειν

Answer 7

Fut. Act. Inf. (“to be going to teach/be teaching”)

Question 8

stem ending in a labial: -π, ­-β, -φ + σ =

Answer 8

ψ

Question 9

stem ending in a palatal: -κ, -γ, ­­-χ + σ =

Answer 9

ξ

Question 10

stem ending in a dental: -τ, -δ, -θ + σ =

Answer 10

σ

Question 11

stem ending in πτ: -πτ + σ = πτς; Τ drops out; π + σ =

Answer 11

ψ

Question 12

stem ending in ττ: -ττ + σ =

Answer 12

ξ

Question 13

ἀλλάττω, ἀλλάξω, ἤλλαξζ, ἤλλαχα, ἤλλαγμαι, ἠλλάχθην/ἠλλάγην

Answer 13

change, alter [cf. parallax] {ἀλλάττω does not mean “I change” in the sense of “I become different”; rather, it means “I make something or someone change.” Thus, in the Act. voice, it always has a direct object with it; i.e., it is always transitive.}

Question 14

διώκω, διώξω, ἐδίωξα, δεδίωχα, δεδίωγμαι, ἐδιώχθην

Answer 14

purse, chase, hunt, drive away, banish, persecute

Question 15

ἔχω, ἔξω/σκήσω, ἔσχον, ἔσχηκα, ἔσχημαι, ἐσχέθην (verbal adj. ἐκτέος or σχετέος)

Answer 15

have hold, possess; (+ Inf.) be able (to) [cf. cathexis] {ἓξω has Imperf.ive aspect (“I shall possess [for a period of time]”), while σχήσω has aoristic aspect (“I shall get hold of [on a particular occasion]”).

Question 16

μέλλω, μελλήσω, ἐμέλλησα, —, —, —

Answer 16

(+ Fut. Inf.) be about (to), intend (to); (+ Pres. Inf.) delay (to), hesitate (to) {Use of μέλλω. In the vocabulary list at the end of each lesson, the notation (+ Inf.) indicates that a Pres. Inf., an aorist Inf., or, rarely, a perfect infinitve—but not a Fut. infinitve—may be used to complete the idea expressed by the verb. The only verb in this textbook that ever takes a Fut. Inf. as its complement is μέλλω (“I am about,” “I intend”),, and even with μέλλω the Pres. Inf. is a common substitute for the Fut. Inf.. Saying μέλλω παιδεύσειν or μέλλω παιδεύειν (“I am about to teach” or “I intend to teach”) is the rough equivalent of saying παιδεύσω (“I am going to teach”). Notice that when you translate the Fut. infinitve with μέλλω, you should rop the words “be going to” to avoid the awkwardness of “I am about to be going to teach.” If μέλλω is used alone or is complemented with a Pres. Inf., it may mean “I delay” or “I hesitate,” implying that the speaker intends to do something but has qualms about doing it. Examples: μὴ μέλλε, “don’t delay!”; μέλλω παιδεύειν, “I hesitate to teach,” Thus, while μέλλω + Fut. Inf. will always mean “I am about/intend to,” the meaning of μέλλω + Pres. Inf. (either “I am about/intend to” or “I delay/hesitate to”) will depend on the context.}

Question 17

κόρη, -ης, ἡ

Answer 17

maiden, girl, daughter, Κόρη = Maiden (another name for Persephone, daughter of the goddess Demeter) [cf. hypocorism] {κόρη is an exception to the rule that, in Attic, α after ρ never changes to η.

Question 18

οἰκία, -ας, ἡ

Answer 18

house, household

Question 19

ἔτι

Answer 19

(adverb) still, yet, longer

Question 20

μηκέτι

Answer 20

(adverb) no longer, no more {μηκέτι is used whenever μή would be appropriate (e.g., with Imperat. mood, οὐκέτι wherever ού would be appropriate (e.g., with Ind. mood.)}

Question 21

οὐκέτι

Answer 21

(adverb) no longer, no more (μηκέτι is used whenever μή would be appropriate (e.g., with Imperat. mood, οὐκέτι wherever ού would be appropriate (e.g., with Ind. mood.)

Question 22

πάλιν

Answer 22

(adverb) back, backwards, again, once more [cf. palimpsest, palindrome]

Question 23

ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽)

Answer 23

(conjunction) but (ἀλλ᾽ is written before a vowel) {A Greek word ending in a short vowel is usually elided (i.e., the final vowel is dropped and no longer pronounced) when it comes before a word starting with a vowel. These elisions are often taken for granted and left unmarked in manuscripts, but in a few common words that are frequently elided, it is conventional to mark the elision with and apostrophe; ἀλλά is one of those words.}