Section 6A English to Greek

Question 1

from the country, boorish

Answer 1

ἄγροικος, ον

Question 2

go to hell!

Answer 2

βάλλ’ εἰς κόρακας

Question 3

bite, worry

Answer 3

δάκνω

Question 4

throw out

Answer 4

ἐκβάλλω

Question 5

intend, have in mind

Answer 5

ἐν νῷ ἔχω

Question 6

despite, although (+ part.)

Answer 6

καίπερ (+ part.)

Question 7

head

Answer 7

κεφαλή, ἡ

Question 8

release

Answer 8

λύω (the υ is long)

Question 9

when

Answer 9

ὅτε

Question 10

eyebrow

Answer 10

ὀφρῡς, ὀφρύος, ἡ

Question 11

foot

Answer 11

πούς, ποδός, ὁ

Question 12

easy

Answer 12

ῥᾴδιος, ᾱ, ον

Question 13

easily

Answer 13

ῥᾳδίως

Question 14

thought, care, concern

Answer 14

φροντίς, φροντίδος, ἡ

Question 15

as

Answer 15

ὡς

Question 16

(Strepsiades knocks on the door and shouts.)

Answer 16

(Στρεψιάδης κόπτει τὴν θύραν καὶ βοᾷ.)

Question 17

STREPSIADES Boy! Young boy!

Answer 17

ΣΤΡΕΨ. παῖ, παιδίον.

Question 18

STUDENT Go to hell.

Answer 18

ΜΑΘΗΤΗΣ (comes out of the phrontisterion) βάλλ’ εἰς κόρακας.

Question 19

Who knocked at the door?

Answer 19

τίς ἔκοψε τὴν θύραν;

Question 20

Who shouted?

Answer 20

τίς ἐβοησεν;

Question 21

STR. I myself knocked at the door and I shouted.

Answer 21

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἔγωγε ἔκοψα τὴν θύραν καὶ ἐβόησα.

Question 22

STU. Who are you that did that?

Answer 22

ΜΑΘ. τίς ὢν σὺ τοῦτο ἐποίησας;

Question 23

Some ignoramus, I know well.

Answer 23

ἀμαθής τις, εὖ οἶδα.

Question 24

STR. Strepsiades, from the deme Kikynna.

Answer 24

ΣΤΡΕΨ. Στρεψιάδης Κικυννόθεν.

Question 25

STU. Go to hell again.

Answer 25

ΜΑΘ. εἰς κόρακας αὖθις. (goes back to the phrontisterion).

Question 26

STR. Alas! What shall I do?

Answer 26

ΣΤΡΕΨ. οἴμοι, τί ποιήσω;

Question 27

But, I’ll knock again.

Answer 27

ἀλλ’ αὖθις κόψω.

Question 28

(He knocks on the door again.)

Answer 28

(αὖθις κόπτει τὴν θύραν)

Question 29

STU. Who’s that knocking?

Answer 29

ΜΑΘ. τίς ὁ κόπτων;

Question 30

Why did this fellow not stop knocking, when I told him to?

Answer 30

διὰ τί οὗτος οὐκ ἐπαύσατο κόπτων ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ἐπεὶ ἐκέλευσα ἐγώ;

Question 31

Why are you knocking again?

Answer 31

διὰ τί σὺ πάλιν κόπτεις;

Question 32

What do you have in mind?

Answer 32

τί ἐν νῷ ἔχεις;

Question 33

You’ve knocked away my thought, doing that.

Answer 33

τὴν γὰρ ἐμὴν φροντίδα ἀπέκοψας, ποιῶν τοῦτο.

Question 34

STR. But I just stopped, my dear fellow.

Answer 34

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἀλλ’ ἄρτι ἐπαυσάμην, ὦ ’γαθέ.

Question 35

For you told me to.

Answer 35

ἐκέλευσας γὰρ σύ.

Question 36

Don’t throw me out, although I’m a rustic and ignorant.

Answer 36

μὴ οὖν ἔκβαλλε με, καίπερ ἄγροικον ὄντα καὶ ἀμαθῆ.

Question 37

But what was your thought? Tell me.

Answer 37

ἀλλὰ τίς ἡ φροντίς, εἰπὲ δή.

Question 38

STU. It isn’t right.

Answer 38

ΜΑΘ. ἀλλ’ οὐ θέμις.

Question 39

Only the students learn these thoughts of the sophists.

Answer 39

μόνοι γὰρ μανθάνουσι τὰς σοφιστῶν φροντίδας ταύτας οἱ μαθηταἰ.

Question 40

STR. Tell me then.

Answer 40

ΣΤΡΕΨ. εἰπέ μοι οὖν.

Question 41

For I have come to the thinkery as a student of the sophists.

Answer 41

ἥκω γὰρ ἐγὼ μαθητὴς τῶν σοφιστῶν εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον.

Question 42

STU. I will tell you.

Answer 42

ΜΑΘ. λέξω σοι·

Question 43

A flea bites Chaerephon’s eyebrow.

Answer 43

ψύλλα γάρ τις δάκνει τὴν Χαιρεῶντος ὀφρῦν.

Question 44

When it jumps onto Socrates’ head, the men converse as follows.

Answer 44

ὅτε δὲ πηδᾷ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τὴν Σωκράτους, οὕτω διαλεγονται οἱ ἄνδρες.

Question 45

“SOCRATES Look Chaerephon.

Answer 45

“ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ ὅρα, ὦ Χαιρέφων.

Question 46

“The flea does not escape my notice being worthy of the Olympic crown.

