Section 6A Greek to English

Question 1

ἄγροικος, ον

Answer 1

from the country, boorish

Question 2

βάλλ’ εἰς κόρακας

Answer 2

go to hell!

Question 3

δάκνω

Answer 3

bite, worry

Question 4

ἐκβάλλω

Answer 4

throw out

Question 5

ἐν νῷ ἔχω

Answer 5

intend, have in mind

Question 6

καίπερ (+ part.)

Answer 6

despite, although (+ part.)

Question 7

κεφαλή, ἡ

Answer 7

head

Question 8

λύω (the υ is long)

Answer 8

release

Question 9

ὅτε

Answer 9

when

Question 10

ὀφρῡς, ὀφρύος, ἡ

Answer 10

eyebrow

Question 11

πούς, ποδός, ὁ

Answer 11

foot

Question 12

ῥᾴδιος, ᾱ, ον

Answer 12

easy

Question 13

ῥᾳδίως

Answer 13

easily

Question 14

φροντίς, φροντίδος, ἡ

Answer 14

thought, care, concern

Question 15

ὡς

Answer 15

as

Question 16

(Στρεψιάδης κόπτει τὴν θύραν καὶ βοᾷ.)

Answer 16

(Strepsiades knocks on the door and shouts.)

Question 17

ΣΤΡΕΨ. παῖ, παιδίον.

Answer 17

STREPSIADES Boy! Young boy!

Question 18

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

Answer 18

STUDENT Go to hell.

Question 19

τίς ἔκοψε τὴν θύραν;

Answer 19

Who knocked at the door?

Question 20

τίς ἐβοησεν;

Answer 20

Who shouted?

Question 21

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἔγωγε ἔκοψα τὴν θύραν καὶ ἐβόησα.

Answer 21

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

Question 22

ΜΑΘ. τίς ὢν σὺ τοῦτο ἐποίησας;

Answer 22

STU. Who are you that did that?

Question 23

ἀμαθής τις, εὖ οἶδα.

Answer 23

Some ignoramus, I know well.

Question 24

ΣΤΡΕΨ. Στρεψιάδης Κικυννόθεν.

Answer 24

STR. Strepsiades, from the deme Kikynna.

Question 25

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

Answer 25

STU. Go to hell again.

Question 26

ΣΤΡΕΨ. οἴμοι, τί ποιήσω;

Answer 26

STR. Alas! What shall I do?

Question 27

ἀλλ’ αὖθις κόψω.

Answer 27

But, I’ll knock again.

Question 28

(αὖθις κόπτει τὴν θύραν)

Answer 28

(He knocks on the door again.)

Question 29

ΜΑΘ. τίς ὁ κόπτων;

Answer 29

STU. Who’s that knocking?

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

διὰ τί σὺ πάλιν κόπτεις;

Answer 31

Why are you knocking again?

Question 32

τί ἐν νῷ ἔχεις;

Answer 32

What do you have in mind?

Question 33

τὴν γὰρ ἐμὴν φροντίδα ἀπέκοψας, ποιῶν τοῦτο.

Answer 33

You’ve knocked away my thought, doing that.

Question 34

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἀλλ’ ἄρτι ἐπαυσάμην, ὦ ’γαθέ.

Answer 34

STR. But I just stopped, my dear fellow.

Question 35

ἐκέλευσας γὰρ σύ.

Answer 35

For you told me to.

Question 36

μὴ οὖν ἔκβαλλε με, καίπερ ἄγροικον ὄντα καὶ ἀμαθῆ.

Answer 36

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

Question 37

ἀλλὰ τίς ἡ φροντίς, εἰπὲ δή.

Answer 37

But what was your thought? Tell me.

Question 38

ΜΑΘ. ἀλλ’ οὐ θέμις.

Answer 38

STU. It isn’t right.

Question 39

μόνοι γὰρ μανθάνουσι τὰς σοφιστῶν φροντίδας ταύτας οἱ μαθηταἰ.

Answer 39

Only the students learn these thoughts of the sophists.

Question 40

ΣΤΡΕΨ. εἰπέ μοι οὖν.

Answer 40

STR. Tell me then.

Question 41

ἥκω γὰρ ἐγὼ μαθητὴς τῶν σοφιστῶν εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον.

