Medea 250-500 Vocab Flashcards
(116 cards)
1
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αλγιον
A
More painful
2
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απαλλαγαι
A
Divorce
3
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ανηνασθαι
A
To refuse
4
Q
ες καινα δ’ηθη
A
Comes into the new practices
5
Q
μη μαθουσαν οικοθεν
A
Since she has lot learned it at home
6
Q
οιωι μαλιστα χρησεται ξυνευνετη
A
With what manner of man in particular she will have to deal with as husband
7
Q
μη βια
A
Without compulsion
8
Q
ζηλωτος
A
Enviable
9
Q
αχθηται ξυνων
A
When he is annoyed with the company
10
Q
επαυσε καρδιαν ασης
A
Rids his sole of boredom
11
Q
ακινδυνον
A
Free from danger
12
Q
αλλ’ ου γαρ αυτος προς σε καμ’ ήκει λογος
A
But what I have just discussed is beside the point
13
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ονησις
A
Enjoyment
14
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λελησεμενη
A
I was carried off as booty
15
Q
μεθορμισασθαι τησδ’ εχουσα συμφορας
A
Cam shelter me from this calamity
16
Q
τοσουτον συν σου τυγχανειν βουλησομαι
A
And so I shall ask this much from you as a favour
17
Q
μιαιφονωτερα
A
More murderous
18
Q
εκτειση
A
You will punish
19
Q
καινων αγγελον βουλευ ματων
A
He will have some new deliberation to report
20
Q
σκυθρωπον
A
Grim faced
21
Q
ανειπον
A
I order you
22
Q
βραβευς
A
The enforcer
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Q
τερμονων
A
From the borders
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εξιασι πάντα δη καλων
A
Are making full sail
25
εκβασις
Haven
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ευπροσοιστος
Easily accessible
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παραμισχειν λογους
To cloak my meaning
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ανηκεστον
Deadly
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λυπη
You are smarting
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εστερμενη
Deprived of
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απειλειν
Are threatening
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τον δοντα
The bride
33
απεχθεσθαι
To be hated
34
μαλθακισθενθ’
To be soft
35
αρτιφρων
Sensible enough
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περισσως
Exceptionally
37
αγριας
Idleness
38
φθονον...αλφανουσι δυσμενη
They earn hostility and ill-will
39
σκαιοισι
To fools
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δοξεις αχρειος κου σοφος πεφυκεναι
You will be regarded as useless, not wise
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λυπρος
Vexatious
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ήσυχαια
Retiring
43
πλημμελες
Harm
44
ουκ ώδ’ εχει μοι
I am not the kind of person
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μαλθακ’
Soothing
46
ορρωδια
I am afraid
47
σιωπηλος
Keeps her own counsel
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ώς ταυτ’ αραρε
My resolve is fixed
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αναλοις
You waste
50
εξελας
Will you banish me
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κουδεν αιδεση λιτας
Without the regard due a supplicant
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όπως αν, οιμαι, και παραστωσιν τυχαι
I suppose in whatever way events in fact attend one
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πονουμεν ήμεις...πονων κεχρημεθα
Toils are what I have, and I have no need of more
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οπαδων
Of my attendants
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αντομαι
I beg you
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οχλον παρεξεις
You are making yourself a nuisance
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ξυμπεραναι φροντιδ’ ή φευξουμεθα
To bring to completion my plans for how we can I’ll go into I exile
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αφορμην
Resources
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ουδεν προτιμα μηχανησασθσι τινα
Since their father does not care to contrive any aid at all
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λημ’
My nature
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πολλα δη διεφθορα
I have often managed matters ruinously
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τευξη τουδε
You shall have your request
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προυννεπω
I warn you
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´πιουσα
The coming
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μελεα των σων αχεων
Crushed by your misfortunes
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απορον
Helpless
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αντερει
Will deny it
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θωπευσαι
Would have fawned
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εγχειρω
I should try
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τι μοι προσαντες
Stands in my path
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θησω...γελων
I will afford an opportunity for mocking
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την ευθειαν
The direct route
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ασυλον
Safe
74
εχεγγυους
Secure
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ρυσεται τουμον δεμας
Protect my person
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προς το καρτερον
Going to the upmost
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εία φειδου μηδεν
Spare nothing of the arts
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οφλειν
Suffer
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γελωτα
Mockery
80
γεγωσαν
You who are sprung from
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επιστασαι δε
You do know how
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ες μεν εσθλ´ αμηχανωταται
Unable to perform noble deeds
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παγαι
Streams
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χωρουσι
Flow
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αραραν
Hold fast
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βιοταν στρεψουσι
Will turn my life about
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δυσκελαδος
Slanderous
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μουσαι δε παλαιγενων...αοιδων
The poetry of ancient bards
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απιστοσυναν
Our faithlessness
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αγητωρ μελεων
Lord of song
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ανταχης αν ύμνον
I would have sung a hymn in reply
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αρσενων γεννα
To the male sex
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αιθερια δ’ ανεπτα
She has taken wing to heaven
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μεθορμισασθαι μοχθων παρα
To shift to an anchorage clear of your troubles
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δομοισιν επεστα
Has taken control of your house
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κουφως φερουση
By bearing lightly
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κρεισσοντων βουλευμαυα
The arrangements of your superiors
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παν κερδος ήγου ζημιουμενη φυγη
Consider it entirely fitting that you be punished with exile
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αφηρουν
I kept trying to soothe
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ουκ ανιεις
You would not cease
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ουκ απειρηκως
I have not failed
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το σον προσκοπουμενος
Looking out for your interests
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ενδεης του
In need of anything
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στυγεις
You hate
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εις ανανδριαν
Against your unmanliness
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θρασος
Boldness
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αναίδει’
Shamelessness
108
κουφισθησομαι
I will relieve my feelings
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ισασιν
Bear witness
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ταυρων πυρπνοων επιστατην ζευλαισι
To master the fire breathing bulls with a yoke
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σπερουντα θανασιμον γυην
And to sow the field of death
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αμπεχων
Who kept watch over
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σπειραις...πολυπλοκοις
With its sinuous coils
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ανεσχον σοι φαος σωτηριον
I raised aloft for you the light of escape
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καινα δ’εκτησω λεχη
And have taken a new marriage
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συγγνωστ’ αν ην σοι τουδ’ ερασθηναι λεχους
Your desire for this marriage would be understandable
