Section 5D Greek to English

Question 1

ἄδικος, ον

Answer 1

unjust

Question 2

αὔριον

Answer 2

tomorrow

Question 3

γε

Answer 3

at least (denotes some sort of reservation)

Question 4

δέχομαι

Answer 4

receive

Question 5

διδάσκω

Answer 5

teach

Question 6

δίκαιος, ᾱ, ον

Answer 6

just

Question 7

εἰσέρχομαι

Answer 7

enter

Question 8

ἔνδον

Answer 8

inside

Question 9

καὶ δὴ καί

Answer 9

moreover

Question 10

κόπτω

Answer 10

knock (on), cut

Question 11

λόγος, ὁ

Answer 11

argument; word, speech; story, tale; reason

Question 12

μαθητής, ὁ

Answer 12

student

Question 13

οὔτε … οὔτε

Answer 13

neither … nor

Question 14

πείθω

Answer 14

persuade

Question 15

σοφός, ή, όν

Answer 15

wise, clever

Question 16

ΣΤΡΕΨ. (takes him out and points to a building across the road) δεῦρό νυν ἀπόβλεπε.

Answer 16

STREPSIADES Now look over there

Question 17

ὁρᾷς τὸ θύριον τοῦτο καὶ τὸ οἰκίδιον;

Answer 17

Do you see this door and the little house?

Question 18

ΦΕΙΔ. ὁρῶ. τί οὖν τοῦτό ἐστιν,ὦ πάτερ;

Answer 18

PHEIDIPPIDES I see it. What is this, father?

Question 19

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ψυχῶν σοφῶν τοῦτό ἐστι φρονφιστήριον.

Answer 19

This is the thinkery of the wise souls.

Question 20

ἔνδον ἐνοικοῦσιν ἄνδρες σοφοί, …

Answer 20

Inside live wise men, …

Question 21

… λέγοντες δὲ πείθουσι τοὺς μαθητὰς ὡς ὁ οὐρανός ἐστι πνιγεύς, …

Answer 21

and speaking they persuade their pupils that heaven is a bell-oven …

Question 22

… καὶ ἔστιν ὁ πνιγεὺς οὗτος περὶ ἡμᾶς, …

Answer 22

and this bell-oven is around us …

Question 23

… ἡμεῖς δ’ οἱ ἄνθρακές ἐσμεν.

Answer 23

and we are the coals.

Question 24

πείθουσι τοὺς μαθητὰς οἱ ἄνδρες οὗτοι, …

Answer 24

These men persuade their pupils,

Question 25

διδάσκοντες ἀεὶ καὶ χρήματα πολλὰ δεχόμενοι.

Answer 25

always teaching and receiving a lot of money.

Question 26

καὶ νὴ Δία οὐ παύσεται οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν χρήματα πολλὰ δεχόμενος παρὰ τῶν μαθητῶν.

Answer 26

And by Zeus not one of them will stop receiving much money from their pupils.

Question 27

ΦΕΙΔ. ἀλλὰ τί διδάσκουσιν οἱ ἄνδρες;

Answer 27

PHEI. But what do the men teach?

Question 28

τί μαθήσονται οἱ νεανίαι, μαθηταὶ ὄντες;

Answer 28

What will young men learn, becoming [their] pupils?

Question 29

ΣΤΡΕΨ. λόγους μαθήσονται οἱ μαθηταί.

Answer 29

STR. The pupils will learn arguments.

Question 30

ΦΕΙΔ. τίνας λόγους λέγεις, ὦ πάτερ;

Answer 30

PHEI. Which arguments do you mean, Father?

Question 31

ΣΤΡΕΨ. τίνας; τὸν δίκαιον καὶ τὸν ἄδικον λόγον λέγω.

Answer 31

STR. Which? I mean the just and the unjust argument.

Question 32

ΦΕΙΔ. τούτους οὖν τοὺς λόγους μαθήσονται οἱ μαθηταί;

Answer 32

PHEI. So the students will learn these arguments?

Question 33

ΣΤΡΕΨ. νὴ τὸν Δία.

Answer 33

STR. [Yes], by Zeus.

Question 34

καὶ δὴ καὶ ἐν ταῖς δίκαις τοὺς ἀντιδίκους νικήσουσιν ἀεί.

