Section 6B Greek to English

Question 1

ἀδύνατος, ον

Answer 1

impossible

Question 2

Ἀθῆναι, αἱ

Answer 2

Athens

Question 3

δῆμος, ὁ

Answer 3

deme; the people

Question 4

θαυμάζω

Answer 4

wonder at, be amazed at

Question 5

ὅπου

Answer 5

where? where

Question 6

οὐρανός, ὁ

Answer 6

sky, heavens

Question 7

πείθομαι

Answer 7

believe, trust, obey

Question 8

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ὦ Ἡράκλεις, τίνα ταῦτα τὰ θηρία;

Answer 8

STREPSIADES Heracles! What are these monsters?

Question 9

ΜΑΘ. οὗτος, διὰ τί ἐθαύμασας;

Answer 9

STUDENT Hey you! Why were you amazed?

Question 10

διὰ τί αὖθις ἐβόησας;

Answer 10

Why did you yell again?

Question 11

ἆρα τοὺς μαθητὰς τούτους θαυμάζεις;

Answer 11

Are you amazed at these students?

Question 12

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ναὶ μὰ Δία θαυμάζω.

Answer 12

STR. Yes by, Zeus, I amazed.

Question 13

ἀλλὰ τί ποιοῦσιν οὗτοι οἱ εἰς τὴν γῆν βλέποντες;

Answer 13

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

Question 14

ΜΑΘ. ζητοῦσιν οὗτοι τὰ κατὰ γῆς.

Answer 14

STU. They are investigating subterranean phenomena.

Question 15

ΣΤΡΕΨ. βολβοὺς ἄρα ζήτοῦσι.

Answer 15

STR. Then they are looking for truffles.

Question 16

μὴ νῦν τοῦτό γ’ ἔτι φροντίζετε, ὦ θηρία·

Answer 16

Don’t worry about it any more, monsters:

Question 17

ἐγὼ γὰρ οἶδα ὅπου εἰσὶ μεγάλοι καὶ καλοί.

Answer 17

I know where there are some lovely big ones.

Question 18

ἀλλὰ τίς οὑτοσί;

Answer 18

But who’s this here?

Question 19

διὰ τί ὁ πρωκτὸς εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν βλέπει;

Answer 19

Why is his bottom looking towards the sky?

Question 20

ΜΑΘ. διότι ἀστρονομεῖ ὁ πρωκτός.

Answer 20

STU. Because his bottom is studying astronomy.

Question 21

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

Answer 21

STR. Look! What’s this?

Question 22

δίδασκέ με.

Answer 22

Tell me (lit. “teach me”)

Question 23

ΜΑΘ. ἀστρονομία μὲν αὕτη.

Answer 23

STU. This is astronomy.

Question 24

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

Answer 24

STR. And what’s this?

Question 25

ΜΑΘ. γεωμετρία.

Answer 25

STU. Geometry.

Question 26

ΣΤΕΨ. καὶ εἰς τί χρήσιμον αὕτη;

Answer 26

STR. And what use is this?

Question 27

δίδσκε.

Answer 27

Teach me.

Question 28

ΜΑΘ. ταύτῃ τὴν γῆν ἀναμετροῦμεν.

Answer 28

STU. With this we measure the land.

Question 29

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

Answer 29

This is a map of the world.

Question 30

(points at the map) ὁρᾷς;

Answer 30

Do you see?

Question 31

αὗται μὲν Ἀθῆναι.

Answer 31

This is Athens.

Question 32

ΣΤΡΕΨ. (in disbelief) τί σὺ λέγεις;

Answer 32

STR. What are you saying?

Question 33

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

Answer 33

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

Question 34

ποῦ δ’ ἐσθ’ ὁ ἐμὸς δῆμος;

Answer 34

And where is my deme?

Question 35

ΜΑΘ. (points at the map) ἐνταῦθα ἔνεστιν.

Answer 35

STU. It’s here.

Question 36

τὴν δ’ Εὔβοιαν ὁρᾷς;

Answer 36

Do you see Euboea?

Question 37

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

Answer 37

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

Question 38

ΜΑΘ. ὅπου; αὕτη.

Answer 38

STU. Where? Here.

Question 39

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

Answer 39

STR. Alas! Go away, go away!

Question 40

ὡς ἐγγὺς ἡμῶν ἡ Λακεδαίμων.

Answer 40

How near us Sparta is.

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

ΜΑΘ. ἀλλ’ ἀδύνατον.

Answer 42

STU. But that's impossible.

Question 43

ΣΤΡΕΨ. νὴ Δία ὀλοφυρεῖσθ’ ἄρα.

Answer 43

STR. By Zeus, you’ll regret it then.

Question 44

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

Answer 44

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

Question 45

ΜΑΘ. αὐτός.

Answer 45

STU. Himself.

Question 46

ΣΤΡΕΨ. τίς αὐτός;

Answer 46

STR. Who’s Himself?

Question 47

ΜΑΘ. Σωκράτης.

Answer 47

STU. Socrates.

Question 48

ἀδύνατος, ον

Answer 48

impossible

Question 49

Ἀθῆναι, αἱ

Answer 49

Athens

Question 50

δῆμος, ὁ

Answer 50

deme; the people

Question 51

θαυμάζω

Answer 51

wonder at, be amazed at

Question 52

ὅπου

Answer 52

where? where

Question 53

οὐρανός, ὁ

Answer 53

sky, heavens

Question 54

πείθομαι

Answer 54

believe, trust, obey