Section 10B English to Greek

Question 1

force, compel

Answer 1

ἀναγκάζω

Question 2

just now, recently

Answer 2

ἄρτι

Question 3

old woman

Answer 3

γραῦς, γραός, ἡ (acc. s. and pl.: γραῦν, γραῦς)

Question 4

gift, bribe

Answer 4

δῶρον, τό

Question 5

suddenly

Answer 5

ἐξαίφνης

Question 6

with, beside, in the presence of (+ dat.)

Answer 6

παρά (+ dat.)

Question 7

live with, live together

Answer 7

συνοικέω

Question 8

LAMPITO “So we shall be persuade our husbands and force them to make peace.”

Answer 8

ΛΑΜΠΙΤΩ ἡμεῖς οὖν, τοὺς ἡμετέρους ἄνδρας πείσασαι, ἀναγκάσομεν εἰρήνην ἄγειν.

Question 9

“In what way will you be able to persuade your men, who have the triremes and the silver?”

Answer 9

τίνι τρόπῳ τοὺς ὑμετέρους δυνήσεσθε πεῖσαι, οἳ τὰς τριήρεις γ’ ἔχουσι καὶ τἀργύριον;

Question 10

“By money or gifts or by doing what?”

Answer 10

ἢ χρήμασιν ἢ δώροις ἢ τί ποιοῦσαι;

Question 11

LYSISTRATA “Oh, but we have persuaded this well too, because today we shall take the Acropolis, by seeming to be sacrificing.”

Answer 11

ΛΥΣΙΣΤΡΑΤΗ ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῦτ’ εὖ παρεσκευεσάμεθα, ὅτι καταλήψομεθα τήμερον τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, θύειν δοκοῦσαι.

Question 12

“Having taken it, we shall guard it, money and all.”

Answer 12

καταλαβοῦσαι δέ, φυλάξομεν αὐτὴν αὐτῷ τῷ ἀργυρίῳ.

Question 13

(Suddenly Lampito hears a shout and, having heard it, she speaks to Lysistrata.)

Answer 13

(βοήν τινα ἐξαίφνης ἀκούει ἡ Λαμπιτώ, ἀκούσασα δέ τὴν Λυσιστράτην προσαγορεύει.)

Question 14

LAM. “Who shouted?”

Answer 14

ΛΑΜ. τίς ἐβόησε;

Question 15

“Who was responsible for that shout?”

Answer 15

τίς αἴτιος τῆς βοῆς;

Question 16

LYS. “This is what I was talking about.”

Answer 16

ΛΥ. τοῦτ’ ἐκεῖνο ὃ ἔλεγον.

Question 17

”For the olde women, who had to take the Acropolis of the goddess, now hold it.”

Answer 17

αἱ γὰρ γρᾶες, ἃς ἔδει τὴν ἀκρόπολιν τῆς θεοῦ καταλαβεῖν, νῦν έχουσιν.

Question 18

“But, Lampito, you go off home and put affairs among you [Spartans] in good order, …”

Answer 18

ἀλλ’ ὦ Λαμπιτοῖ, σὺ μὲν, οἴκαδε ἐλθοῦσα, τὰ παρ’ ὑμῖν εὖ θές, …

Question 19

“ … while we go to the Acropolis, which the old women have just taken, and guard it.”

Answer 19

… ἡμεῖς δ’ εἰσελθοῦσαι τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, ἣν ἄρτι κατέλαβον αἱ γρᾶες, φυλάξομεν.

Question 20

(Lampito, going away, walks along the road which leads to Sparta … )

Answer 20

(ἡ μὲν Λαμπιτὼ ἀπιοῦσα βαδίζει τὸν ὁδόν, ἣ εἰς Λακεδαίμονα φέρει, … )

Question 21

(… while the other women go to into the Acropolis and guard it.)

Answer 21

(… αἱ δ’ ἄλλαι εἰσελθοῦσαι τὴν ἀκρόπολιν φυλάττουσιν.)

Question 22

(Suddenly Lysistrata shouts, having spotted a man who is approaching.)

