Section 1F.a. Greek to English

Question 1

οἴμοι

Answer 1

alas! oh dear!

Question 2

ποῦ;

Answer 2

where?

Question 3

ὁ Ἡηγέστρατος καὶ Ζηνόθεμις οὐ μένουσιν ἀλλὰ φεύγουσιν.

Answer 3

Hegestratos and Sdenothemis do not wait around but run away.

Question 4

εἰς τὴν γὰρ θάλατταν ῥίπτουσιν ἑαυτοὺς οἱ ἄνθρωποι, καὶ τὸν λέμβον ζητοῦσιν.

Answer 4

For the men throw themselves into the sea, and look for the lifeboat.

Question 5

καὶ οἱ μὲν ναῦται ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου τὴν φυγὴν σαφῶς ὁρῶσιν, ὁ δὲ κυβερνήτης τὸν λέμβον ἀπολύει.

Answer 5

The sailors clearly see their flight from the ship, and the captain unties the lifeboat.

Question 6

ὁ δὲ λέμβος ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου ἀποχωρεῖ.

Answer 6

The lifeboat drifts away from the ship.

Question 7

ΖΗΝ. (thrashing around in the waves) οἴμοι, ποῦ ὁ λέμβος; ποῦ ἐστιν, ὦ Ἠγέστρατε;

Answer 7

SDEN. Oh dear! Where is the life-boat? Where is it, Hegestratos?

Question 8

ΗΓ. ἐγὼ τὸν λέμβον οὐχ ὁρῶ, ὦ Ζηνόθεμι — οἴμοι.

Answer 8

HEG. I can’t see the the life-boat, Sdenothemis — oh dear!

Question 9

ΖΗΝ. ἀποθνῄσκομεν, ὦ Ἡγέστρατε. βοηθεῖτε, ὦ ναῦται, βοηθεῖτε.

Answer 9

SDEN. We are dying, Hegestratos. Help, sailors, help!

Question 10

ΗΓ. ἀποθνῄσκω —

Answer 10

SDEN. I am dying —

Question 11

ΔΙΚ. ἆρα τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὁρᾷς σύ, ὦ κυβερνῆτα;

Answer 11

DIK. Do you see those men, captain?

Question 12

ἀποθνῄσκουσι γὰρ οἱ ἄνθρωποι.

Answer 12

The men are dying.

Question 13

ὁ γὰρ λέμβος ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου σαφῶς ἀποχωρεῖ.

Answer 13

For the lifeboat is clearly drifting away from the ship.

Question 14

ΚΥΒ. μὴ φρόντιζε· κακοὶ γάρ εἰσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, ὦ Δικαιλόπολι, καὶ κακῶς ἀποθνῄσκουσιν.

Answer 14

CAPTAIN Don’t worry! For the fellows are bad, Dikaiopolis, and they are dying badly.

Question 15

οἴμοι

Answer 15

alas! oh dear!

Question 16

ποῦ;

Answer 16

where?