Answer 46

“οὺ γὰρ λανθάνει με ἡ ψύλλα ἀξία οὖσα τοῦ Ὀλυμπίκου στεφάνου.

Question 47

“But tell [me], how many of its own feet did the flea leap?”

Answer 47

“ἀλλὰ λέγε, ὁπόσους τοὺς ἑαυτῆς πόδας ἐπήδησεν ἡ ψ́λλα.”

Question 48

“CHAEREPHON I do not know, Socrates.

Answer 48

“ΧΑΙΡΕΦΩΝ οὐκ οἶδα, ὦ Σώκρατες.

Question 49

“But why don’t we measure the distance?”

Answer 49

“ἀλλὰ διὰ τί οὐ μετροῦμεν τὸ χωρίον;”

Question 50

“SOC. How shall we measure it, Chaerephon?”

Answer 50

“ΣΩΚ. ἀλλὰ πῶς μετρήσομεν, ὦ Χαιρέφων;”

Question 51

“CHA. Look. First I take some wax, then I make the wax warm.

Answer 51

“ΧΑΙ ἰδού. πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ κηρὸν λαμβάνω, εἶτα τὸν κηρὸν θερμὸν ποιῶ.

Question 52

“Finally I put the flea’s feet into the wax.”

Answer 52

“τέλος δὲ τοὺς τῆς ψύλλης πόδας εἰς τὸν κηρὸν τίθημι.”

Question 53

“SOC. What then?”

Answer 53

“ΣΩΚ. τί δε;”

Question 54

“CHA. Now the wax is becoming cold.

Answer 54

“ΧΑΙ. νῦν ὁ κηρὸς ψυχρὸς γίγνεται.

Question 55

“Look, Socrates:

Answer 55

“ἰδού, ὦ Σώκρατης.

Question 56

“for the flea has slippers.”

Answer 56

“ἡ γὰρ ψύλλα ἐμβάδας ἔχει.”

Question 57

“SOC. But what are you doing now?”

Answer 57

“ΣΩΚ. ἀλλὰ τί νῦν ποιεῖς;”

Question 58

“CHA. Now I am releasing the slippers. Look!”

Answer 58

“ΧΑΙ. νῦν δὲ τὰς ἔμβάδας λύω. ἰδού.”

Question 59

STR. O king Zeus!

Answer 59

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ.

Question 60

Oh the wisdom of the men!

Answer 60

ὢ τῆς σοφίας τῶν ἀνδρῶν.

Question 61

But tell me, whatever did the men do, student?

Answer 61

(his admiration turns to bewilderment) ἀλλ’ εἰπέ μοι, τί ποτ’ ἐποίησαν οἱ ἄνδρες, ὦ μαθητά;

Question 62

STU. You don’t escape my notice being a rustic, Strepsiades, not knowing anything.

Answer 62

ΜΑΘ. οὐ λανθάνεις με ἄγροικος ὤν, ὦ Στρεψιάδη, οὐ μανθάνων οὐδέν.

Question 63

But as I was saying, first they made the wax warm.

Answer 63

ἀλλ’ ὡς ἔλεγον, πρῶτον μὲν θερμὸν ἐποίησαν τὸν κηρόν.

Question 64

Then they put the flea’s feet into the wax.

Answer 64

ἔπειτα τοὺς τῆς ψύλλης πόδας ἔθεσαν εἰς τὸν κηρόν.

Question 65

Finally they released the slippers and measured — of course — the distance.

Answer 65

τέλος δὲ τὰς ἐμβάδας ἔλυσαν καὶ ἐμέτρησαν — πῶς γὰρ οὔ; — τὸ χώριον.

Question 66

STR. O king Zeus!

Answer 66

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ·

Question 67

The men appear to be wise.

Answer 67

σοφοὶ δὴ φαίνονται ὄντες οἱ ἄνδρες.

Question 68

Why then do we marvel at that [famous] Thales?

Answer 68

τι δῆτ’ ἐκεῖνον τὸν Θαλῆν θαυμάζομεν;

Question 69

Indeed I shall easily escape justice.

Answer 69

ἦ ῥᾳδίως φεύξομαι τὴν δίκην.

Question 70

For I shall know the flea’s leap.

Answer 70

γνώσομαι γὰρ τὸ ψύλλης πήδημα.

Question 71

Open, open the door!

Answer 71

(shouts) ἀλλ’ ἄνοιγε, ἄνοιγε τὴν θύραν.

Question 72

from the country, boorish

Answer 72

ἄγροικος, ον

Question 73

go to hell!

Answer 73

βάλλ’ εἰς κόρακας

Question 74

bite, worry

Answer 74

δάκνω

Question 75

throw out

Answer 75

ἐκβάλλω

Question 76

intend, have in mind

Answer 76

ἐν νῷ ἔχω

Question 77

despite, although (+ part.)

Answer 77

καίπερ (+ part.)

Question 78

head

Answer 78

κεφαλή, ἡ

Question 79

release

Answer 79

λύω (the υ is long)

Question 80

when

Answer 80

ὅτε

Question 81

eyebrow

Answer 81

ὀφρῡς, ὀφρύος, ἡ

Question 82

foot

Answer 82

πούς, ποδός, ὁ

Question 83

easy

Answer 83

ῥᾳδιος, ᾱ, ον

Question 84

easily

Answer 84

ῥᾳδίως

Question 85

thought, care, concern

Answer 85

φροντίς, φροντίδος, ἡ

Question 86

as

Answer 86

ὡσ