Section 4D English to Greek Flashcards
kill
ἀποκτείνω
irreverence to the gods
ἀσέβεια, ἡ
him, her, it, them
αὐτόν, ήν, ό
drag off
ἀφέλκω
king
βασιλεύς, βασιλέως, ὁ
altar
βῶμος, ὁ
call upon (to witness)
ἐπικαλέομαι
herald
κῆρυξ, κήρῡκος, ὁ
escape notice of X (acc.) in —ing (part.)
λανθάνω
hate
μῑσέω
lament, mourn for
ὀλοφῡρομαι
suffer, experience, undergo
πάσχω
stop
παύομαι
ambassador
πρεσβευτής, ὁ
ambassadors
πρέσβεις, οἱ
turn, turn in flight
τρέπομαι
happen to be -ing, be actually -ing (+ nom. part.)
τυγχάνω
aggression, violence
ὕβρις, ὕβρεως, ἡ
servant, slave
ὑπηρέης, ὁ
seem to be, appear to be (+ part.)
φαίνομαι
anticipate X (acc) in -ing (nom. part.)
φθάνω
what ! (+ gen.)
ὤ (+ gen.)
DIKAIOPOLIS Look, rhapsode, do you see?
ΔΙΚAIOPOLIS (looks inside the sanctuary) ἰδού, ὦ ῥαψῳδέ, ἆρ’ ὁρᾷς;
What impiety!
ὢ τῆς ἀσεβείας.
For the unfortunate stranger is sitting on the altar, as a suppliant, but the public slaves are dragging him away,
καζίζεται γὰρ ἐπὶ τοῦ βωμοῦ ὁ δυστυχὴς ξένος, ἱκέτης ὤν, ἀλλ’ ἀφέλκουσι μὲν αὐτὸν οἱ ὑπηρέται, …
while the stranger is holding on to the altar and calling on the gods.
… λαμβάνεται δὲ τοῦ βωμοῦ ὁ ξένος καὶ ἐπικαλεῖται τοὺς θεούς.
O city, city!
ὦ πόλις, πόλις. (watches what happens inside)
SATYROS Drag this man, since he’s a Spartan, away from the altar.
ΣΑΤΥΡΟΣ ἀφέλκετε τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον, Λακεδαιμόνιον ὄντα, ἀπὸ τοῦ βωμοῦ.
STRANGER I call upon the gods —
ΞΕΝΟΣ ἐπικαλοῦμαι τοὺ θεούς —
PUBLIC SLAVE But the stranger is holding on the altar, Satyros.
ΥΠΗΡΕΤΗΣ ΤΙΣ ἀλλὰ λαμβάνεται ὁ ξένος τοῦ βωμοῦ, ὦ Σάτυρε.
SAT. Cut off his hands.
ΣΑΤ. ἀπόκοπτε τὰς χεῖρας.
STR. I call upon you, men!
ΞΕΝΟΣ (sees Dikaiopolis and the Rhapsode) ἐπικαλοῦμαι ὑμᾶς, ὦνδρες.
DIK. The stranger is calling upon us, rhapsode, and doesn’t stop calling upon us.
ΔΙΚ. ἐπικαιλεῖται ἡμᾶς ὁ ξένος, ὦ ῥαψωδέ, καὶ οὐ παύεται ἐπικαλούμενος.
RHAPSODE (The rhapsode is silent)
ΡΑΨ. (ἡσυχάζει ὁ ῥαψωδός)
(and finally speaks)
(τέλος δὲ λέγει)
But nevertheless, be quiet yourself too, Dikaiopolis,
ἀλλ’ ὅμως ἡσύχαζε καὶ σύ, ὦ Δικαιόπολι, …