Protagoras Vocabulary 320a3-320b2

Question 1

give the principal parts of δίδωμι, give

Answer 1

δίδωμι, δώσω, ἔδωκα, δέδωκα, δέδομαι, ἐδόθην

Question 2

conjugate the (second) aorist of λείπω (“to leave”) in the active indicative singular

Answer 2

ἔλιπον, ἔλιπες, ἔλιπε

Question 3

conjugate the (second) aorist of λείπω in the middle indicative singular

Answer 3

ἐλιπόμην, ἐλίπου, ἐλίπετο

Question 4

conjugate the (second) aorist of λείπω in the active subjunctive singular

Answer 4

λίπῳ, λί́πῃς, λίπῃ

Question 5

conjugate the (second) aorist of λείπω in the middle subjunctive singular

Answer 5

λίπωμαι, λίπῃ, λίπηται

Question 6

(πρίν + infinitive = “before”) translate ἦλθες πρὶν τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἀφιξέσθαι.

Answer 6

“You came before the person arrived.”

Question 7

(πρίν + finite verb in negative sentence = “until”) translate οὐκ ἦλθες πρὶν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἀφίκετο.

Answer 7

“You didn’t come until the person arrived.”

Question 8

ἐπιτροπεύω

Answer 8

to administer, be a guardian

Question 9

δείδω; perfect with present meaning) δέδοικα or δέδια

Answer 9

to fear

Question 10

διαφθείρω , διαφθερῶ, — διέφθαρκα or διέφθορα, — , διαφθάρην [though I can’t find the aorist passive form in LSJ]

Answer 10

to destroy

Question 11

ἀποσπάω

Answer 11

to tear away (from)

Question 12

ἕξ

Answer 12

six

Question 13

μήνη, ἡ

Answer 13

(moon); month

Question 14

χράομαι

Answer 14

make use of; treat, deal with

Question 15

(idiom) ἠπόρει ὅτι χρήσαιτο

Answer 15

He/she/it didn’t know what to make (of him/her/it); didn’t know what to do (with him/her/it)