Protagoras vocabulary 318b1-c4

Question 1

give the principal parts of ἀφικνέομαι, arrive

Answer 1

ἀφικνέομαι, ἀφίξομαι, ἀφικόμην, ἀφῖγμαι, —— , ——

Question 2

give the comparative of ἄγαθος when it means “good, able, brave, excellent”

Answer 2

ἀμείνων, ἄμεινον (gen. ἀμείνονος)

Question 3

give the comparative of ἄγαθος when it means “good, morally good, virtuous”

Answer 3

βελτίων, βέλτιον (gen. βελτίονος)

Question 4

give the comparative of ἄγαθος when it means “good, strong”

Answer 4

κρείττων, κρεῖττον (gen. κρείτονος)

Question 5

θυαμαστός, ή, όν

Answer 5

amazing, astonishing

Question 6

εἰκός

Answer 6

likely (neuter participle of ἔοικα)

Question 7

καίπερ

Answer 7

although

Question 8

τηλικοῦτος, η, ον

Answer 8

of such an age

Question 9

οὕτως

Answer 9

so, so very

Question 10

διδάσκω

Answer 10

to teach

Question 11

ἐπίσταμαι

Answer 11

to know

Question 12

μὴ οὕτως

Answer 12

(do) not (speak) in this way, let me put it another way; imagine a different situation

Question 13

αὐτίκα

Answer 13

(forthwith, immediately); to begin with, for example

Question 14

μάλα

Answer 14

very much, exceedingly

Question 15

μεταβάλλω, μεταβαλῶ, μετέβαλον

Answer 15

to change, alter

Question 16

νεωστί

Answer 16

recently, lately

Question 17

Ζευξίππος ὁ Ἡρακλεώτος

Answer 17

Zeuxippus (or Zeuxis) from Heraclea in South Italy; a famous painter

Question 18

ἐπιδίδωμι

Answer 18

to increase, advance