Section 10C English to Greek

Question 1

what a! what sort of a!

Answer 1

οἷος, οἷα, οἷον

Question 2

address, speak to

Answer 2

προσαγορεύω

Question 3

haste, zeal; seriousness

Answer 3

σπουδή, ἡ

Question 4

wall (of a city)

Answer 4

τεῖχος, τείχεος (τείχους), τό

Question 5

most dear

Answer 5

φίλτατος, η, ον

Question 6

guard

Answer 6

φύλαξ, φύλακος, ὁ, ἡ

Question 7

(The old women go away while Kinesias arrives and as he approaches, he laments.)

Answer 7

(αἱ μὲν οὖν γρᾶες ἀπέρχονται, ὁ δὲ Κινησίας ἀφικνεῖται, προσιὼν δ’ ὀλοφύρεται.)

Question 8

KINESIAS “Oh, poor me, what discomfort tortures me!”

Answer 8

ΚΙΝΗΣΙΑΣ οἴμοι κακοδαίμων, οἷος ὁ σπασμός μ’ ἔχει.

Question 9

LYSISTRATA (speaking from the wall)

Answer 9

ΛΥΣΙΣΤΡΑΤΗ (ἀπὸ τοῦ τείχους λέγουσα)

Question 10

“Who is this man who has forced his way through the guards without our noticing?”

Answer 10

τίς οὗτος ὃς διὰ τῶν φυλάκων λαθὼν ἐβιάσατο;

Question 11

KIN. “It’s me.”

Answer 11

ΚΙΝ. ἐγώ.

Question 12

LYS. “Are you a man?”

Answer 12

ΛΥ. ἀνὴρ εἶ;

Question 13

KIN. “A man, to be sure.”

Answer 13

ΚΙΝ. ἀνὴρ δῆτα.

Question 14

LYS. “Won’t you get the hell out of here then?”

Answer 14

ΛΥ. οὐκ ἄπει δῆτ’ ἐκποδών;

Question 15

KIN. “Who are you, who are throwing me out?”

Answer 15

ΚΙΝ. σὺ δ’ εἶ τίς, ἣ ἐκβάλλεις με;

Question 16

LYS. “A guard.”

Answer 16

ΛΥ. φύλαξ.

Question 17

KIN. “Woe is me.”

Answer 17

ΚΙΝ. οἴμοι.

Question 18

(Speaking to himself)

Answer 18

(πρὸς ἑαυτὸν λέγων)

Question 19

“It’s clear that I must, unlucky as I am, pray to all the gods.”

Answer 19

δῆλον ὅτι δεῖ με—δυστυχῆ ὄντα—εὔξασθαι τοῖς θεοῖς ἄπασιν.

Question 20

“Perhaps the gods, to whom I am praying, will grant that I can see my wife.”

Answer 20

ἴσως δὲ οἱ θεοί, οἷς εὔχομαι, δώσουσί μοι τὴν γυναῖκα ἰδεῖν.

Question 21

(The man prays.)

Answer 21

(εὔχεται ὁ ἀνήρ)

Question 22

“(But) all you gods, grant that I may see my wife.”

Answer 22

ἀλλ’ ὦ πάντες θεοί, δότε μοι τὴν γυναῖκα ἰδεῖν.

Question 23

(Again he addresses Lysistrata.)

Answer 23

(αὖθις τὴν Λυσιστράτην προσαγορεύει)

Question 24

“By the gods, call Myrrhine out here (to me) now.”

Answer 24

πρὸς τῶν θεῶν νῦν ἐκκάλεσόν μοι Μυρρίνην.

Question 25

LYS. “Who are you?”

Answer 25

ΛΥ. (appearing to soften) σὺ δὲ τίς εἶ;

Question 26

KIN. “Her husband, Kinesias of the deme Paionis, with whom she lives.”

Answer 26

ΚΙΝ. ἀνὴρ ἐκείνης, Κινησίας Παιονίδης, ᾧ συνοικεῖ.

Question 27

(Speaking to himself)

Answer 27

(πρὸς ἑαυτὸν λέγων)

Question 28

“Hurray! Because I’ve prayed, the gods have granted that I can see Myrrhine.”

Answer 28

εὖ γε, ὡς εὐξαμένῳ ἔδοσάν μοι οἱ θεοὶ τὴν Μυρρίνην ἰδεῖν.

Question 29

LYS. “Hello, dearest Kinesias.”

Answer 29

ΛΥ. (very friendly) ὦ χαῖρε, φίλτατε Κινησία.

Question 30

“For we too know your name well.”

Answer 30

εὖ ἴσμεν γὰρ τὸ σὸν ὄνομα καὶ ἡμεῖς.

Question 31

“For you are always on your wife’s lips.”

Answer 31

ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡ γυνή σ’ ἔχει διὰ στόμα.

Question 32

And in fact taking an apple, she says, ‘How gladly would I give this to Kinesias.’”

Answer 32

καὶ μὴν λαβοῦσα μῆλον “ὡς ηδἐως”, φησί, “Κινησίᾳ τοῦτ’ ἂν διδοίην.”

Question 33

KIN. “Oh by the gods, am I the man to whom Myrrhine wants to give apples?”

