Section 5B English to Greek

Question 1

light; fasten, fix

Answer 1

ἅπτω

Question 2

be in

Answer 2

ἔνειμι

Question 3

treat badly; do harm to

Answer 3

κακὰ ποιέω or κακῶς ποιέω

Question 4

punish

Answer 4

κολάζω

Question 5

young man

Answer 5

νεᾱνίας, ὁ

Question 6

young

Answer 6

νέος, ᾱ, ον

Question 7

house-slave

Answer 7

οἰκέτης, ὁ

Question 8

stop

Answer 8

παύω

Question 9

trust, obey (+ dat.)

Answer 9

πείθομαι (+ dat.)

Question 10

you (s.) say

Answer 10

φής

Question 11

debts

Answer 11

χρέα, τά

Question 12

good, fine, serviceable

Answer 12

χρηστός, ή, όν

Question 13

STREPSIADES But what do I owe?

Answer 13

ΣΤΡΕΨ. (suddenly decides to check on his debts) ἀλλὰ τί ὀφείλω;

Question 14

Slave! Come here!

Answer 14

παῖ, δεῦρ’ ἐλθέ·

Question 15

Light a lamp.

Answer 15

ἅπτε λύχνον.

Question 16

For I can’t see anything now;

Answer 16

νῦν γὰρ οὐχ ὁρῶ οὐδέν·

Question 17

for it is deep night.

Answer 17

νὺξ γάρ ἐστι βαθεῖα.

Question 18

SLAVE And how can I light the lamp, master?

Answer 18

ΘΕΡΑΠΩΝ πῶς οὖν λύχνον ἅπτω, ὦ δέσποτα;

Question 19

Look! There is no oil in the lamp.

Answer 19

ἰδού· ἔλαιον οὐκ ἔνεστιν ἐν τῷ λύχνῳ.

Question 20

STR. What are you saying?

Answer 20

ΣΤΡΕΨ. τί φῄς;

Question 21

The lamp has no oil?

Answer 21

ἔλαιον οὐκ ἔχει ὁ λύχνος;

Question 22

Unhappy me!

Answer 22

οἴμοι τάλας.

Question 23

Come here and weep!

Answer 23

δεῦρ’ ἐλθὲ καὶ κλαῖε.

Question 24

How evil is the war!

Answer 24

(lifts his hand to strike, but checks himself) ὡς κακός ἐσθ’ ὁ πόλεμος.

Question 25

I no longer punish my slaves, although they are idle.

Answer 25

τοὺς γὰρ οἰκέτας οὐ κολάζω οὐκέτι, καίπερ ἀγροὺς ὄντας.

Question 26

For the war stops [me].

Answer 26

ὁ γὰρ πολεμος κωλύει.

Question 27

Alas for my troubles!

Answer 27

οἴμοι τῶν κακῶν.

Question 28

For now we give orders, but they do not obey.

Answer 28

νῦν γὰρ ἡμεῖς μὲν κελεύομεν, ἐκεῖνοι δ’ οὐ πείθονται.

Question 29

But when we were young, then the old men always used to punish their slaves.

Answer 29

ἀλλ’ ὅτε νέοι ἦμεν ἡμεῖς, τότε οἱ γέροντες ἀεὶ ἐκόλαζον τοὺς οἰκέτας.

Question 30

So they were not idle, nor did they treat their masters badly,

Answer 30

ἀργοὶ οὖν οὐκ ἦσαν ἐκεῖνοι, οὐδὲ τοὺς δεσπότας κακὰ ἐποίουν, …

Question 31

but were good and always obeyed.

Answer 31

… ἦσαν δὲ χρηστοὶ καὶ ἀεὶ ἐπείθονται.

Question 32

For they were afraid of punishment.

Answer 32

ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὴν κόλασιν.

Question 33

But why don’t I save myself and my son from our debts?

Answer 33

(with determination) ἀλλὰ διὰ τί οὐ σῴζω ἑμαυτὸν καὶ τὸν ὑιὸν ἐκ τῶν χρεῶν;

Question 34

Why don’t I look for some scheme,

Answer 34

διὰ τί οὐ ζητῶ γνώμην τινά, …

Question 35

and put and end to these debts?

Answer 35

… καὶ παύω τὰ χρέα ταῦτα;

Question 36

Now, Strepsiades, save yourself!

Answer 36

(thinks furiously) νῦν οὖν, ὦ Στρεπψιαδή, σῷζε σεαυτόν.

Question 37

Hurray, hurray! I have a plan!

Answer 37

(in triumph) ἰοὺ ἰού. γνώμην τινὰ ἔχω.

Question 38

Now why don’t I stop this young man sleeping?

Answer 38

νῦν δὲ διὰ τί οὐ παύω καθεύδοντα τοῦτον τὸν νεανίαν;

Question 39

light; fasten, fix

Answer 39

ἅπτω

Question 40

be in

Answer 40

ἔνειμι

Question 41

treat badly; do harm to

Answer 41

κακὰ ποιέω or κακῶς ποιέω

Question 42

punish

Answer 42

κολάζω

Question 43

young man

Answer 43

νεᾱνίας, ὁ

Question 44

young

Answer 44

νέος, ᾱ, ον

Question 45

house-slave

Answer 45

οἰκέτης, ὁ

Question 46

stop

Answer 46

παύω

Question 47

trust, obey (+ dat.)

Answer 47

πείθομαι (+ dat.)

Question 48

you (s.) say

Answer 48

φής

Question 49

debts

Answer 49

χρέα, τά

Question 50

good, fine, serviceable

Answer 50

χρηστός, ή, όν