Section 1H.a. Greek to English

Question 1

δῆλος, η, ον

Answer 1

clear; obvious

Question 2

ὅτι

Answer 2

that

Question 3

παίζω (πρός + acc.)

Answer 3

play; joke (at)

Question 4

ὁ οὖν κυβερνήτης τὸ πλοῖον κυβερνᾷ πρὸς τὸν λιμένα.

Answer 4

So the captain steers the ship towards the harbor.

Question 5

ναύτης δέ τις τὸν κυβερνήτην ἐρωτᾷ ποῦ εἰσιν.

Answer 5

Α sailor asks the captain where they are.

Question 6

ὁ γὰρ ναύτης οὐ σαφῶς οἶδε ποῦ εἰσιν· νὺξ γάρ ἐστιν.

Answer 6

For the sailor does not know clearly where they are; for it is night.

Question 7

ὁ οὖν κυβερνήτης λέγει ὅτι εἰς τὸν λιμένα πλέουσιν.

Answer 7

So the captain says that they are sailing into the harbor.

Question 8

ἔστι δὲ ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ ῥάψῳδός τις.

Answer 8

There is on the ship a rhapsode.

Question 9

ὁ δὲ ῥάψωδὸς ἀεὶ ὁμηρίζει.

Answer 9

The Rhapsode is always quoting Homer.

Question 10

ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις παίζει πρὸς τὸν ῥάψῳδον ὥσπερ ὁ Σωκράτης πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς.

Answer 10

Dikaioplis makes fun of the rhapsode like Socrates with his students.

Question 11

ΝΑΥΤΗΣ ποῦ ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς, ὦ κυβερνῆτα;

Answer 11

SAILOR Where are we, captain?

Question 12

ἆρα οἶσθα σύ;

Answer 12

Do you know?

Question 13

οὐ γὰρ σαφῶς οἶδα ἔγωγε.

Answer 13

For I do not clearly know.

Question 14

ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐδὲν ὁρῶ διὰ τὴν νύκτα, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἐσμεν.

Answer 14

For I see nothing, because of the night, and I do not know where we are.

Question 15

ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΗΣ οἶδα σαφῶς. πλέομεν γὰρ πρὸς τὸν λιμένα, ὦ ναῦτα.

Answer 15

CAPTAIN I know clearly. We are sailing towards the harbor, sailor.

Question 16

ΡΑΨΩΙΔΟΣ (butting into the conversation with a Homeric phrase) “πλέομεν δ’ έπὶ οἴνοπα πόντον.”

Answer 16

RHAPSODE “We are sailing on the wine-dark sea.”

Question 17

ΝΑΥ. τί λέγει ὁ ἄνθρωπος;

Answer 17

SAILOR What’s the fellow saying?

Question 18

ΔΙΚ. δῆλόν ἐστιν ὅτι ὁμηρίζει ὁ ἄνθρωπος.

Answer 18

DIK. It’s clear that the fellow is quoting Homer.

Question 19

ῥαψῳδός οὖν ἐστίν.

Answer 19

He is a rhapsode.

Question 20

ΡΑΨ. ἀληθῆ λέγεις, ὦ τᾶν·

Answer 20

RHAPSODE You are right, my friend.

Question 21

“πλέομεν δ’ ἐν νηὶ μελαίνῃ.”

Answer 21

“We are sailing in a black ship.”

Question 22

ΔΙΚ. τί λέγεις, ὦ ῥαψῳδέ;

Answer 22

DIK. What are you saying, rhapsode?

Question 23

τὶ τὸ “ἐν νηὶ μελαίνῃ”;

Answer 23

What’s this “in a black ship”?

Question 24

οὐ γὰρ μέλαινα ἡ ἡμετέρα ναῦς.

Answer 24

For our ship isn’t black.

Question 25

δῆλόν ἐστιν ὅτι μῶρος εἶ σύ, καὶ οὐκ οἶσθα οὐδέν, ἀλλὰ παίζεις πρὸς ἡμᾶς.

Answer 25

It is clear that you are stupid, and don’t know anything, but you are joking at us.

Question 26

ΡΑΨ. σιώπα. “ἐν νηὶ θοῇ” πλέομεν, “κοίλῃ ἐνὶ νηί.”

Answer 26

RHAPSODE Be quiet. “In a swift ship” we are sailing, “in a hollow ship.”

Question 27

ΔΙΚ. ἆρα ἀκούετε, ὦ ναῦται;

Answer 27

DIK. Do you hear, sailors?

Question 28

δεῦρο ἔλθετε και ἀκούετε.

Answer 28

Come here and listen.

Question 29

δηλόν ἐστιν ὅτι μῶρος ὁ ἡμέτερος ῥαψῳδός.

Answer 29

It is clear that our rhapsode is stupid.

Question 30

οὑ γὰρ οἶδεν οὐδέν ἀκριβῶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλὰ παίζει πρὸς ἡμᾶς.

Answer 30

For the fellow does not know anything accurately, but is joking at us.

Question 31

δῆλος, η, ον

Answer 31

clear; obvious

Question 32

ὅτι

Answer 32

that

Question 33

παίζω (πρός + acc.)

Answer 33

play; joke (at)