Section 2 (phrases) Flashcards

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ταῦτα δ’ ἐποίει τε καὶ ἐνετέλλετο ὁ Ψαμμήτιχος

A

Psammetichus did these things and gave these instructions,

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ἐθέλων

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wishing

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ἀκοῦσαι

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to hear

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ἥντινα φωνὴν

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what speech

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ῥήξουσι πρώτην οἱ παῖδες

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the children would first break into,

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ἀπαλλαχθέντων τῶν ἀσήμων κνυζημάτων

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when meaningless baby-talk was set aside.

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ἅπερ οὖν καὶ ἐγένετο

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And so these things actually happened

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ὡς γὰρ διετὴς χρόνος ἐγεγόνει

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for after a period of two years had passed,

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τῷ ποιμένι ἀνοίγοντι τὴν θύραν

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when the shepherd opened the door

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καὶ εἰσιόντι

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and came in,

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τὰ παιδία ἀμφότερα

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both the children

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12
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προσπίπτοντα

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ran up to him

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13
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“βεκός” ἐφώνουν

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and shouted “bekos,

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14
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ὀρέγοντα τὰς χεῖρας.

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stretching out their hands.

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τὰ μὲν δὴ πρῶτα

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At first

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16
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ἀκούσας ἥσυχος ἦν ὁ ποιμήν ·

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when the shepherd heard it he kept quiet

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ὡς δὲ

18
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πολλάκις φοιτῶντι αὐτῷ

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as he often visited

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καὶ ἐπιμελομένῳ πολὺ

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and paid careful heed

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ἦν τοῦτο τὸ ἔπος

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this word was [frequently repeated],

21
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οὕτω δὴ

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in this way indeed

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σημήνας

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giving the information

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τῷ δεσπότῃ

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to his master

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ἤγαγε τὰ παιδία

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he took the children

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εἰς ὄψιν τὴν ἐκείνου
into his sight.
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ἀκούσας δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Ψαμμήτιχος
When Psammetichus heard for himself as well,
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ἐπυνθάνετο
he enquired
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οἵτινες ἀνθρώπων
what people
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“βέκος” τι καλοῦσι·
call something "bekos":
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πυνθανόμενος δὲ
and by enquiring
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ηὕρισκε
he found out that
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Φρύγας
the Phrygians
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καλοῦντας
called
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τὸν ἄρτον
bread [by this name].
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οὕτω συνεχώρησαν Αἰγύπτιοι
And so the Egyptians agreed,
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τοιούτῳ σταθμησάμενοι
having weighed it up
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πράγματι,
by such evidence
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τοὺς Φρύγας
that the Phrygians
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πρεσβυτέρους εἶναι
were older
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ἑαυτῶν.
than themselves.