Section 5C English to Greek

Question 1

reason, cause, responsibility

Answer 1

αἰτίᾱ, ἡ

Question 2

intend, plan

Answer 2

διανοέομαι

Question 3

intention, plan

Answer 3

διάνοια, ἡ

Question 4

mind, sense

Answer 4

νοῦς, ὁ

Question 5

never

Answer 5

οὐδέποτε

Question 6

Poseidon

Answer 6

Ποσειδῶν, Ποσειδωνός (voc. Πόσειδον; acc. Ποσειδῶ)

Question 7

somehow

Answer 7

πως

Question 8

love, kiss

Answer 8

φιλέω

Question 9

STREPSIADES Pheidippides! Pheidippidikins!

Answer 9

(Strepsiades wants his son, Pheidippides, to take a particular educational program) ΣΤΡΕΨ. Φειδιππίδη, Φειδιππίδιον.

Question 10

PHEIDIPPIDES What, father?

Answer 10

ΦΕΙΔΙΠΠΙΔΗΣ τί, ὦ πάτερ;

Question 11

STR. Tell me, son, do you love me?

Answer 11

ΣΤΡΕΨ. εἰπέ μοι, ὦ υἱέ, ἆρα φιλεῖς με;

Question 12

PHEI. I [do], and I don’t ever stop [loving you].

Answer 12

ΦΙΔ. ἔγωγε, καὶ οὐ παύσομαι οὐδέποτε.

Question 13

STR. Will you love me tomorrow?

Answer 13

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἆρ’ αὔριον φιλήσεις με;

Question 14

PHEI. By Poseidon here, god of horses, I shall love you tomorrow and I shan’t stop ever.

Answer 14

ΦΙΔ. νὴ τὸν Ποσειδῶ τουτονὶ τὸν ἵππιον, αὔριόν σε φιλήσω, καὶ οὐ παύσομαι οὐδέποτε.

Question 15

STR. Don’t ever mention that horsey one, son …

Answer 15

ΣΤΡΕΨ. μὴ λέγε μηδαμῶς “τοῦτον τὸν ἵππιον,” ὦ παῖ —

Question 16

— for that one has the responsibility for my troubles —

Answer 16

… τῶν γὰρ κακῶν τῶν ἐμῶν ἐκεῖνος τὴν αἰτίαν ἔχει —

Question 17

but listen and obey.

Answer 17

… ἀλλ’ ἄκουε, καὶ πείθου.

Question 18

PHEI. Look, I am listening and obeying and I shall always obey.

Answer 18

ΦΙΔ. ἰδού, ἀκούω, καὶ πείθομαι καὶ πείσομαι ἀεί.

Question 19

So speak then!

Answer 19

σὺ δὲ λέγε δή.

Question 20

What are you ordering?

Answer 20

τί κελεύεις;

Question 21

STR. I shall order a small thing, my son, a very small thing.

Answer 21

ΣΤΡΕΨ. σμικρόν τι κελεύσω, ὦ παῖ, πάνυ σμικρόν τι.

Question 22

For I have a plan and I am planning something.

Answer 22

ἔχω γὰρ διάνοιάν τινα, καὶ διανοοῦμαι τι·

Question 23

Will you obey?

Answer 23

ἀλλὰ πείσῃ;

Question 24

PHEI. I will obey, by Dionysus.

Answer 24

ΦΙΔ. πείσομαι, νὴ τὸν Διόνυσον·

Question 25

Don’t worry, father.

Answer 25

μὴ φρόντιζε, πάτερ. (he immediately falls asleep)

Question 26

STR. Were you listening?

Answer 26

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἆρ’ ἤκουες;

Question 27

Or weren’t you listening?

Answer 27

ἢ οὐκ ἤκουες;

Question 28

Or am I speaking in vain?

Answer 28

ἢ μάτην λέγω;

Question 29

I’ll stop you sleeping.

Answer 29

παύσω σε καθεύδοντα.

Question 30

PHEI. Yes. I was listening and I am listening and I shall listen.

Answer 30

ΦΙΔ. (wakes up again) ναί. ἤκουον ἐγὼ καὶ ἀκούω ἐγὼ καὶ ἀκούσομαι.

Question 31

What were you telling me?

Answer 31

ἀλλὰ τί μοι ἔλεγες;

Question 32

STR. I was telling you that I have an idea.

Answer 32

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἔλεγόν σοι ὅτι διάνοιάν τινα ἔχω.

Question 33

PHEI. What is your idea?

Answer 33

ΦΙΔ. ἀλλὰ τίς ἡ διάνοια;

Question 34

What have you in mind and what are you planning?

Answer 34

τί ἐν νῷ ἔχεις, καὶ τί διανοῇ;

Question 35

Were you saying?

Answer 35

ἆρ’ ἔλεγες;

Question 36

STR. No, but I will [tell you].

Answer 36

ΣΤΡΕΨ. οὐχί, ἀλλά σοι λέξω.

Question 37

For perhaps this idea will stop us somehow from our debts.

Answer 37

ἴσως γὰρ αὕτη ἡ διάνοια ἡμᾶς παύσει πως ἐκ τῶν χρεῶν.

Question 38

I’m planning something big.

Answer 38

μέγα γάρ τι διανοοῦμαι.

Question 39

PHEI. Tell [me].

Answer 39

ΦΙΔ. εἰπὲ δή.

Question 40

What is your plan, father?

Answer 40

τίς ἡ σὴ διάνοια, ὦ πάτερ;

Question 41

What will you order?

Answer 41

τί κελεύσεις;

Question 42

How will the idea save us?

Answer 42

πῶς ἡ διάνοια σώσει ἡμᾶς;

Question 43

How shall we stop from our debts?

Answer 43

πῶς παυσόμεθα ἐκ τῶν χρεῶν;

Question 44

STR. You will do it?

Answer 44

ΣΤΡΕΨ. σὺ δὲ ποιήσεις;

Question 45

PHEI. I will do it, by Dionysus.

Answer 45

ΦΙΔ. ποιήσω νὴ τὸν Διόνυσον.

Question 46

reason, cause, responsibility

Answer 46

αἰτίᾱ, ἡ

Question 47

intend, plan

Answer 47

διανοέομαι

Question 48

intention, plan

Answer 48

διάνοια, ἡ

Question 49

mind, sense

Answer 49

νοῦς, ὁ

Question 50

never

Answer 50

οὐδέποτε

Question 51

Poseidon

Answer 51

Ποσειδῶν, Ποσειδωνός (voc. Πόσειδον; acc. Ποσειδῶ)

Question 52

somehow

Answer 52

πως

Question 53

love, kiss

Answer 53

φιλέω