Section 6B English to Greek

Question 1

impossible

Answer 1

ἀδύνατος, ον

Question 2

Athens

Answer 2

Ἀθῆναι, αἱ

Question 3

deme; the people

Answer 3

δῆμος, ὁ

Question 4

wonder at, be amazed at

Answer 4

θαυμάζω

Question 5

where? where

Answer 5

ὅπου

Question 6

sky, heavens

Answer 6

οὐρανός, ὁ

Question 7

believe, trust, obey

Answer 7

πείθομαι

Question 8

STREPSIADES Heracles! What are these monsters?

Answer 8

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ὦ Ἡράκλεις, τίνα ταῦτα τὰ θηρία;

Question 9

STUDENT Hey you! Why were you amazed?

Answer 9

ΜΑΘ. οὗτος, διὰ τί ἐθαύμασας;

Question 10

Why did you yell again?

Answer 10

διὰ τί αὖθις ἐβόησας;

Question 11

Are you amazed at these students?

Answer 11

ἆρα τοὺς μαθητὰς τούτους θαυμάζεις;

Question 12

STR. Yes by, Zeus, I amazed.

Answer 12

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ναὶ μὰ Δία θαυμάζω.

Question 13

But are these ones doing, who are looking into the ground?

Answer 13

ἀλλὰ τί ποιοῦσιν οὗτοι οἱ εἰς τὴν γῆν βλέποντες;

Question 14

STU. They are investigating subterranean phenomena.

Answer 14

ΜΑΘ. ζητοῦσιν οὗτοι τὰ κατὰ γῆς.

Question 15

STR. Then they are looking for truffles.

Answer 15

ΣΤΡΕΨ. βολβοὺς ἄρα ζήτοῦσι.

Question 16

Don’t worry about it any more, monsters:

Answer 16

μὴ νῦν τοῦτό γ’ ἔτι φροντίζετε, ὦ θηρία·

Question 17

I know where there are some lovely big ones.

Answer 17

ἐγὼ γὰρ οἶδα ὅπου εἰσὶ μεγάλοι καὶ καλοί.

Question 18

But who’s this here?

Answer 18

ἀλλὰ τίς οὑτοσί;

Question 19

Why is his bottom looking towards the sky?

Answer 19

διὰ τί ὁ πρωκτὸς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν βλέπει;

Question 20

STU. Because his bottom is studying astronomy.

Answer 20

ΜΑΘ. διότι ἀστρονομεῖ ὁ πρωκτός.

Question 21

STR. Look! What’s this?

Answer 21

ΣΤΡΕΨ. (points to one of the strange devices) ἰδού· τί δ’ ἐστὶ τοῦτο;

Question 22

Tell me (lit. “teach me”)

Answer 22

δίδασκέ με.

Question 23

STU. This is astronomy.

Answer 23

ΜΑΘ. ἀστρονομία μὲν αὕτη.

Question 24

STR. And what’s this?

Answer 24

ΣΤΡΕΨ. (points to another device) τοῦτο δὲ τί;

Question 25

STU. Geometry.

Answer 25

ΜΑΘ. γεωμετρία.

Question 26

STR. And what use is this?

Answer 26

ΣΤΕΨ. καὶ εἰς τί χρήσιμον αὕτη;

Question 27

Teach me.

Answer 27

δίδσκε.

Question 28

STU. With this we measure the land.

Answer 28

ΜΑΘ. ταύτῃ τὴν γῆν ἀναμετροῦμεν.

Question 29

This is a map of the world.

Answer 29

(picks up a map) αὕτη δ’ ἐστὶ γῆς περίοδος.

Question 30

Do you see?

Answer 30

(points at the map) ὁρᾷς;

Question 31

This is Athens.

Answer 31

αὗται μὲν Ἀθῆναι.

Question 32

STR. What are you saying?

Answer 32

ΣΤΡΕΨ. (in disbelief) τί σὺ λέγεις;

Question 33

I don’t believe [you], since I don’t see any one of the jurors sitting.

Answer 33

οὐ πείθομαι, ἐπεὶ τῶν δικαστῶν οὐχ ὁρῶ οὐδὲ ἕνα καθιζόμενον.

Question 34

And where is my deme?

Answer 34

ποῦ δ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ ἐμὸς δῆμος;

Question 35

STU. It’s here.

Answer 35

ΜΑΘ. (points at the map) ἐνταῦθα ἔνεστιν.

Question 36

Do you see Euboea?

Answer 36

τὴν δ’ Εὔβοιαν ὁρᾷς;

Question 37

STR. I see [it]. But where does Sparta happen to be?

Answer 37

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ὁρῶ. ἀλλ’ ἡ Λακεδαίμων ποῦ τυγχάνει οὖσα;

Question 38

STU. Where? Here.

Answer 38

ΜΑΘ. ὅπου; αὕτη.

Question 39

STR. Alas! Go away, go away!

Answer 39

ΣΤΡΕΨ. (taken aback) παπαῖ. ἄπελθε, ἄπελθε.

Question 40

How near us Sparta is.

Answer 40

ὡς ἐγγὺς ἡμῶν ἡ Λακεδαίμων.

Question 41

But why don’t you drag this away from us a very long way?

Answer 41

ἀλλὰ διὰ τί οὐκ ἀπάγεις ταύτην ἀφ’ ἡμῶν πόρρω πάνυ;

Question 42

STU. But that’s impossible.

Answer 42

ΜΑΘ. ἀλλ’ ἀδύνατον.

Question 43

STR. By Zeus, you’ll regret it then.

Answer 43

ΣΤΡΕΨ. νὴ Δία ὀλοφυρεῖσθ’ ἄρα.

Question 44

But tell me, who’s this in the basket?

Answer 44

(he looks up and sees Socrates hanging in a basket) ἀλλ’ εἰπέ μοι, τίς οὗτος ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς κρεμάθρας ὤν;

Question 45

STU. Himself.

Answer 45

ΜΑΘ. αὐτός.

Question 46

STR. Who’s Himself?

Answer 46

ΣΤΡΕΨ. τίς αὐτός;

Question 47

STU. Socrates.

Answer 47

ΜΑΘ. Σωκράτης.

Question 48

impossible

Answer 48

ἀδύνατος, ον

Question 49

Athens

Answer 49

Ἀθῆναι, αἱ

Question 50

deme; the people

Answer 50

δῆμος, ὁ

Question 51

wonder at, be amazed at

Answer 51

θαυμάζω

Question 52

where? where

Answer 52

ὅπου

Question 53

sky, heavens

Answer 53

οὐρανός, ὁ

Question 54

believe, trust, obey

Answer 54

πείθομαι