Section 5C Greek to English

Question 1

αἰτίᾱ, ἡ

Answer 1

reason, cause, responsibility

Question 2

διανοέομαι

Answer 2

intend, plan

Question 3

διάνοια, ἡ

Answer 3

intention, plan

Question 4

νοῦς, ὁ

Answer 4

mind, sense

Question 5

οὐδέποτε

Answer 5

never

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Poseidon

Question 7

πως

Answer 7

somehow

Question 8

φιλέω

Answer 8

love, kiss

Question 9

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

Answer 9

STREPSIADES Pheidippides! Pheidippidikins!

Question 10

ΦΕΙΔΙΠΠΙΔΗΣ τί, ὦ πάτερ;

Answer 10

PHEIDIPPIDES What, father?

Question 11

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

Answer 11

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

Question 12

ΦΙΔ. ἔγωγε, καὶ οὐ παύσομαι οὐδέποτε.

Answer 12

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

Question 13

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἆρ’ αὔριον φιλήσεις με;

Answer 13

STR. Will you love me tomorrow?

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

… τῶν γὰρ κακῶν τῶν ἐμῶν ἐκεῖνος τὴν αἰτίαν ἔχει —

Answer 16

— for that one has the responsibility for my troubles —

Question 17

… ἀλλ’ ἄκουε, καὶ πείθου.

Answer 17

but listen and obey.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

σὺ δὲ λέγε δή.

Answer 19

So speak then!

Question 20

τί κελεύεις;

Answer 20

What are you ordering?

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

ἔχω γὰρ διάνοιάν τινα, καὶ διανοοῦμαι τι·

Answer 22

For I have a plan and I am planning something.

Question 23

ἀλλὰ πείσῃ;

Answer 23

Will you obey?

Question 24

ΦΙΔ. πείσομαι, νὴ τὸν Διόνυσον·

Answer 24

PHEI. I will obey, by Dionysus.

Question 25

μὴ φρόντιζε, πάτερ. (he immediately falls asleep)

Answer 25

Don’t worry, father.

Question 26

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἆρ’ ἤκουες;

Answer 26

STR. Were you listening?

Question 27

ἢ οὐκ ἤκουες;

Answer 27

Or weren’t you listening?

Question 28

ἢ μάτην λέγω;

Answer 28

Or am I speaking in vain?

Question 29

παύσω σε καθεύδοντα.

Answer 29

I’ll stop you sleeping.

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

ἀλλὰ τί μοι ἔλεγες;

Answer 31

What were you telling me?

Question 32

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἔλεγόν σοι ὅτι διάνοιάν τινα ἔχω.

Answer 32

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

Question 33

ΦΙΔ. ἀλλὰ τίς ἡ διάνοια;

Answer 33

PHEI. What is your idea?

Question 34

τί ἐν νῷ ἔχεις, καὶ τί διανοῇ;

Answer 34

What have you in mind and what are you planning?

Question 35

ἆρ’ ἔλεγες;

Answer 35

Were you saying?

Question 36

ΣΤΡΕΨ. οὐχί, ἀλλά σοι λέξω.

Answer 36

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

Question 37

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

Answer 37

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

Question 38

μέγα γάρ τι διανοοῦμαι.

Answer 38

I’m planning something big.

Question 39

ΦΙΔ. εἰπὲ δή.

Answer 39

PHEI. Tell [me].

Question 40

τίς ἡ σὴ διάνοια, ὦ πάτερ;

Answer 40

What is your plan, father?

Question 41

τί κελεύσεις;

Answer 41

What will you order?

Question 42

πῶς ἡ διάνοια σώσει ἡμᾶς;

Answer 42

How will the idea save us?

Question 43

πῶς παυσόμεθα ἐκ τῶν χρεῶν;

Answer 43

How shall we stop from our debts?

Question 44

ΣΤΡΕΨ. σὺ δὲ ποιήσεις;

Answer 44

STR. You will do it?

Question 45

ΦΙΔ. ποιήσω νὴ τὸν Διόνυσον.

Answer 45

PHEI. I will do it, by Dionysus.

Question 46

αἰτίᾱ, ἡ

Answer 46

reason, cause, responsibility

Question 47

διανοέομαι

Answer 47

intend, plan

Question 48

διάνοια, ἡ

Answer 48

intention, plan

Question 49

νοῦς, ὁ

Answer 49

mind, sense

Question 50

οὐδέποτε

Answer 50

never

Question 51

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

Answer 51

Poseidon

Question 52

πως

Answer 52

somehow

Question 53

φιλέω

Answer 53

love, kiss