Section 2 A.b. English to Greek

Question 1

with pleasure, happily

Answer 1

ἡδέως

Question 2

by now, now, already

Answer 2

ἤδη

Question 3

along, beside (+ acc.)

Answer 3

παρά (+ acc.)

Question 4

The ship goes slowly towards the Piraeus.

Answer 4

ἡ μὲν ναῦς πρὸς τὸν Πειραιᾶ βραδέως ἔρχεται.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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

Question 9

and what deeds they dared and how many fell?

Answer 9

καὶ τίνα ἔργα τολμῶσι, καὶ ὁπόσοι πίπτουσιν;”

Question 10

The rhapsode gladly relates the sea-battle.

Answer 10

ὁ δὲ ῥαψῳδὸς τὴν ναυμαχίαν ἡδέως διέρχεται.

Question 11

CAPTAIN You, rhapsode, know much about Homer.

Answer 11

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

Question 12

You therefore know much about rhetoric also

Answer 12

πολλὰ οὖν γιγνώσκεις καὶ περὶ τὰ ῥητορικά.

Question 13

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

Answer 13

(ῥητορικὸς γὰρ Ὅμηρος, οὐ γάρ;)

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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

Answer 17

οὐ γὰρ νικῶσιν ἡμᾶς οἱ Πέρσαι, οὐδὲ δουλοῦνται.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

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

Answer 19

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

Question 20

SAILORS Yes. We sailors know nothing accurately.

Answer 20

ΝΑΥ. ναί. οὐδὲν ἴσμεν ἀκριβῶς ἡμεῖς οἱ ναῦται.

Question 21

So we gladly listen.

Answer 21

ἡδέως οὖν ἀκούομεν.

Question 22

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

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Keep quiet then, sailors, and listen.

Answer 24

ἡσυχάζετε οὖν, ὦ ναῦται, καὶ ἀκούετε.

Question 25

with pleasure, happily

Answer 25

ἡδέως

Question 26

by now, now, already

Answer 26

ἤδη

Question 27

along, beside (+ acc.)

Answer 27

παρά (+ acc.)