Oedipus 500-700 Vocab Flashcards
1
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νιφοεντος
A
Snow-covered
2
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ιχνευειν
A
To track
3
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αγριαν ύλαν
A
Wild wood
4
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χηερυων
A
Limping
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απονοσφιζων
A
Trying to leave behind
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τα μεσομφαλα
A
From the Earth’s centre
7
Q
οιωνοθετας
A
The wise soothsayer
8
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ταρσασσει
A
Has troubled me
9
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αποφασκονθ´
A
Deny it
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απορω
A
I am at a loss
11
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πετομαι
A
I fly
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επικουρος
A
To aid
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κρισις
A
The judgement
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παραμειψειεν
A
May surpass
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καταφαιην
A
Assent
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μεμφομενων
A
Those who find fault with him
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φανερα
A
Conspicuously
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οφλησει κακιαν
A
Will (never) be convicted of crime
19
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ατλητων
A
In indignation
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πεπυσμενος
A
Having learned of
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φεροντι τηνδ’ βαξιν
A
When I hear such things said
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ζημια
A
The damage
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ου γαρ εις άπλουν
A
Tends to no simple matter
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αλλ’ ηλθε μεν δη τουτο τουνειδος
A
Well, this charge was uttered
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τουπλικλημα
This accusation
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εναργης
Blatantly
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δελιαν η μωριαν
Some cowardice or folly
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δολω προσερπον
As it came stealthily
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τουγχειρημα
Your attempt
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θηραν
To steal
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αντακουσον
Listen in turn
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αυθαδιαν
Obstinacy
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χωρις
Without
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ξυνφημι
I agree
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το δε παθημι όποιον φης παθειν διδασκε με
Tell me what it is that you say I did you you
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επειθες
Did you persuade me
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και νυν εθ’ αύτος ειμι τω βουλευματι
Yes and I myself stand by that advice
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εμνησατ’
Did he make any mention
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ερευναν εσχετε
Did you not make a search
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του κανοντος
For the killer
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αρνησις
Denial
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ανοστοερεις
What you ask
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ατρεστον
Unafraid
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ίμειρων
To wish
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ηπατημενος κυρω
I am not so deluded
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ασπαζεται
Greets
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χρηζοντες
Those who want something
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ελεγχον
As proof of this
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πευθου τα χρησθεντ’
Ask about the oracle
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τερασκοπω
With the soothsayer
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μη μ’ άπληκτανης ψηφώ...λαβων
Doom me to death not by one vote
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όταν ταχυς τις όυπιβουλευων λαθρα χωρη
When the secret conspirator moves fast
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ου γαρ φρουνουντα σ’ ευ βλεπω
For I see that you are not true to me
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αρκτεον
I must rule
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καιριαν
In timely fashion
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επηρασθ’
Why have you struck up
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και μη το μηδεν αλγος ες μεγ’ οισετε
And not make what ought not to pain you into something big
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όρμαινε
Sister
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οναιμην
May I never prosper
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ών επαιτια
Of the things which you charge me
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εικαθω
I concede
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επιστω
Know
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ό τι πυματον
By the most extreme possible fate
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γα φθινουσα τρυχει καρδιαν
The wasting away of the land tears at my heart
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προσαψει
To join
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εικων
Yielding
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θυμου περασης
Whenever you are far gone with rage
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τοιαυται φυσεις αύταις δικαιως εισιν αλγισται φερειν
Such natures are the hardest to bear for themselves, and justly
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αγνοτος
Unintelligible
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δοκησις αγνως
An ignorant supposition
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ταπτει
Devours
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γας προνοουμενω
In my concern for this land
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παριεις
Neglect
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καταμβλυνων κεαρ
Blunt my passion