Answer 41

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

Question 42

ΜΑΘ. λέξω σοι·

Answer 42

STU. I will tell you.

Question 43

ψύλλα γάρ τις δάκνει τὴν Χαιρεῶντος ὀφρῦν.

Answer 43

A flea bites Chaerephon’s eyebrow.

Question 44

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

Answer 44

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

Question 45

“ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ ὅρα, ὦ Χαιρέφων.

Answer 45

“SOCRATES Look Chaerephon.

Question 46

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

Answer 46

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

Question 47

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

Answer 47

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

Question 48

“ΧΑΙΡΕΦΩΝ οὐκ οἶδα, ὦ Σώκρατες.

Answer 48

“CHAEREPHON I do not know, Socrates.

Question 49

“ἀλλὰ διὰ τί οὐ μετροῦμεν τὸ χωρίον;”

Answer 49

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

Question 50

“ΣΩΚ. ἀλλὰ πῶς μετρήσομεν, ὦ Χαιρέφων;”

Answer 50

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

Question 51

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

Answer 51

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

Question 52

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

Answer 52

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

Question 53

“ΣΩΚ. τί δε;”

Answer 53

“SOC. What then?”

Question 54

“ΧΑΙ. νῦν ὁ κηρὸς ψυχρὸς γίγνεται.

Answer 54

“CHA. Now the wax is becoming cold.

Question 55

“ἰδού, ὦ Σώκρατης.

Answer 55

“Look, Socrates:

Question 56

“ἡ γὰρ ψύλλα ἐμβάδας ἔχει.”

Answer 56

“for the flea has slippers.”

Question 57

“ΣΩΚ. ἀλλὰ τί νῦν ποιεῖς;”

Answer 57

“SOC. But what are you doing now?”

Question 58

“ΧΑΙ. νῦν δὲ τὰς ἔμβάδας λύω. ἰδού.”

Answer 58

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

Question 59

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ.

Answer 59

STR. O king Zeus!

Question 60

ὢ τῆς σοφίας τῶν ἀνδρῶν.

Answer 60

Oh the wisdom of the men!

Question 61

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

Answer 61

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

Question 62

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

Answer 62

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

Question 63

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

Answer 63

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

Question 64

ἔπειτα τοὺς τῆς ψύλλης πόδας ἔθεσαν εἰς τὸν κηρόν.

Answer 64

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

Question 65

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

Answer 65

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

Question 66

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ·

Answer 66

STR. O king Zeus!

Question 67

σοφοὶ δὴ φαίνονται ὄντες οἱ ἄνδρες.

Answer 67

The men appear to be wise.

Question 68

τι δῆτ’ ἐκεῖνον τὸν Θαλῆν θαυμάζομεν;

Answer 68

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

Question 69

ἦ ῥᾳδίως φεύξομαι τὴν δίκην.

Answer 69

Indeed I shall easily escape justice.

Question 70

γνώσομαι γὰρ τὸ ψύλλης πήδημα.

Answer 70

For I shall know the flea’s leap.

Question 71

(shouts) ἀλλ’ ἄνοιγε, ἄνοιγε τὴν θύραν.

Answer 71

Open, open the door!

Question 72

ἄγροικος, ον

Answer 72

from the country, boorish

Question 73

βάλλ’ εἰς κόρακας

Answer 73

go to hell!

Question 74

δάκνω

Answer 74

bite, worry

Question 75

ἐκβάλλω

Answer 75

throw out

Question 76

ἐν νῷ ἔχω

Answer 76

intend, have in mind

Question 77

καίπερ (+ part.)

Answer 77

despite, although (+ part.)

Question 78

κεφαλή, ἡ

Answer 78

head

Question 79

λύω (the υ is long)

Answer 79

release

Question 80

ὅτε

Answer 80

when

Question 81

ὀφρῡς, ὀφρύος, ἡ

Answer 81

eyebrow

Question 82

πούς, ποδός, ὁ

Answer 82

foot

Question 83

ῥᾳδιος, ᾱ, ον

Answer 83

easy

Question 84

ῥᾳδίως

Answer 84

easily

Question 85

φροντίς, φροντίδος, ἡ

Answer 85

thought, care, concern

Question 86

ὡς

Answer 86

as