Section 2 C.b. English to Greek

Question 1

at the same time

Answer 1

ἅμα

Question 2

again

Answer 2

αὖθις

Question 3

barbarian, foreigner

Answer 3

βάρβαρος, ὁ

Question 4

my; mine

Answer 4

ἐμός, ή, όν

Question 5

be quiet, keep quiet

Answer 5

ἡσυχάζω

Question 6

most (very) beautiful (fine, good)

Answer 6

κάλλιστος, η, ον

Question 7

story, tale

Answer 7

λόγος, ὁ

Question 8

whether … or

Answer 8

πότερον … ἤ

Question 9

be silent

Answer 9

σιωπάω

Question 10

look (at), consider

Answer 10

σκοπέω

Question 11

falsely

Answer 11

ψευδῶς

Question 12

The rhapsode is silent.

Answer 12

σιωπᾷ ὁ ῥαψῳδός.

Question 13

The captain says the the rhapsode is speaking rubbish.

Answer 13

ὁ δὲ κυβερνήτης λέγει ὅτι οὐδὲν λέγει ὁ ῥαψωδός.

Question 14

Then the captain also relates the events at Salamis.

Answer 14

ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ ὁ κυβερνήτης λέγει τὰ περὶ Σαλαμῖνα πράγματα.

Question 15

CAPTAIN You are talking rubbish, friend, and you don’t know anything.

Answer 15

ΚΥΒ. οὖδεν λέγεις, ὦ φίλε, καὶ οὐκ οἶσθα οὐδέν.

Question 16

So you do not make your story very fine.

Answer 16

οὔκουν κάλλιστον τὸν λόγον ποιεῖς.

Question 17

RHAPSODE What are you saying?

Answer 17

ΡΑΨ. τί φής;

Question 18

In what way am I not making my story very fine?

Answer 18

διὰ τί οὐ κάλλιστον ποιῶ τὸν λόγον;

Question 19

CAPTAIN Consider.

Answer 19

ΚΨΒ. σκόπει δή.

Question 20

We are looking for the for truth, and you are telling us falsehoods.

Answer 20

ἡμεῖς μὲν γὰρ τὰ ἀληθῆ ζητοῦμεν, σὺ δὲ ψευδῆ λέγεις.

Question 21

RHAPSODE But how do you know whether I am telling the truth or falsehoods?

Answer 21

ΡΑΨ. σὺ δὲ πῶς οἶσθα πότερον τὰ ἀληθῆ λέγω ἢ ψευδῆ;

Question 22

CAPTAIN Listen, friend.

Answer 22

ΚΥΒ. ἄκουε, ὦ φίλε.

Question 23

My grandfather is a Salamis-fighter and he often tells me the events at Salamis truly, but not falsely, like you.

Answer 23

ὁ γὰρ πάππος ὁ ἐμὸς Σαλαμινομάχης, καὶ πολλάκις τὰ περὶ Σαλαμῖνα πράγματα ἀληθῶς μοι λέγει, ἀλλὰ οὐχ ὥσπερ σύ, ψευδῶς.

Question 24

For you perhaps tell us a fine story, but my grandfather [tells] the facts.

Answer 24

σὺ μὲν γὰρ ἴσως καλόν τινα λόγον ἡμῖν λέγεις, ὁ δὲ πάππος τὰ πράγματα.

Question 25

Be quiet then, and hear again, sailors, the fine deeds of the Greeks.

Answer 25

ἡσυχίαν οὖν ἔχετε, καὶ ἀκούετε αὖθις, ὦ ναῦται, τὰ καλὰ ἔργα τῶν Ἑλλήνων.

Question 26

For my grandfather tells the events at Salamis as follows.

Answer 26

ὧδε γὰρ τὰ πράγματα τὰ περὶ Σαλαμῖνα λέγει ὁ πάππος.

Question 27

(The sailors settle down.)

Answer 27

(ἡσυχίαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ναῦται)

Question 28

The Persian fleet arrives, and stays near Salamis, …

Answer 28

ἀφικνεῖται μὲν γὰρ τὸ τῶν Περσῶν ναυτικόν, καὶ ἐγγὺς Σαλαμῖνος μένει, …

Question 29

… while we Greeks keep quiet.

Answer 29

… ἡμεῖς δὲ οἱ Ἕλληνες ἡσυχίαν ἔχομεν.

Question 30

When night comes, the Persian ships sail slowly this way and that.

Answer 30

ἐπειδὴ δὲ νύξ γίγνεται, ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα πλέουσι βραδέως αἱ τῶν Περσῶν νῆες.

Question 31

But at dawn a shout arises (occurs), …

Answer 31

ἀλλὰ ἅμα ἕῳ βοή τις γίγνεται, …

Question 32

… and when the trumpet echoes from the rocks, fear develops (occurs) at the same time in the foreigners.

Answer 32

… καὶ ἐπειδὴ ἡ σάλπιγξ ἠχεῖ ἐκ τῶν πέτρων, φόβος ἅμα γίγνεται ἐν τοῖς βαρβάροις.

Question 33

For they now clearly hear the shout:

Answer 33

ἀκούουσι γὰρ ἤδη σαφῶς τὴν βοην·

Question 34

“O Children of the Greeks, go!

Answer 34

“ὦ παῖδες Ἑλλήνων ἴτε,

Question 35

free your country, …

Answer 35

ἐλευθεροῦτε πατρίδ’, …

Question 36

… free your children, your wives!

Answer 36

… ἐλευθεροῦτε δὲ / παιδὰς, γυναῖκας·

Question 37

Now [is] the struggle for everything!

Answer 37

… νῦν ὑπὲρ πάντων ἀγῶν.”

Question 38

at the same time

Answer 38

ἅμα

Question 39

again

Answer 39

αὖθις

Question 40

barbarian, foreigner

Answer 40

βάρβαρος, ὁ

Question 41

my; mine

Answer 41

ἐμός, ή, όν

Question 42

be quiet, keep quiet

Answer 42

ἡσυχάζω

Question 43

most (very) beautiful (fine, good)

Answer 43

κάλλιστος, η, ον

Question 44

story, tale

Answer 44

λόγος, ὁ

Question 45

whether … or

Answer 45

πότερον … ἤ

Question 46

be silent

Answer 46

σιωπάω

Question 47

look (at), consider

Answer 47

σκοπέω

Question 48

falsely

Answer 48

ψευδῶς