Answer 34

And what’s more in lawsuits they will always defeat their opponents.

Question 35

ΦΕΙΔ. εἰσὶν δὲ τίνες οἱ ἄνδρες οὗτοι;

Answer 35

PHEI. Who are these men?

Question 36

τί τὸ ὄνομα τῶν ἀνδρῶν;

Answer 36

What is the name of the men?

Question 37

ΣΤΡΕΨ. οὐκ οἶδα τὸ ὄνομα.

Answer 37

STR. I do not know the name.

Question 38

σοφισταὶ δέ εἰσι καλοί τε κἀγαθοί.

Answer 38

But they are fine, noble sophists.

Question 39

ΦΕΙΔ. (in disgust) αἰβοῖ. πονηροί γ’, οἶδα.

Answer 39

PHEI. Yuck! Absolutely disgusting [people], I know.

Question 40

τούς τε ὠχροὺς καὶ ἀνυποδήτους λέγεις, τὸν κακοδαίμονα Σωκράτη καὶ Χαιρεφῶντα.

Answer 40

You mean the pale shoeless [people], wretched Socrates and Chaerephon.

Question 41

ΣΤΡΕΨ. desperately silencing him) ἢ ἢ σιώπα.

Answer 41

STR. Hey, hey, be quiet!

Question 42

ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἀκούσῃ;

Answer 42

Will you not listen?

Question 43

ΦΕΙΔ. ἀκούσομαι. ἀλλὰ τί μοι λέξεις;

Answer 43

PHEI. I will listen. What will you tell me?

Question 44

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἀλλ’ ὥσπερ ἔλεγον, δύο ἔχουσι τοὺς λόγους οἱ ἔνδον, τὸν δίκαιον καὶ τὸν ἄδικον.

Answer 44

STR. But as I was saying, those inside have two arguments, the just and the unjust.

Question 45

σὺ δὲ διὰ τί οὐκ εἰσέρχῃ μαθητής;

Answer 45

Why do you not go in as a student?

Question 46

οὕτω γὰρ παυσόμεθα ἐκ τῶν χρεῶν.

Answer 46

For this way we shall stop (ourselves) from our debts.

Question 47

ΦΕΙΔ. ἀλλὰ τί μαθήσομαι;

Answer 47

PHEI. But what will I learn?

Question 48

ΣΤΡΕΨ. τὸν ἄδικον λόγον.

Answer 48

STR. The unjust argument.

Question 49

ὁ μὲν γὰρ ἄδικος λόγος διαφθειρεῖ τὰ χρέα, ὁ δὲ δίκαιος οὐχί.

Answer 49

For the unjust argument will destroy our debts, the just one won’t.

Question 50

σὺ δὲ μάνθανε·

Answer 50

So learn:

Question 51

οὕτως οὖν οἱ χρῆσται οὐ λήψονται οὐδὲν τούτων τῶν χρεῶν.

Answer 51

in this way the creditors will not recover any of these debts.

Question 52

διὰ τί οὐκ εἰσέρχῃ σὺ εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον, ὦ ἄριστε ἀνθρώπων;

Answer 52

Why don’t you go into the thinkery, best of men?

Question 53

ΦΕΙΔ. τί φής;

Answer 53

PHEI. What are you saying?

Question 54

ἐγὼ εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον;

Answer 54

I, [go] into the thinkery?

Question 55

μὰ τὸν Ποσειδῶ τὸν ἵππιον οὐ ποιήσω τοῦτό γε.

Answer 55

By Poseidon, god of horses, I won’t do this thing, at least.

Question 56

οὔτε τημερον εἰσέρχομαι οὔτε αὔριον εἴσειμι οὔτε ποιήσω τοῦτο οὐδαμῶς.

Answer 56

I’m not going in today, I won’t go in tomorrow and I won’t do this in any way.

Question 57

τοὺς μὲν γὰρ ἵππους φιλῶ ἐγώ, τοὺς δὲ σοφιστὰς οὔ.

Answer 57

For I love horses, not sophists.

Question 58

ΣΤΡΕΨ. οὔκουν πείσῃ, οὐδὲ ποιήσεις;

Answer 58

STR. Won’t you obey and do this?

Question 59

ΦΕΙΔ. οὐ πείσομαι ἔγωγε, οὐδὲ ποιήσω.

