Section 5B Greek to English

Question 1

ἅπτω

Answer 1

light; fasten, fix

Question 2

ἔνειμι

Answer 2

be in

Question 3

κακὰ ποιέω or κακῶς ποιέω

Answer 3

treat badly; do harm to

Question 4

κολάζω

Answer 4

punish

Question 5

νεᾱνίας, ὁ

Answer 5

young man

Question 6

νέος, ᾱ, ον

Answer 6

young

Question 7

οἰκέτης, ὁ

Answer 7

house-slave

Question 8

παύω

Answer 8

stop

Question 9

πείθομαι (+ dat.)

Answer 9

trust, obey (+ dat.)

Question 10

φής

Answer 10

you (s.) say

Question 11

χρέα, τά

Answer 11

debts

Question 12

χρηστός, ή, όν

Answer 12

good, fine, serviceable

Question 13

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

Answer 13

STREPSIADES But what do I owe?

Question 14

παῖ, δεῦρ’ ἐλθέ·

Answer 14

Slave! Come here!

Question 15

ἅπτε λύχνον.

Answer 15

Light a lamp.

Question 16

νῦν γὰρ οὐχ ὁρῶ οὐδέν·

Answer 16

For I can’t see anything now;

Question 17

νὺξ γάρ ἐστι βαθεῖα.

Answer 17

for it is deep night.

Question 18

ΘΕΡΑΠΩΝ πῶς οὖν λύχνον ἅπτω, ὦ δέσποτα;

Answer 18

SLAVE And how can I light the lamp, master?

Question 19

ἰδού· ἔλαιον οὐκ ἔνεστιν ἐν τῷ λύχνῳ.

Answer 19

Look! There is no oil in the lamp.

Question 20

ΣΤΡΕΨ. τί φῄς;

Answer 20

STR. What are you saying?

Question 21

ἔλαιον οὐκ ἔχει ὁ λύχνος;

Answer 21

The lamp has no oil?

Question 22

οἴμοι τάλας.

Answer 22

Unhappy me!

Question 23

δεῦρ’ ἐλθὲ καὶ κλαῖε.

Answer 23

Come here and weep!

Question 24

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

Answer 24

How evil is the war!

Question 25

τοὺς γὰρ οἰκέτας οὐ κολάζω οὐκέτι, καίπερ ἀγροὺς ὄντας.

Answer 25

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

Question 26

ὁ γὰρ πολεμος κωλύει.

Answer 26

For the war stops [me].

Question 27

οἴμοι τῶν κακῶν.

Answer 27

Alas for my troubles!

Question 28

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

Answer 28

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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

… ἦσαν δὲ χρηστοὶ καὶ ἀεὶ ἐπείθονται.

Answer 31

but were good and always obeyed.

Question 32

ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὴν κόλασιν.

Answer 32

For they were afraid of punishment.

Question 33

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

Answer 33

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

Question 34

διὰ τί οὐ ζητῶ γνώμην τινά, …

Answer 34

Why don’t I look for some scheme,

Question 35

… καὶ παύω τὰ χρέα ταῦτα;

Answer 35

and put and end to these debts?

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Now, Strepsiades, save yourself!

Question 37

(in triumph) ἰοὺ ἰού. γνώμην τινὰ ἔχω.

Answer 37

Hurray, hurray! I have a plan!

Question 38

νῦν δὲ διὰ τί οὐ παύω καθεύδοντα τοῦτον τὸν νεανίαν;

Answer 38

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

Question 39

ἅπτω

Answer 39

light; fasten, fix

Question 40

ἔνειμι

Answer 40

be in

Question 41

κακὰ ποιέω or κακῶς ποιέω

Answer 41

treat badly; do harm to

Question 42

κολάζω

Answer 42

punish

Question 43

νεᾱνίας, ὁ

Answer 43

young man

Question 44

νέος, ᾱ, ον

Answer 44

young

Question 45

οἰκέτης, ὁ

Answer 45

house-slave

Question 46

παύω

Answer 46

stop

Question 47

πείθομαι (+ dat.)

Answer 47

trust, obey (+ dat.)

Question 48

φής

Answer 48

you (s.) say

Question 49

χρέα, τά

Answer 49

debts

Question 50

χρηστός, ή, όν

Answer 50

good, fine, serviceable