Section 11B Greek to English

Question 1

ἄκων, ἄκουσα, ἆκον

Answer 1

unwilling, unwillingly

Question 2

ἄνευ (+ gen.)

Answer 2

without (+ gen.)

Question 3

ἀπόλλυμι (ἀπολες-, ἀπολ-)

Answer 3

kill, ruin, destroy; (in passive) be killed, etc.

Question 4

δραχμή, ἡ

Answer 4

drachma (a coin)

Question 5

εἶεν

Answer 5

very well then!

Question 6

εὔνους, ουν

Answer 6

well-disposed

Question 7

μήτε … μήτε

Answer 7

neither … nor

Question 8

ὁδοιπόρος, ὁ

Answer 8

traveller

Question 9

ὁδός, ἡ

Answer 9

road, way

Question 10

ὄλλυμι, (ὀλεσα-, ὀλ- )

Answer 10

be killed, die, perish (aorist ὠλόμην)

Question 11

ὅσος, η, ον

Answer 11

as much as, as many as

Question 12

πολεμέω

Answer 12

make war

Question 13

τριήρης, ἡ

Answer 13

trireme

Question 14

φιλέω

Answer 14

be used to, love; kiss

Question 15

χρηματίζω

Answer 15

do business

Question 16

ΔΙΚ. ὄλοιντο πάντες Ἀθηναῖοι ὅσοι ἐπαινοῦσί τε καὶ πείθονται οἷς λέγουσιν οἱ πρυτάνεις …

Answer 16

DIKAIOPOLIS “Death to all the the Athenians who praise and obey what the prytaneis say, …

Question 17

… κάκιστα δ’ ἀπόλοιντο οι ῥήτορες οἳ τὸν δῆμον θωπεύουσι καὶ ἐξαπατῶσιν ἀεί.

Answer 17

“… and the worst death to all those speakers who flatter the people and always deceive them.”

Question 18

τί γὰρ οὐ πάσχομεν ἡμεῖς οἱ γεωργοὶ ὑπ’ αὐτῶν;

Answer 18

“For what do we farmers not suffer at their hands?”

Question 19

ἀεὶ γὰρ ὑπ’ αὐτῶν ἐξαπατώμεθα καὶ ἀδικούμεθα καὶ ὀπολλύμεθα.

Answer 19

“For we are always being deceived and wronged and ruined by them.”

Question 20

ἀλλὰ τί ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν ποιεῖν, οὕτως ἀεὶ ὑπ’ αὐτῶν ἀδικουμένοις;

Answer 20

“But what can we do (what is it possible for us to do) when we are always being wronged and ruined by them in this way?”

Question 21

ὁ γὰρ δῆμος δοκεῖ γ’ ἥδεσθαι πειθόμενος ὑπὸ τῶν ῥητόρων, καὶ τοῖς λόγοις αὐτῶν θωπευόμενος καὶ ἐξαπατώμενος καὶ διαφθειρόμονος.

Answer 21

“For the people seem to to enjoy being persuaded by the speakers and being flattered and cheated and ruined by their words.”

Question 22

ἀεὶ γὰρ τιμᾶται ἀπὸ τοῦ δήμου ὁ λέγων ὅτι …

Answer 22

“For always honored by the people is the man who says …

Question 23

“εὔνους εἰμὶ τῷ πλήθει”

Answer 23

“‘I am well disposed to the crowd’ …

Question 24

οὐδέποτε τιμᾶται ὁ χρηστὸς ὁ τὰ χρηστὰ συμβουλεύων.

Answer 24

… but the man who gives good advice is never honored by them”

Question 25

ἴσως δὲ ἂν φαίη τις …

Answer 25

“But perhaps someone may say, …

Question 26

“τί οὖν;”

Answer 26

“‘So what?’”

Question 27

“ἐλεύθερός γ’ ὁ δῆμος καὶ αὐτὸς ἄρχει, καὶ ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς ἄλλου ἄρχεται.”

Answer 27

“‘The people are free and rule themselves (intensive, not reflexive) and are not ruled by any other.’”

Question 28

“εἰ δὲ τυγχάνει βουλόμενος ὑπὸ τῶν ῥητόρων ἐξαπατᾶσθαι καὶ πείθεσθαι καὶ θωπεύεσθαι, ἔστω.”

Answer 28

“‘If they want to be deceived and persuaded and flattered by the speakers, so be it.’”

Question 29

ἐγὼ δ’ ἀποκρίνομαι, …

Answer 29

“But I answer, …

Question 30

“καίτοι οἱ μὲν ναῦται κρατοῦσιν ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ …

Answer 30

“‘And yet the sailors have power in the assembly …

Question 31

… οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ἄκοντες ἀναγκάζονται οἰκεῖν ἐν τῷ ἄστει, …

Answer 31

… while the farmers are forced against their will to live in the city …

Question 32

ἀπολλύμενοι τῇ οἰκήσει καὶ τῇ ἀπορίᾳ καὶ τῇ νόσῳ.”

Answer 32

… being destroyed by the way they live, their lack of provisions and the plague.’”

Question 33

ἴσως δὲ ἀποκρίναιτ’ ἃν οὗτος …

Answer 33

“Perhaps this man might answer …

Question 34

“σὺ δὲ ἐλεύθερος ὢν οὐ τυγχάνεις;”

Answer 34

“‘But aren’t you free?’”

