Oedipus 250-500 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
επευχομαι
A
I pray
2
Q
ξυνεστιος
A
By the hearth
3
Q
ξυενειδοτος
A
With my knowledge
4
Q
άπερ
A
Just as
5
Q
επισκηπτω
A
I charge you
6
Q
ακαρπως καθεως εφθαρμρνης
A
Godlessly blasted with barrenness
7
Q
θεηλατον
A
Forced on you by the gods
8
Q
ακαθαρτον
A
Unpurified
9
Q
εξερευναν
A
You should have searched it out
10
Q
κυρω
A
I chance
11
Q
κοινων τε παιδων κοιν’ αν, ει κεινω γενος μη δυστυχησεν, ην αν εκπεφυκοτα
A
And since had he not been unfortunate in respect of issue our children would have had one father
12
Q
ανθ’ ων
A
For these reasons
13
Q
αροτον
A
Send crops
14
Q
φθειρεισθαι
A
Perish
15
Q
αρεσκονθ’
A
Approve
16
Q
ετ ξυνειεν
A
Remain ever graciously
17
Q
μη παρης το μη ου φρασαι
A
Don’t pass it over without telling me
18
Q
εν αγροις
A
Been idle
19
Q
κωφα
A
Vague
20
Q
ταρβος
A
Fear
21
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ούξελεγξων
A
To convict him
22
Q
εμπεφυκεν
A
Is implanted
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Q
νωμων
A
Perceive
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Q
αρρητα
A
The unspeakable
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χθονοστιβη
The things that move on earth
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προστατην
Champion
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εκλυσιν
Release
28
ρυσαι
Save
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ανδρα δ’ωφελειν...ών εχοι τε και δυναιτο
For a man to help with whatever he has at his disposal
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ενθα μη τελη λυη φρονουντι
When knowledge does not benefit the knower
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αθυμος
despondent
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αφες μ’
Let me go
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ραστα γαρ το σον τε συ καγω διοισω τουμον
You I’ll find it easier to bear your fate and I mine
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εννομ’
Lawful
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αποστερων
Withholding
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εκφηνω
I shall (never) disclose
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αλγυνω
I shall give pain
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αλλως
To no purpose
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ατεγκτος κατελευτητος
Inflexible and inconclusive
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εμεμψω
You blamed
41
θυμου
Become angry
42
αγριωτατη
With the fiercest
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ώς οργης εχω
So angry am I
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άπερ ξυνιημ’
Of what I understand
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ξυμφυτευσαι τουργον
Shared in the planning of the deed
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κηρυγματι
By the proclamation
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ώς οντι γης τησδ’ ανιοσιω μιαστορι
Since you are the unholy polluter of this land
48
ρημα
Story
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η κτειρα λεγειν
Are you trying to test me
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λεληθεναι
Unawares
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γεγηθως
Get away with it
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ωτα
Ears
53
τυφλος
Blind
54
αθλιος
Wretched
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ονειδιζων
Reproaches
56
ταξευρηματα
These discoveries
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πολυζηλω
Much-envied
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δωρητον...εισεχειρισεν
Placed into my hands as a gift
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ύφεις
Setting upon me
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μαγον...μηχανορραφον
This cunning wizard
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αγυρτην
Beggar
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μονον δεδορκε
Who sees only
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ραψωδος...κυων
The versifying hound
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αινιγμ’
The riddle
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γνωμη κυρησας
I hit the mark by intelligence
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αγγλατησειν
Trying to expel the pollution
67
μαντει...λυσομεν
Accomplish the prophecy
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εξιωτεον το ηοιν ις αντιλεξαι
We may be equal so far as to answer word for word
69
προστατου
Partisan
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και δεδορκας
Though you have sight
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λεληθας
You are unaware
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αμφιπληξ
Two-pronged
73
δεινοπους
With deadly step
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σκοτον
Darkness
75
καταισθη
When you become aware
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ανορμον
The harbour
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ευπλοιας τυχων
Sped by a favourable wind
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επαισθανη
Perceive
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εξαιστωσει
Shall annihilate
80
προπηλακιζε
Cover with abuse
81
ανεκτα
Bearable
82
θασσον αυ παλιν αψορρος
Quickly turn your back
83
σχολη
At all
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γονευσι δ’, οί σ’εφυσαν, εμφρονες
I seemed wise to the parents who gave birth to you
85
αγαν αινικτα κασαφη
How riddling and excessively obscure
86
ονειδιζ’
Taunt me
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ου μοι μελει
I don’t care
88
κομιζετο
Let him take you
89
οχλεις
You are trouble
90
συθεις
When you have left
91
απειλων κανακηρυσσων
With threats and proclamations
92
εγγενης
Native
93
ουδ’ ήσθησεται τη συμφορα
The finding will bring him no pleasure
94
εκ δεδορκοτος
Instead of seeing
95
πτωχος
Poor
96
προδεικνυς
Feeling his way
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όμοσπορος
A sharper of his wife
98
καν λαβης εψευσμενον
If you find me to be mistaken
99
θεσπιεπεια
Oracular
100
ηδε
Has sung
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αρρητ’ αρρητων
Utterly unspeakable
102
φυγα ποδα νωμαν
To ply his foot in flight
103
αρλλαδων ίππων
The horses of the wind
104
ενοπλος
Armed
105
στεροπαις
With lightning
106
επενθρωσκει
There leaps upon him
107
αναπλακητοι
That never miss their mark
