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Reading Greek: Text part 1, Sections 1-7 > Section 4B Greek to English > Flashcards

Section 4B Greek to English Flashcards

1
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ἀτιμάζω

A

dishonor; hold in dishonor

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δεσπότης, ὁ

A

master

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διαφθείρω

A

destroy, kill

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θεός, ὁ, ἡ

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god (goddess)

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θνητός, ή, όν

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mortal

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κωλύω

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prevent, stop

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7
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μάλιστα

A

especially; particularly; yes

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νεκρός, ὁ

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corpse

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νόμος, ὁ

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law; convention

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νόσος, ὁ

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plague, disease

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πυρά, ἡ

A

funeral pyre

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12
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τῑμάω

A

honor (noun)

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τύπτω

A

strike, hit

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14
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φέρω

A

carry, bear

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15
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φόβος, ὁ

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fear (noun)

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ΝΕΑΝΙΑΣ ἰδιου, πυρά. δεὖρ’ ἐλθέ, ὦ παῖ, ταχέως.

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YOUNG MAN Look, a pyre. Come here, boy, quickly!

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17
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ΔΟΥΛΟΣ μένε, ὦ δέσποτα, μένε καὶ μὴ σπεῦδε.

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SLAVE Wait, master, wait and don’t hurry.

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18
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βαρὺς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νεκρὸς οὗτος, βαρὺν δ’ ὄντα βραδέως δὴ φέρω ἔγωγε.

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For this corpse is heavy, and as it’s heavy, I’m carrying it slowly.

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19
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ΔΙΚ. (overhearing) τί φῇς; νεκρόν τινα φέρεις;

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DIKAIOPOLIS What are you saying? Are you carrying a corpse?

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20
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ΝΕΑΝ. (ignoring Dikaiopolis) ἄγε νυν, ὦ παῖ, ἐπίβαλλε τὸν νεκρὸν ἐπὶ τὴν πυρὰν ταύτην.

A

Y.M. Come on, boy, throw the corpse onto the pyre.

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21
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ΔΙΚ. (shocked, comes forward) ἀλλὰ τί ποιεῖτε;

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DIK. But what are you doing?

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22
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μὴ ποιεῖτε τοῦτο, πρὸς θεῶν. παύεσθε.

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Don’t do this, by the gods. Stop!

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23
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ΝΕΑΝ. (turns angrily on Dikaiopolis and hits him) μὴ κώλυε, ὦ ’νθρωπε.

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Y.M. Don’t get in my way, fellow.

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24
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ΔΙΚ. ὦ μίαρε, τύπτεις ἐμὲ πολίτην ὄντα;

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DIK. Foul [man]! Are you hitting me, a citizen?

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25
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ὢ τῆς ὕβρεως. μὴ τύπτε.

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What aggressive behavior! Don’t hit [me].

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26
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ΓΕΡΩΝ (comes out of his shack) τί τὸ πρᾶγμα;

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OLD MAN What’s this?

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27
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τίνες αἱ βοαί;

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What are these shouts?

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28
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οὗτος, τί ποιεῖς;

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You there, what are you doing?

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29
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τύπτεις πολίτην;

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Are you hitting a citizen?

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30
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ὢ τῆς ἀνομίας. παῦε.

A

What lawlessness! stop!

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31
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οἴμοι, τί τοῦτο;

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Alas, what’s this?

32
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νεκρὸν ἐπιβάλλεις ἐπ’ ἐκείνην τὴν πυράν;

A

Are you throwing a corpse onto the pyre?

33
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ὢ τῆς ἀσεβείας. παῦε —

A

What irreverence! stop!

34
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ΝΕΑΝ. (threateningly) μὴ κώλυε, ὦ γέρον.

A

Y.M. Don’t get in my way, old man.

35
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ΓΕΡ. ἀλλὰ θάπτω τήμερον τὸν ἐμὸν υἱόν, καὶ ἐμὴ ἡ πυρά.

A

O.M. But today I am burying my son, and it is my pyre.

36
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ΝΕΑΝ. οὐ φροντίζω ἔγωγε.

A

Y. M. I myself don’t care.

37
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ΓΕΡ. ἆρ’ οὐ σέβῃ τοὺς θεούς;

A

O. M. Do you not reverence the gods?

38
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ἆρ’ οὐ τιμᾷς τοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων νόμους;

A

Do you not honor the laws of man?

39
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ἀλλ’ οὐδὲν κωλύει σε, οὔτε θεῶν φ́οβος οὔτε ἀνθρώπων νόμος;

A

Does nothing stop you, neither fear of the gods nor the laws of men?

