Section 12A Vocabulary and text

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 ἐστι οὑτοσί;

Answer 18

But who is this?

Question 19

οὐ δήπου Στρυμόδωρος ὁ γείτων;

Answer 19

It’s not really our neighbour Strymodoros, is it?

Question 20

ναὶ μὰ τὸν Δία, αὐτὸς δῆτ’ ἐκεῖνος. ὢ τῆς τύχης.

Answer 20

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

Oh what luck!

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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 22

Εϒ. τί οὐ καλεῖς αὐτὸν δεῦρο;

Answer 22

E U. Why don’t you call him over here?

Question 23

ἐξέσται γὰρ αὐτῷ μεθ’ ἡμῶν καθίζειν

Answer 23

It will be possible for him to sit with us

Question 24

ΚΩ. ἀλλὰ καλῶς λέγεις καὶ καλοῦμεν αὐτόν. ὦ Στρυμόδωρε, Στρυμόδωρε.

Answer 24

K O M. A good suggestion (you speak well) and we will call him. Strymodoros, Strymodoros!

Question 25

ΣΤΡϒΜΟΔΩΡΟΣ χαίρετε, ὦ γείτονες. ὅσον τὸ χρῆμα τοῦ ὄχλου.

Answer 25

S T R Y M O D O R O S Greetings, neighbours. Oh the size of the crowd!

Question 26

(ὠθεῖται ὑπὸ δικαστοῦ τινος, ὃς τοῦ ἱματίου λαμβάνεται)

Answer 26

(He is pushed by a juror who is holding his tunic.)

Question 27

οὗτος, τί βουλόμενος ἐλάβου τοῦ ἐμοῦ ἱματίου;

Answer 27

You, what did you mean by holding my tunic?

Question 28

ὄλοιο.

Answer 28

To hell with you! (May you perish!)

Question 29

Εϒ. εὖ γε. κάθιζε.

Answer 29

E U. Well done. Sit down.