Answer 33

ΚΙΝ. (his passion increasing) ὢ πρὸς θεῶν· ἐγὼ ὁ ἀνὴρ ᾧ Μυρρίνη βούλεται μῆλα διδόναι;

Question 34

LYS. “[Yes] by Aphrodite.”

Answer 34

ΛΥ. νὴ τὴν Ἀφριδίτην.

Question 35

“Indeed, even yesterday, when some discussion concerning men arose, your wife said, ‘I consider Kinesias the best of all.’”

Answer 35

καὶ δὴ καὶ χθές, ὅτε περὶ ἀνδρῶν ἐνέπεσε λόγος τις, ἡ σὴ γυνὴ “παντῶν”, ἔφη “ἄριστον νομίζω τὸν Κινησίαν.”

Question 36

KIN. “Then go and call her.”

Answer 36

ΚΙΝ. (desperately) ἴθι νυν κάλεσον αὐτήν.

Question 37

LYS. “What then?”

Answer 37

ΛΥ. (stretching out her hand) τί οὖν;

Question 38

“Will you give me something?”

Answer 38

δώσεις τί μοι;

Question 39

KIN. “By Zeus, I’ll give you something.”

Answer 39

ΚΙΝ. νὴ τὸν Δία ἔγωγέ σοί τι δώσω.

Question 40

“I have this; so what I have, I give to you.”

Answer 40

ἔχω δὲ τοῦτο· ὅπερ οὖν ἔχω δίδωμί σοι.

Question 41

“So you, to whom I give this, call her.”

Answer 41

σὺ οὖν, ᾗ δίδωμι τόδε, κάλεσον αὐτήν.

Question 42

(He gives what he has in his hand to Lysistrata.”

Answer 42

(ὃ ἔχει ἐν τῇ χειρὶ δίδωσι τῇ Λυσιστράτῃ.)

Question 43

LYS. “Well then, I’ll go down and call her for you.”

Answer 43

ΛΥ. εἶεν· καταβᾶσα καλῶ σοι αὐτήν.

Question 44

(She goes down quickly from the wall.)

Answer 44

(καταβαίνει ἀπὸ τοῦ τείχους.)

Question 45

KIN. “Quickly.”

Answer 45

ΚΙΝ. ταχέως.

Question 46

MYRRHINE (inside) “Don’t you call to him, Lysistrata.”

Answer 46

ΜΥ. (ἔνδον οὖσα) σὺ δ’ ἐμὲ τούτῳ μὴ κάλει, Λυσιστράτη.

Question 47

“For I don’t want to go down.”

Answer 47

οὐ γὰρ βούλομαι καταβῆναι.

Question 48

KIN. “Myrrhine baby, why are you doing this?”

Answer 48

ΚΙΝ. ὦ Μυρρινίδιον, τί ταῦτα δρᾷς;

Question 49

“Come down with all haste and come here.”

Answer 49

καταβᾶσα πάσῃ σπουδῇ δεῦρ’ ἐλθέ.

Question 50

MYR. “By Zeus, I won’t.”

Answer 50

ΜΥ. μὰ Δί’ ἐγὼ μὲν οὔ.

Question 51

“I’ll go away instead.”

Answer 51

ἀλλ’ ἄπειμι.

Question 52

KIN. “Don’t go away, but listen to our baby at any rate.”

Answer 52

ΚΙΝ. μὴ δῆτ’ ἄπιθι, ἀλλὰ τῷ γοῦν παιδίῳ ὑπάκουσον.

Question 53

(He speaks to the baby, which a servant carries.)

Answer 53

(τῷ παιδίῳ λέγει, ὃ θεράπων τις φέρει.)

Question 54

“You there, won’t you call mama?”

Answer 54

οὗτος, οὐ καλεῖς τὴν μαμμίαν;

Question 55

BABY “Mama mama mama.”

Answer 55

ΠΑΙΔΙΟΝ μαμμία μαμμία μαμμία.

Question 56

KIN. “You there, what’s up with you?”

Answer 56

ΚΙΝ. αὕτη, τί πάσχεις;

Question 57

“Don’t you pity the baby, which is unwashed?”

Answer 57

ἆρ’ οὐκ οἰκτίρεις τὸ παιδίον, ὃ ἄλουτον ὂν τυγχάνει;

Question 58

MYR. “In that case I do pity it.”

Answer 58

ΜΥ ἔγωγε οἰκτίρω δῆτα.

Question 59

KIN. “Come down then, my dear lady, for the sake of the baby.”

Answer 59

ΚΙΝ. κατάβηθι οὖν, ὦ δαιμονία, τοῦ παιδίου ἔνεκα.

Question 60

MYR. “What it is to bear children!”

Answer 60

ΜΥ. (sighing) οἷον τὸ τεκεῖν.

Question 61

“I must go down.”

Answer 61

χρὴ καταβῆναι.

Question 62

what a! what sort of a!

Answer 62

οἷος, οἷα, οἷον

Question 63

address, speak to

Answer 63

προσαγορεύω

Question 64

haste, zeal; seriousness

Answer 64

σπουδή, ἡ

Question 65

wall (of a city)

Answer 65

τεῖχος, τείχεος (τείχους), τό

Question 66

most dear

Answer 66

φίλτατος, η, ον

Question 67

guard

Answer 67

φύλαξ, φύλακος, ὁ, ἡ