Answer 22

(ἐξαίφνης δὲ βοᾷ ἡ Λυσιστράτη, ἰδοῦσα ἄνρδα τινά, ὃς τυγχάνει προσιών.)

Question 23

LYS. “Oh, oh, Women! Come here to me quickly.”

Answer 23

ΛΥ. ἰοὺ ἰοὺ γυναῖκες, ἴτε δεῦρο ὡς ἐμὲ ταχέως.

Question 24

KLEONIKE “What is it?”

Answer 24

ΚΛΕΟΝΙΚΗ τί δ’ ἐστίν;

Question 25

“Tell me, what is the shout?”

Answer 25

εἰπέ μοι, τίς ἡ βοή;

Question 26

LYS. “I see a man approaching, a man.”

Answer 26

ΛΥ. ἄνδρα ἄνδρα ὁρῶ προσιόντα.

Question 27

“Look.”

Answer 27

ὅρᾶτε.

Question 28

“Does any one of you recognize the man who is approaching.”

Answer 28

γιγνώσκει τις ὑμῶν τὸν ἄνδρα ὃς προσἔρχεται;

Question 29

MYRRHINE “Woe is me!”

Answer 29

ΜΥΡΡΙΝΗ. οἴμοι.

Question 30

KLE. “It’s clear, Lysistrata, that Myrrhine has recognized him.”

Answer 30

ΚΛ. ἀλλὰ δῆλον, Λυσιστράτη, ὅτι ἡ Μυρρίνη αὐτὸν ἔγνω.

Question 31

“For after seeing and recognizing him she cried ‘Woe is me!’”

Answer 31

ἰδοῦσα γὰρ και γνοῦσα ᾤμωξε.

Question 32

LYS. “Speak, Myrrhine.”

Answer 32

ΛΥ. λέγε, ὦ Μυρρίνη.

Question 33

“Does Kleonike speak the truth?”

Answer 33

ἆρ’ ἡ Κλεονίκη ἀληθῆ λέγει;

Question 34

“Have you recognized the man?”

Answer 34

τὸν ἄνδρα ἔγνως σύ;

Question 35

“For to me as well you seem to recognize the man.”

Answer 35

κάμοὶ γὰρ δοκεῖς τὸν ἄνδρα γνῶναι.

Question 36

MYR. “By Zeus, I do recognize him.”

Answer 36

ΜΥ. νὴ Δία ἔγνων ἔγωγε.

Question 37

“For he is Kinesias, whose wife I am.”

Answer 37

ἔστι γὰρ Κινησίας, οὗ γυνή εἰμι ἐγώ.

Question 38

LYS. “It’s your job now to trick and love and not to love this man who you live with.”

Answer 38

ΛΥ. (reveals her plan) σὸν ἔργον ἤδη τοῦτον, ᾧ συνοικεῖς, ἐξαπατᾶν καὶ φιλεῖν καὶ μὴ φιλεῖν.

Question 39

MYR. “I will shall do these things.”

Answer 39

ΜΥ. ποιήσω ταῦτ’ ἐγώ.

Question 40

LYS. “Look, I’ll join you in tricking him by waiting here …”

Answer 40

ΛΥ. καὶ μῆν ἐγὼ συνεξαπατήσαιμ’ ἄν σοι παραμένουσα ἐνθάδε, …

Question 41

“… after sending away the old women whose job it is to guard the Acropolis.”

Answer 41

… ἀποπέμψασα τὰς γραῦς, ὧν ἔργον ἐστὶ τὴν ἀκρόπολιν φυλάττειν.

Question 42

force, compel

Answer 42

ἀναγκάζω

Question 43

just now, recently

Answer 43

ἄρτι

Question 44

old woman

Answer 44

γραῦς, γραός, ἡ (acc. s. and pl.: γραῦν, γραῦς)

Question 45

gift, bribe

Answer 45

δῶρον, τό

Question 46

suddenly

Answer 46

ἐξαίφνης

Question 47

with, beside, in the presence of (+ dat.)

Answer 47

παρά (+ dat.)

Question 48

live with, live together

Answer 48

συνοικέω