Odyssey Book 1, Lines 1-25

Question 1

ἄνδρα

Answer 1

English: man
Parsing: Accusative singular masculine noun

Question 2

μοι

Answer 2

English: to me
Parsing: Dative singular pronoun
Personal Pronouns: See H&Q Unit 15 Section 118

Question 3

ἔννεπε

Answer 3

English: tell, tell of, relate, describe. To speak. To tell news of or tales of.
Parsing: Imperative singular verb. See H&Q Unit 11 section 89. ε, ετε, ετω, οντων
Verb: Lengthd. for ἐνéπέ from ἐνέπω ; see L&S 264 and 261

Question 4

μοῦσα

Answer 4

English: Muse
Parsing: Vocative singular feminine noun
See L&S 520 μοῦσα, ης

Question 5

πολύτροπον

Answer 5

English: Much-turned, much-travelled, much-wandering; L&S 659. Or versatile, resourceful, of many wiles.
Parsing: Accusative singular masculine adjective

Question 6

ὃς

Answer 6

English: who
Parsing: Nominative singular masculine relative pronoun
See H&Q Unit 6.49

Question 7

μάλα

Answer 7

English: very, very much, exceedingly. Strengthening the word with which it stands, μάλα πολλὰ very many. See L&S 485
Parsing: Adverb

Question 8

πολλὰ

Answer 8

English: much, many
Parsing: Accusative plural neuter adjective. Ionic form. See πολύς, πολλή, πολύ L&S 658; H&Q Unit 16.127

Question 9

πλάγχθη

Answer 9

English: To make to wander or roam. To lead astray, bewilder. See L&S 643.
Parsing: Epic form of Aorist passive indicative 3rd. pers. singular verb, πλάζω

Question 10

ἐπεὶ

Answer 10

English: (Of Time) after that, after, since, when. (Causal) since, seeing that. See L&S 282
Parsing: Conjunction. Temporal or Causal.

Question 11

Τροίης

Answer 11

English: of Troy
Parsing: Genitive singular feminine noun
Τροία, Ion. Τροίη, η

Question 12

ἱερὸν

Answer 12

English: Super-human, mighty, divine, wonderful. Sacred Holy, hallowed. το ἰερόν or ἰρóν,a sacred place, a temple.

Parsing: Accusative singular neuter adjective

Question 13

πτολίεθρον

Answer 13

English: City, Town, sometimes citadel such as ἀκρόπολις of Athens was referred to as simply πολις, L&S
Parsing: Accusative singular neuter noun
Ep. lengthd. from πτόλις, ιος, η, L&S. πολις

Question 14

ἔπερσεν

Answer 14

English: To waste, ravage, sack destroy, a town
Parsing: 3rd sg. Aorist active indicative of πέρθω

Question 15

πολλῶν

Answer 15

English: many
Parsing: Genitive plural masculine adjective
Nominative singular: πολύς
H&Q Unit 16.127

Question 16

δ᾽

Answer 16

English: and
Parsing: Enclitic conjunctive, shortened of δε

Question 17

ἀνθρώπων

Answer 17

English: men, mankind
Parsing: Genitive plural masculine noun
Nominative singular: ἄνθρωπος

Question 18

ἴδεν

Answer 18

English: To see, both of objects and understanding, i.e. to know
Parsing: Epic shortened form of εἶδεν 3rd person, singular, active, second aorist indicative; First principle part: ὁράω, εἴδομαι
See L&S εἴδω for a more detailed explanation

Question 19

ἄστεα

Answer 19

English: A city, a town
Parsing: Accusative plural neuter noun
Nominative singular: ἄστυ

Question 20

καὶ

Answer 20

English: and
Parsing: Conjunction

Question 21

νόον

Answer 21

English: mind, heart (as in intention not the organ.), disposition
Parsing: Accusative singular masculine noun
Nominative singular: νοῦς

Question 22

ἔγνω

Answer 22

English: To know, to perceive, to observe
Parsing: 3rd person, singular, aorist indicative;
First principle part: γιγνώσκω

Question 23

Ὅ (unsure but I think this is a form of the relative pronoun used in epic. Thus HE WHO suffered much on the sea. )

Answer 23

Ὅ (unsure but I think this is a form of the relative pronoun used in epic. Thus HE WHO suffered much on the sea. )

Question 24

Γ᾽

Answer 24

English: Calling attention to a word or fact, or distinguishing it from others. (Cunliffe)
Parsing: Enclitic conjunction

Question 25

Ἐν

Answer 25

English: in, on
Parsing: Preposition + dat.

Question 26

πόντῳ

Answer 26

English: The sea
Parsing: Dative singular masculine noun
Nominative singular: πόντος

Question 27

πάθεν

Answer 27

English: To suffer, endure, undergo (Cunliffe)
Parsing: 3rd person, singular, active, aorist, 2nd, indicative; First principle part: πάσχω

Question 28

ἄλγεα

Answer 28

English: Woes, cares, hardships (Cunliffe)
Parsing: Accusative plural neuter noun
Nominative singular: ἄλγος

Question 29

ὃν

Answer 29

English: Who, whom
Parsing: Accusative singular masculine relative pronoun
Nominative singular: ὅς
H&Q Unit 6.49

Question 30

κατὰ

Answer 30

English: down, throughout
Parsing: Preposition + acc

Question 31

θυμόν

Answer 31

English: Soul, heart, breast, mind, vitality, the vital powers. Spirit, courage, resolution, endurance (Cunliffe). It is important to distinguish it from ψυχή which follows. Here the sense is almost as though his spirit, or mettle, was tested.
Parsing: Accusative singular masculine noun
Nominative singular: θυμός