Propertius 2.1 Flashcards
quaretis
you ask
totiens
so many
ingenium
talent
Cois fulgentem
shining in Coan silk
volumen, -inis (n)
book
hac
thus
ad frontem sparsos errare capillos
scattered hair wandered to (her) brow
gaudet ire
she rejoices in going
laudatis superba comis
proud from her praised hair
digitis eburnis
with ivory fingers
premat
she presses
facilis arte manus
(acc pl) ready hands with skill
poscentis somnum declinat ocellos
she closes her eyes desiring sleep
invenio
I find
erepto amictu
with her clothes snatched away
lucatur
she wrestles (deponent)
condimus
we construct
quidquid
whatever
quodcumque
whatever
maxima de nihilo nascitur historia
the greatest history is born from nothing
quod mihi si tantum, Maecenas, fata dedissent
but if Mycenaes, if the fates had given such to me
heroas in arma manus
heroic hands in arms
non Ossan Olympo impositam
nor Ossa placed on Olympus
ut caeli Pelion esset iter
that Pelion would be the way to the sky
veteres
(acc pl) old, ancient
Pergama nomen Homeri
Pergamum, glory of Homer
Xerxis et imperio bina coisse vada
and that two seas were joined by the command of Xerxes
minas
battlements (acc pl)
bene facta
accomplishments
memorarem
I would be recounting
fores
you would be
quotiens canerem
how often I was singing
civilia busta Philippos
or of Philippi, those civil (war) tombs
Siculae classica bella fugae
the naval wars of the Sicilian flight
eversos focos
(acc pl) ruined hearths
Ptolemaeei Phari
of Ptolemaic Pharos
attractus in urbem
brought into the city
septem captivis debilis ibat aquis
weak it was going with its 7 waters captive
auratis catenis
with gilded chains
Actia rostra
Actian prows
mea Musa contexeret
my muse would weave
et sumpta et posita pace
in both taking up and setting down peace
Theseus infernis, superis testatur Achilles, hic Ixioniden, ille Menoetiaden
Theseus testifies to those in the underworld, Achilles to those above, this one as Pirithous (son of Ixion), that as Patroclus (son of Menoetios)
Phlegraeos Iovis Enceladique tumultus
the commotion in Phlegra of Jove and Enceladus
intonet
he thunders
angusto pectora
with a confined chest
mea praecordia
my diaphragm
conveniunt
it is suited
in Phrygios avos
among (his) Phrygian ancestors
condere
to establish
arator
ploughman
quisque conterat
let everyone wear down
qua pote
which they (s) are able
what is a recusatio?
a refusal
fruar
would that I enjoy (+ ablative)
non probat
she does not approve
tangenda pocula
touched cups (n/acc pl)
novercae Phaedrae
of stepmother Phaedra
privigno suo
to her own stepson
non nocitura
(participle) not about to harm (+dat)
mihi pereundum est
I must die
Circaeo gramine
from Circe’s herbs
Colchis
Colchis (but by metonymy - Medea)
Iolciacis focis
on the Iolcian hearth
aena
cauldrons (n/acc pl)
quoniam
since
praedata est
(deponent) she has pillaged
ducentur
they will be led
omnis humanos dolores
all human pains
morbi artificem
craftsman of disease
sanat
it heals
tarda crura
slow legs (n/ac pl)
Philoctetae
of Philoctetes
Machaon
(nom s) Machaon, son of Asclepius
Phoenicis lumina
(acc s) the eyes of Phoenix
Chiron Phillyrides
Chiron, son of Phillyra
exstinctum Androgeon
killed Androgeon
Cressis herbis
w/ Cretan herbs
deus Epidauris
god of Epidaurus (Asclepius)
restituit
he restored
patriis focis
paternal hearth
Mysus iuvenis
Mysian youth
senserat
he had felt
Haemonia qua cuspide
from which Haemonian spear
sensit opem
he felt aid
hoc vitium
this fault
demere
to remove/take away
repleverit
he will have refilled
dolia
vessels
virgineis urnis
from the virgins’ urns
graventur
they are weighed down
solvet
he will untie
Caucasia de rupe
from the Caucasian cliff
bracchia
arms
quandocumque
whenever
reposcent
they claim
in exiguo marmore
on a bit of marble
invidiosa
enviable
gloria iusta
rightful glory
meo busto
to my tomb
esseda Brittania
British chariots
caelatis iugis
with engraved yokes
siste
halt (imper.)
illacrimans
weeping
iace verba
cast (your) words
tali mutae favillae
to such silent ash
ut illam incedere
that she walked
fide caput
faithful companion
