Section 2 A.a. Greek to English

Question 1

ἡδέως

Answer 1

with pleasure, happily

Question 2

ἤδη

Answer 2

by now, now, already

Question 3

παρά (+ acc.)

Answer 3

along, beside (+ acc.)

Question 4

ἡ μὲν ναῦς πρὸς τὸν Πειραιᾶ βραδέως ἔρχεται.

Answer 4

The ship goes slowly towards the Piraeus.

Question 5

ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις καὶ οἱ ναῦται καὶ ὁ κυβερνήτης καὶ ὁ ῥαψῳδὸς πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἡδέως διαλέγονται.

Answer 5

Dikaiopolis and the sailors and the captain and the rhapsode are talking happily to each other.

Question 6

ἔρχεται δὲ ἡ ναῦς ἤδη παρὰ τὴν περὶ Σαλαμῖνα καὶ ὁ κυβερνήτης λέγει …

Answer 6

The ship is already going past Salamis and the captain says …

Question 7

“διὰ τί ὁ ῥαψῳδὸς οὐ διέρχεται τὴν περὶ Σαλαμῖνα ναυμαχίαν, …

Answer 7

“Why does the rhapsode not relate the sea-battle at Salamis, …

Question 8

καὶ διὰ τί οὐ λέγει τί γίγνεται ἐν τοῖς Μηδικοῖς καὶ πῶς μάχονται οἱ Ἕλληνες καὶ οἱ Μῆδοι, …

Answer 8

and why doesn’t he tell what happened in the Persian Wars and how the Greeks and the Persians fought …

Question 9

καὶ τίνα ἔργα τολμῶσι, καὶ ὁπόσοι πίπτουσιν;”

Answer 9

and what deeds they dared and how many fell?

Question 10

ὁ δὲ ῥαψῳδὸς τὴν ναυμαχίαν ἡδέως διέρχεται.

Answer 10

The rhapsode gladly relates the sea-battle.

Question 11

ΚΥΒ. σὺ δέ, ὦ ῥαψῳδέ, πολλὰ γιγνώσκεις περὶ Ὁμήρου.

Answer 11

CAPTAIN You, rhapsode, know much about Homer.

Question 12

πολλὰ οὖν γιγνώσκεις καὶ περὶ τὰ ῥητορικά.

Answer 12

You therefore know much about rhetoric also

Question 13

(ῥητορικὸς γὰρ Ὅμηρος, οὐ γάρ;)

Answer 13

(for Homer [is] rhetorical, [is he] not?).

Question 14

ἄγε δή, δεῦρο ἐλθὲ καὶ λέγε ἡμῖν τὰ περὶ Σαλαμῖνα πράγματα.

Answer 14

Come along then, come over here and tell us the events at Salamis.

Question 15

ἐκεῖ μὲν γὰρ Σαλαμὶς ἡ νῆσος, ἐρχόμεθα δὲ ἡμεῖς βραδέως παρὰ Σαλαμῖνα πρὸς τὰς Ἀθήνας.

Answer 15

For there is the island of Salamis, and we are going slowly past Salamis towards Athens.

Question 16

λέγε οὖν ἡμῖν τά τε Μηδικὰ καὶ τὴν περὶ Σαλαμῖνα ναυμαχίαν καὶ τὴν ἡμετέραν τόλμαν καὶ τὴν νίκην.

Answer 16

Tell us then the Persian Wars and the sea-battle at Salamis and our daring and victory.

Question 17

οὐ γὰρ νικῶσιν ἡμᾶς οἱ Πέρσαι, οὐδὲ δουλοῦνται.

Answer 17

The Persians do not defeat us nor do they enslave us.

Question 18

λέγε ἡμῖν τί γίγνεται ἐν τοῖς Μηδικοῖς καὶ πῶς μάχονται οἱ Ἕλληνες καὶ οἱ βάρβαροι, καὶ ὁπόσοι πίπτουσι.

Answer 18

Tell us what happened in the Persian War and how the Greeks and foreigners fought and how many fell.

Question 19

σὺ γὰρ, ὦ φίλε, οἶσθα σαφῶς τὰ περὶ Σαλαμῖνα πράγματα, οἱ δὲ ναῦται οὐδὲν ἴσασιν.

Answer 19

For you, my friend, know clearly the events at Salamis, and the sailors know nothing.

Question 20

ΝΑΥ. ναί. οὐδὲν ἴσμεν ἀκριβῶς ἡμεῖς οἱ ναῦται.

Answer 20

SAILORS Yes. We sailors know nothing accurately.

Question 21

ἡδέως οὖν ἀκούομεν.

Answer 21

So we gladly listen.

Question 22

ἀλλὰ λέγε, ὦ ῥαψῳδέ, καὶ κάλλιστον ποίει τὸν λόγον.

Answer 22

But speak, rhapsode, and make your story very fine.

Question 23

ΡΑΨ. μάλιστα. ἐγὼ γὰρ ἀεὶ τοὺς λόγους καλλίστους ποιῶ.

Answer 23

RHAPSODE Of course. I always make my stories very fine.

Question 24

ἡσυχάζετε οὖν, ὦ ναῦται, καὶ ἀκούετε.

Answer 24

Keep quiet then, sailors, and listen.

Question 25

ἡδέως

Answer 25

with pleasure, happily

Question 26

ἤδη

Answer 26

by now, now, already

Question 27

παρά (+ acc.)

Answer 27

along, beside (+ acc.)