Section 3 A a. Greek to English

Question 1

ἄγε

Answer 1

come!

Question 2

ἀφικνέομαι

Answer 2

arrive, come

Question 3

ἐρωτάω

Answer 3

ask

Question 4

ἰδού

Answer 4

look! here! hey!

Question 5

κίνδῡνος, ὁ

Answer 5

danger

Question 6

νῆσος, ἡ

Answer 6

island

Question 7

πόθεν;

Answer 7

from where?

Question 8

πυρά, τά

Answer 8

fire signals, watch-fires

Question 9

σπεύδω

Answer 9

hurry

Question 10

χωρέω

Answer 10

go, come

Question 11

οὕτως οὖν ἡ ναῦς πρὸς τὸν λιμένα βραδέως χωρεῖ.

Answer 11

In this way, then, the ship goes slowly towards the harbor.

Question 12

ὁ δε Δικαιόπολις λαμπάδα τινὰ ὁρᾷ ἐν Σαλαμῖνι.

Answer 12

But Dikaiopolis sees a light on Salamis

Question 13

ἐρωτᾷ οὖν ὁ κυβερνήτης πόθεν ἡ λαμπάς·

Answer 13

So the captain asks where the light is from.

Question 14

ἐπειδὴ δὲ ὁρᾷ, εὐθὺς σπεύδει πρὸς τὸν λιμένα.

Answer 14

When he sees the light, he immediately hurries towards the harbor.

Question 15

ΚΥΒ. (pointing towards the harbor) δεῦρο ἐλθὲ σύ καὶ βλέπε.

Answer 15

CAPTAIN Come over here, you, and look.

Question 16

πρὸς γὰρ τὸν λιμένα ἀφικνούμεθα ἤδη.

Answer 16

For we are now approaching the harbor.

Question 17

ΔΙΚ. (ὁ δε Δικαιόπολις βλέπει πρὸς τὴν Σαλαμῖνα.)

Answer 17

DIKAIOPOLIS (But Dikaiopolis looks towards Salamis)

Question 18

ἰδού, ὦ κυβερνῆτα.

Answer 18

Look, captain:

Question 19

λαμπάδα τινὰ ὁρῶ ἐγὼ ἐν τῇ νήσῳ.

Answer 19

I see a light on the island.

Question 20

ΚΥΒ. τί φῇς; πόθεν ἡ λαμπάς;

Answer 20

CAPT. What are you saying? Where is the light from?

Question 21

ΔΙΚ. ὁπόθεν; ἰδού.

Answer 21

DIK. From where? Look!

Question 22

ΚΥΒ. (βλέπει πρὸς τὴν νῆσον καὶ ὁ κυβερνήτης.)

Answer 22

CAPT. (The captain also looks towards the island.)

Question 23

ὦ Ζεῦ. λαμπάδα γὰρ οὐχ ὁρᾷς, ἀλλὰ τὰ πυρά.

Answer 23

O Zeus! It is not a light you are seeing, but fire signals.

Question 24

ΝΑΥΤΗΣ τί φῇς; τὰ πυρὰ λέγεις; ὦ Ζεῦ.

Answer 24

SAILOR What are you saying? Do you say fire signals? O Zeus!

Question 25

ἄγε δή, ὦ κυβερνῆτα, σπεῦδε, σπεῦδε καὶ σῷζε ἡμᾶς εἰς τὸν λιμένα.

Answer 25

Come along, captain, hurry, hurry and get us safe into the harbor.

Question 26

ΚΥΒ. (impatiently) ἀλλὰ σῴζω ὑμᾶς ἔγωγε.

Answer 26

CAPT. But I am myself saving you.

Question 27

μὴ φοβεῖσθε· σπεύδω γάρ, καὶ ἐπιστρέφει ἤδη ἡ ναῦς εἰς τὸν λιμένα.

Answer 27

Do not be afraid: for I am hurrying, and the ship is already turning towards the harbor.

Question 28

ΔΙΚ. ἀλλὰ διὰ τί σπεύδομεν;

Answer 28

DIK. But why are we hurrying?

Question 29

ἆρα κίνδυνός τίς ἐστιν ἡμῖν;

Answer 29

Is there some danger for us?

Question 30

ΝΑΥ. νὴ τὸν Δία· ἐν κινδύνῳ ἡμεῖς ἐσμέν, ὦ Δικαιόπολι, εὖ οἶδα ὅτι.

Answer 30

SAIL. [Yes], by Zeus: we are in danger, Dikaiopolis, I know that well.

Question 31

σπεύδομεν διότι τὰ πυρὰ δηλοῖ τι δεινόν.

Answer 31

We are hurrying because the fire signals show something terrible.

Question 32

ΔΙΚ. τί δηλοῖ τὰ πυρά;

Answer 32

DIK. What do the fire signals show?

Question 33

ΝΑΥ. σαφῶς δηλοῖ ὅτι αἱ πολέμιαι νῆες ἐπὶ ἡμᾶς ἐπέρχονται.

Answer 33

SAIL. They show clearly that enemy ships are coming against us.

Question 34

ἄγε

Answer 34

come!

Question 35

ἀφικνέομαι

Answer 35

arrive, come

Question 36

ἐρωτάω

Answer 36

ask

Question 37

ἰδού

Answer 37

look! here! hey!

Question 38

κίνδῡνος, ὁ

Answer 38

danger

Question 39

νῆσος, ἡ

Answer 39

island

Question 40

πόθεν;

Answer 40

from where?

Question 41

πυρά, τά

Answer 41

fire signals, watch-fires

Question 42

σπεύδω

Answer 42

hurry

Question 43

χωρέω

Answer 43

go, come