Section 12A Greek to English

Question 1

ἄλλος … ἄλλον

Answer 1

one … another

Question 2

ἀσπάζομαι

Answer 2

greet, welcome

Question 3

δικανικός, ή, όν

Answer 3

judicial

Question 4

ἐντυγχάνω (ἐντυχ- ) (+ dat.)

Answer 4

meet with, come upon (+ dat.)

Question 5

ἔτερος … ἔτερον

Answer 5

one … another (of two)

Question 6

ἱμάτιον, τό

Answer 6

cloak

Question 7

μηδέ … μηδε

Answer 7

neither … nor

Question 8

τύχη, ἡ

Answer 8

chance, fortune (good or bad)

Question 9

ὠθέω

Answer 9

push, shove

Question 10

(κελεύοντος τοῦ κήρυκος, ἥκουσιν οἱ δικασταὶ εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον.)

Answer 10

(When the herald summons them the dikasts come into the courtroom.)

Question 11

καὶ ἄλλος ἄλλον ὡς ὁρῶσιν ἥκοντα, εὐθὺς ἀσπάζονται, λαβόμενοι τῆς χειρός.)

Answer 11

(And as they see one another coming in, they immediately greet one another, shaking hands. [lit. taking the hand])

Question 12

(ἐπεὶ δὲ ἥκουσιν ὁ Κωμίας καὶ Εὐεργίδης εἰς τὸ δικαστήτιον … )

Answer 12

When Komias and Euergides come into the lawcourt … )

Question 13

(… — οὗ μέλλουσι δικάσειν γραφήν τινα περὶ Νεαίρας — )

Answer 13

( —where they are going to judge a case about Neaira— )

Question 14

(… ἀσπάζεται ὁ ἕτερος τὸν ἕτερον.)

Answer 14

( … they greet one another.)

Question 15

ΕΥΕΡΓΙΔΗΣ χαῖρε, ὦ Κωμία.

Answer 15

EUERGIDES “Greetings, Komias.”

Question 16

ΚΩΜΙΑΣ νὴ καὶ σύ γε, Εὐεργίδη.

Answer 16

KOMIAS “And [greetings] to you too, Euergides.”

Question 17

ὅσος ὁ ὄχλος.

Answer 17

“What a big crowd!”

Question 18

ἀλλὰ τίς ἐστί οὑτοσί;

Answer 18

“But who is this?”

Question 19

οὐ δήπου Στρυμόδωρος ὁ γείτων;

Answer 19

“It’s not really our neighbor Strymodoros, is it?”

Question 20

ναὶ μὰ τὸν Δία, αὐτὸς δῆτ’ ἐκεῖνος.

Answer 20

“Yes, by Zeus, it is indeed the man himself.”

Question 21

ὢ τῆς τύχης.

Answer 21

“Oh what luck!”

Question 22

ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἤλπιζον Στρυμοδώρῳ ἐντεύξεσθαι ἐν δικαστηρίῳ διατρίβοντι, νέῳ δὴ ὄντι καὶ ἀπείρῳ τῶν δικανικῶν.

Answer 22

“But I did not expect to meet Strymodoros spending his time in the lawcourt, since he is a young man and without experience in judicial matters.”

Question 23

ΕΥ. τί οὐ καλεῖς αὐτὸν δεῦρο;

Answer 23

EU. “Why don’t you call him over here?”

Question 24

ἐξέσται γὰρ αὐτῷ μεθ’ ἡμῶν καθίζειν.

Answer 24

“It will be possible for him to sit with us.”

Question 25

ΚΩ. ἀλλὰ καλῶς λέγεις καὶ καλοῦμεν αὐτόν.

Answer 25

KOM. “A good suggestion (lit: you speak well), and we will call him.”

Question 26

ὦ Στρυμόδωρε, Στρυμόδωρε.

Answer 26

“Strymodoros, Strymodorus!”

Question 27

ΣΤΡΥΜΟΔΩΡΟΣ χαίρετε, ὦ γείτονες.

Answer 27

STRYMODOROS “Greetings neighbors.”

Question 28

ὅσον τὸ χρῆμα τοῦ ὄχλου.

Answer 28

“Oh the size [lit. how big the matter] of the crowd!”

Question 29

(ὠθεῖται ὑπὸ δικαστοῦ τινος, ὃς τοῦ ἱματίου λαμβάνεται.)

Answer 29

(He is pushed by a juror who takes hold of his cloak.)

Question 30

οὗτος, τί βουλόμενος ἐλάβου τοῦ ἱματίου;

Answer 30

“You, what do you mean by taking hold of my cloak?”

Question 31

ὄλοιο.

Answer 31

“To hell with you!” (lit. may you perish!)

Question 32

ΕΥ. εὖ γε.

Answer 32

EU. Well done.

Question 33

κάθιζε.

Answer 33

Sit down.

Question 34

ἄλλος … ἄλλον

Answer 34

one … another

Question 35

ἀσπάζομαι

Answer 35

greet, welcome

Question 36

δικανικός, ή, όν

Answer 36

judicial

Question 37

ἐντυγχάνω (ἐντυχ- ) (+ dat.)

Answer 37

meet with, come upon (+ dat.)

Question 38

ἔτερος … ἔτερον

Answer 38

one … another (of two)

Question 39

ἱμάτιον, τό

Answer 39

cloak

Question 40

μηδέ … μηδε

Answer 40

neither … nor

Question 41

τύχη, ἡ

Answer 41

chance, fortune (good or bad)

Question 42

ὠθέω

Answer 42

push, shove