ll. 1023-1510 Flashcards
ἐπασκῶν
practicing
καλλίπυργον σοφίαν κλεινοτάτην
most renowned high-towering wisdom
σῶφρον…ἄνθος
modest blossom
ἐπὶ τῶν προτέρων
in the times of former men
πρὸς τάδε
in response to those
κομψοπρεπῆ μοῦσαν ἔχων
having a clever-seeming muse
ηὐδοκίμηκεν
has become of good esteem
σοι…ἔοικε δεῖν
it seems that you need
πρὸς αὐτόν
against him
δεινῶν…βουλευμάτων
powerful arguments
ὑπερβαλεῖ
(if) you will conquer
ὀφλήσεις
(so that you do not) owe (laughter)
πάλαι…ἐπνιγόμην
I’ve been being choked for a long time
σπλάγχνα
as to my guts
κἀπεθύμουν
I set my heart upon
συνταράξαι
to throw into confusion
ἐναντίαις γνώμαισι
with contrary arguments
ἐκλήθην
I have been called
ἐν τοῖσι φροντισταῖσιν
among the thinkers
δι᾽ αὐτὸ τοῦτ᾽
for this very reason
ἐπενόησα… ἀντιλέξαι
I thought of how to speak against
πλεῖν ἢ μυρίων.. .στατήρων
(this is worth) more than 1000 staters
αἱρούμενον
(that) choosing
ἔπειτα νικᾶν
nevertheless to win