Question 35

“μὴ οὖν φρόντιζε μηδέν, μήτε τοῦ δήμου μήτε τῶν ῥητόρων μήτε τοῦ πολέμου μήτε τῶν νόμων ἢ γεγραμμένων ἢ αγράφων.”

Answer 35

“‘So don’t worry at all, either about the people nor the speakers or the war or the written or unwritten laws.’”

Question 36

“ἐν γὰρ ταύτῃ τῇ πόλει οὐδεὶς ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς οὐδέποτε ἀναγκάζεται ποιεῖν ἃ μὴ ἐθέλει.”

Answer 36

“‘For in this city nobody is ever forced by anyone to do what he doesn’t want.’”

Question 37

“ἀτεχνῶς δὲ ἐλευθέρους ἡγοῦμαι τούς τε ἵππους καὶ τοὺς ἡμιόνους τοὺς ἐν τῇ πόλει, …

Answer 37

“‘I consider utterly free the horses and the mules in the city, …

Question 38

… οἳ κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς πορευόμενοι ἐμβάλλειν φιλοῦσι τοῖς ὁδοιπόροις τοῖς μὴ ἐξισταμένοις.”

Answer 38

… who as they go along the roads love to bump into travellers who don’t get out of their way.’”

Question 39

εἶεν.

Answer 39

“All right then.”

Question 40

γνοὺς οὖν ἐμαυτὸν ἐλεύθερόν γ’ ὄντα καὶ οὐκ άναγκαζόμενον ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς ποιεῖν ἃ μὴ ἐθέλω, …

Answer 40

“Realizing that I am free and not being forced by anyone to do what I don’t want to, …

Question 41

… τῶν ἄλλων πολεμούντων, …

Answer 41

“… while the others are making war, …

Question 42

ἐγὼ αὐτὸς οὐ πολεμήσω, ἀλλ’ εἰρήνην ἄξω.

Answer 42

“… I myself shall not make war but shall live in peace.”

Question 43

Ἀμφίθεε, δεῦρ’ ἐλθέ·

Answer 43

“Amphitheos, come here.”

Question 44

ἀλλ’ Ἀμφίθεός μοι ποῦ ἐστιν;

Answer 44

“But please, where is Amphitheos?”

Question 45

ΑΜΦΙ. πάρειμι.

Answer 45

AMPHITHEOS “Here I am.”

Question 46

ΔΙΚ. (δοὺς τῷ Ἁμφιθέῳ ὀκτὼ δραχμάς.)

Answer 46

DIK. (Giving to Amphitheos eight drachmas.)

Question 47

σὺ, ταυτασὶ λαβὼν ὀκτὼ δραχμὰς, σπονδὰς ποίησαι πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους ἐμοὶ μόνῳ καὶ τοῖς παιδίοις.

Answer 47

“You take these here eight drachmas and make a treaty with the Spartans for just me and my children.”

Question 48

(τοῦ Δικαιοπόλεως δόντος τὰ ἐφόδια, ἀπέρχεται ὁ Ἀμφίθεος.)

Answer 48

(After Dikaiopolis has given him the traveling expenses, Amphitheos goes away.)

Question 49

(turns to the prytanies) ὑμεῖς δὲ πρεσβεύεσθε, …

Answer 49

“You deal with ambassadors, …

Question 50

… ἔπειτα δὲ ἐκδικάζετε, …

Answer 50

… then make judgements, …

Question 51

… ἔπειτα χρηματίζετε περὶ τοῦ πολέμου καὶ περὶ πόρου χρημάτων καὶ περὶ νόμων θέσεως καὶ περὶ συμμάχων καὶ περὶ τριήρων καὶ περὶ νεωρίων καὶ περὶ ἱερῶν.

Answer 51

then do business about the war and about ways of raising money and about making laws and about allies and about triremes and about dockyards and about sacrifices.”

Question 52

ἀλλ’ οὔτε τριήρων οὔτε νεωρίων δεῖται ἡ πόλις, εἰ μέλλει εὐδαιμονήσειν, οὔτε πλήθους οὔτε μεγέθους, ἄνευ εἰρήνης.

Answer 52

“But the city needs neither triremes nor dockyards, if it is going to be happy, nor great numbers nor great size, without peace.”

Question 53

ἄκων, ἄκουσα, ἆκον

Answer 53

unwilling, unwillingly

Question 54

ἄνευ (+ gen.)

Answer 54

without (+ gen.)

Question 55

ἀπόλλυμι (ἀπολες-, ἀπολ-)

Answer 55

kill, ruin, destroy; (in passive) be killed, etc.

Question 56

δραχμή, ἡ

Answer 56

drachma (a coin)

Question 57

εἶεν

Answer 57

very well then!

Question 58

εὔνους, ουν

Answer 58

well-disposed

Question 59

μήτε … μήτε

Answer 59

neither … nor

Question 60

ὁδοιπόρος, ὁ

Answer 60

traveller

Question 61

ὁδός, ἡ

Answer 61

road, way

Question 62

ὄλλυμι, (ὀλεσα-, ὀλ- ) (aorist ὠλόμην)

Answer 62

be killed, die, perish (aorist ὠλόμην)

Question 63

ὅσος, η, ον

Answer 63

as much as, as many as

Question 64

πολεμέω

Answer 64

make war

Question 65

τριήρης, ἡ

Answer 65

trireme

Question 66

φιλέω

Answer 66

be used to, love; kiss

Question 67

χρηματίζω

Answer 67

do business