40
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ΝΕΑΝ. τί φής;

A

Y. M. What are you saying?

41
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νεκροὶ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς πίπτουσιν, ἀποθνῄσκουσι τ’ οἱ ἄνθρωποι ὥσπερ πρόβατα ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἱεροῖς.

A

Corpses are falling upon corpses, men are dying like flies in their homes and in the temples.

42
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σὺ δὲ μοι θεοὺς λέγεις καὶ νόμους;

A

Do you speak to me of gods and laws?

43
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ὦ μῶρε σύ —

A

You fool—

44
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— οἱ γὰρ θεοὶ ἢ οὐκ εἰσὶν ἢ οὐ φροντίζουσιν ἡμῶν, …

A

the gods either don’t exist or don’t care about us, …

45
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… ἐπειδὴ ἡ νόσος διαφθείρει τούς τε εὐσεβεῖς ἅμα καὶ τοὺς ἀσεβεῖς.

A

since the plague is destroying both the pious and the impious alike.

46
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ποῦ γὰρ ἡ ἐμὴ μήτηρ καὶ ὁ πατήρ, εὐσεβοῦντες ἀεί;

A

Where are my mother and father, who were always pious?

47
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νῦν δὲ ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ ἀδελφός, εὐσεβέστατος ἀνθρώπων ὤν; ἰδού.

A

Now where is my brother, the most pious of men? Look.

48
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(points to the corpse) καὶ μή μοι λέγε περὶ νόμων καὶ ὕβρεως.

A

And don’t talk to me about laws and aggressive behavior.

49
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οὐ γὰρ φοβοῦμαι τὴν κόλασιν.

A

For I’m not afraid of punishment.

50
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ἢ οὐκ οἶσθα ὅτι ἐφήμεροι οἱ ἄνθρωποι;

A

Don’t you know that men are short-lived?

51
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τί δ’ ἐσμέν; τί δ’ οὐκ ἐσμέν;

A

What are we? What are we not?

52
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“σκιᾶς ὄναρ ἄνθρωπος.”

A

“Man is the dream of a shadow.”

53
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(The young man sets light to the pyre) ΓΕΡ. παῦ, παῦε. ἀτιμάζεις γὰρ τοὺς θεούς, θνητὸς ὤν.

A

O.M. Stop, stop! You are dishonoring the gods, though you are a mortal.

54
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ΝΕΑΝ. ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἀτιμάζω τοὺ θεοὺς ἔγωγε.

A

Y. M. But I don’t dishonor the gods.

55
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τιμῶ γὰρ μάλιστα τὴν Ἀφροδίτην.

A

I honor Aphrodite particularly.

56
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καλὴ γὰρ καὶ εὔφρων ἡ θεός.

A

She is a beautiful and kindly goddess.

57
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καλὴ γὰρ καὶ εὔφων οὗσα ἡ θεός, εὐδαίμονα ποιεῖ τὸν βίον.

A

Since the goddess is beautiful and kindly, she makes life happy.

58
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ἐγὼ οὖν πρὸς Ἀφροδίτην τρέπομαι καὶ τὴν ἡδονήν, καλὰς οὔσας.

A

So I’m turning to Aphrodite and pleasure, because they are fine.

59
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(He goes off, helped by the slave). ΔΙΚ. ἆρα θαυμάζεις, ὦ ῥαψῃδέ, ὅτι τὸ ἄστυ μισῶ, γεωργὸς ὤν, καὶ τὸν ἐμὸν δῆμον ποθῶ;

A

DIK. Are you surprised, rhapsode, that I hate the city because I am a farmer, and long for my own deme?

60
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ἐν γὰρ τῇ πόλει οὐδὲν ἄλλο ἢ ἀνομία καὶ ἀσέβεια καὶ νόσος καὶ πολὺ τῶν νεκρῶν πλῆθος.

A

For in the city there is nothing other than lawlessness and impiety and plague and a great quantity of corpses.

61
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ἀτιμάζω

A

dishonor; hold in dishonor

62
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δεσπότης, ὁ

A

master

63
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διαφθείρω

A

destroy, kill

64
Q

θεός, ὁ, ἡ

A

god (goddess)

65
Q

θνητός, ή, όν

A

mortal

66
Q

κωλύω

A

prevent, stop

67
Q

μάλιστα

A

especially; particularly; yes

68
Q

νεκρός, ὁ

A

corpse

69
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νόμος, ὁ

A

law; convention

70
Q

νόσος, ὁ

A

plague, disease

71
Q

πυρά, ἡ

A

funeral pyre

72
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τῑμάω

A

honor (noun)

73
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τύπτω

A

strike, hit

74
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φέρω

A

carry, bear

75
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φόβος, ὁ

A

fear (noun)

Reading Greek: Text part 1, Sections 1-7 (62 decks)

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