Answer 59

PHEI. I won’t obey and I won’t do this.

Question 60

ὠχρὸς γὰρ γενήσομαι, μαθητὴς ὤν.

Answer 60

For I shall become pale, being a student.

Question 61

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἀλλ’ εἰ σὺ μὴ εἴσει, τίς εἴσεισι;

Answer 61

STR. But if you won’t go in, who will go in?

Question 62

(makes one last effort) ἆρ’ εἴσμεν ἅμα σύ τε κἀγώ;

Answer 62

Shall we go in together, you and I?

Question 63

ΦΕΙΔ. οὐκ ἔγωγε.

Answer 63

PHEI. I won’t.

Question 64

ΣΤΡΕΨ. (in a rage) ἀλλὰ διώξω σε ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας καὶ ἐκβαλῶ εἰς κόρακας.

Answer 64

STR. Then I’ll chase you out of the house and send you to hell!

Question 65

ΦΕΙΔ. κἀγὼ δὴ φεύξομαι. (turns to leave)

Answer 65

PHEI. Indeed I’ll run away.

Question 66

ἀλλ’ εἴσειμι εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, ἀλλ’ οὐκ εἰς τὸ τῶν σοφιστῶν φροντιστήριον.

Answer 66

But I’ll go into the house, but not into the thinkery of the sophists.

Question 67

ΣΤΡΕΨ. τί δῆτα ποιήσω;

Answer 67

STR. What shall I do?

Question 68

(with determination) οὐ γὰρ νικήσει Φειδιππίδης, …

Answer 68

Pheidippides will not win, …

Question 69

… ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ νικηφόρος γενήσομαι.

Answer 69

but I shall become the winner.

Question 70

(has a sudden idea) ἀλλ’ οἶδ’ ἔγωγε.

Answer 70

But I know:

Question 71

ἐγὼ γὰρ αὐτὸς εἴσειμι εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον, …

Answer 71

for I myself will go into the thinkery …

Question 72

… μαθητὴς δὲ τῶν σοφιστῶν γενήσομαι …

Answer 72

and (I) will become a pupil of the sophists …

Question 73

… καὶ γνώσομαι τὸν ἄδικον λόγον.

Answer 73

and I will learn the unjust argument.

Question 74

οὕτως οὖν τοὺς χρήστας ἐκείνους παύσω ἔγωγε λαμβάνοντας τὰ χρήματα.

Answer 74

in this way I shall stop those creditors taking their money.

Question 75

(a wave of despair hits him) πῶς οὖν γέρων ὤν καὶ βραδὺς περὶ τοὺς λόγους τοὺς ἀκριβεῖς τὴν φιλοσοφίαν μαθήσομαι;

Answer 75

But how shall I, an old man and slow in exact arguments, learn philosophy?

Question 76

ὥμως εἴσειμι.

Answer 76

All the same I’ll go in.

Question 77

ἀλλὰ διὰ τί οὐ κόπτω τὴν θύραν ταυτήν και βοῶ;

Answer 77

Why don’t I knock at this door and shout?

Question 78

(with a deep breath) ἀλλὰ ποιήσω τοῦτο καὶ κόψω τὴν θύραν καὶ βοήσομαι.

Answer 78

I’ll do this and I’ll knock at the door and shout.

Question 79

ἄδικος, ον

Answer 79

unjust

Question 80

αὔριον

Answer 80

tomorrow

Question 81

γε

Answer 81

at least (denotes some sort of reservation)

Question 82

δέχομαι

Answer 82

receive

Question 83

διδάσκω

Answer 83

teach

Question 84

δίκαιος, ᾱ, ον

Answer 84

just

Question 85

εἰσέρχομαι

Answer 85

enter

Question 86

ἔνδον

Answer 86

inside

Question 87

καὶ δὴ καί

Answer 87

moreover

Question 88

κόπτω

Answer 88

knock (on), cut

Question 89

λόγος, ὁ

Answer 89

argument; word, speech; story, tale; reason

Question 90

μαθητής, ὁ

Answer 90

student

Question 91

οὔτε … οὔτε

Answer 91

neither … nor

Question 92

πείθω

Answer 92

persuade

Question 93

σοφός, ή, όν

Answer 93

wise, clever