Section 6C English to Greek

Question 1

depart, go away

Answer 1

ἀπέρχομαι (ἀπελθ- )

Question 2

use force

Answer 2

βιάζομαι

Question 3

then, next

Answer 3

εἶτα

Question 4

find out

Answer 4

ἐξευρίσκω (ἐξευρ- )

Question 5

sun

Answer 5

ἥλιος, ὁ

Question 6

how many, how much

Answer 6

ὁπόσος, η, ον

Question 7

leap, jump

Answer 7

πηδάω

Question 8

far, far off

Answer 8

πόρρω

Question 9

first

Answer 9

πρῶτος, η, ον

Question 10

first, at first

Answer 10

πρῶτον

Question 11

Socrates

Answer 11

Σωκράτης, ὁ

Question 12

why?

Answer 12

τι;

Question 13

place, put

Answer 13

(τίθημι) θε-

Question 14

place, space, region

Answer 14

χωρίον, τό

Question 15

(the student goes away)

Answer 15

(ἀπέρχεται ὁ μαθητής.)

Question 16

(But Strepsiades calls Socrates)

Answer 16

(ὁ δὲ Στρεψιάδης τὸν Σωκράτη καλεῖ.)

Question 17

STREPS. Socrates, dear little Socrates, come here.

Answer 17

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ὦ Σώκρατες, ὦ Σωκρατίδιον, δεῦρ’ ἔλθέ.

Question 18

SOC. Who shouted?

Answer 18

ΣΩΚ. τίς ἐβόησε;

Question 19

Who forced (his way) into the thinkery of the sophists?

Answer 19

τίς ἐβιάσατο εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον τὸ τῶν σοφιστῶν;

Question 20

STREPS. It was I who shouted, Strepsiades from (the deme of) Kikynna.

Answer 20

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἐβόησα ἐγώ, Στρεψιάδης Κικυννόθεν.

Question 21

But I did not force (my way) into the thinkery.

Answer 21

ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐβιασάμην εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον.

Question 22

SOC. Why are you calling me, creature of the day?

Answer 22

ΣΩΚ. τί με καλεῖς, ὦ ἐφήμερε;

Question 23

What did you come for?

Answer 23

ἦλθες δὲ σὺ κατὰ τί;

Question 24

STREPS. I came (as a) student to the thinkery.

Answer 24

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἦλθον μαθητὴς εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον.

Question 25

For I have already heard that you are wise.

Answer 25

ἤδη γάρ σε ἤκουσα ὠς εἶ σοφός.

Question 26

SOC. Tell me, who told (you) this?

Answer 26

ΣΩΚ. εἰπέ μοι, τίς εἶπε τοῦτο;

Question 27

How did you hear (of me) that I am wise?

Answer 27

πῶς δ’ ἤκουσας με ὡς σοφός εἰμι;

Question 28

STREPS. One of the students told (me) this.

Answer 28

ΣΤΡΕΨ. εἶπε τοῦτο τῶν μαθητῶν τις.

Question 29

SOC. What did the student say? Tell.

Answer 29

ΣΩΚ. τί δ’ εἶπεν ὁ μαθητής; λέγε.

Question 30

STREPS. The student said that a certain flea bit Chaerephon’s eyebrow.

Answer 30

ΣΤΡΕΨ. εἶπε γάρ ὁ μαθητὴς ὡς ψύλλα τις ἔδακε τὴν Χαιρεφῶντος ὀφρῦν.

Question 31

Then he lept onto your head.

Answer 31

εἶτα ἐπὶ την σὴν κεφαλὴν ἐπήδησε.

Question 32

And you (sing.) asked Chaerophon how many of its own feet the flee lept.

Answer 32

σὺ δὲ τὸν Χαιρεφῶντα ἤρου ὁπόσους τοὺς ἑαυτῆς πόδας ἐπήδησεν ἡ ψύλλα.

Question 33

And you (pl.) measured up as follows:

Answer 33

ἀνεμετρήσατε δ’ ὑμεῖς οὕτως·

Question 34

(for) first you (pl.) took the flee and placed (it) into hot wax.

Answer 34

πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ τὴν ψύλλαν ἐλάβετε καὶ ἔθετε εἰς κηρὸν θερμόν.

Question 35

And when the wax got cold, the flee had some Persian slippers.

Answer 35

ἐπειδὴ δὲ ψυχρὸς ἐγένετο ὁ κηρός, ἡ ψύλλα ἔσχεν ἐμβάδας τινὰς Περσικάς.

Question 36

And then you (pl.) measured up the space.

Answer 36

εἶτα δὲ ἀναμετρήσατε τὸ χωρίον.

Question 37

I myself never saw an affair so wise.

Answer 37

(with an admiring glance) οὐδέποτε εἶδον ἔγωγε πρᾶγμα οὕτω σοφόν.

Question 38

SOC. You (of all people) never saw an affair so wise?

Answer 38

ΣΩΚ. οὐδέποτε εἶδες σύ γε πρᾶγμα οὕτω σοφόν;

Question 39

But where you happen to be from?

Answer 39

ἀλλὰ πόθεν ὢν τυγχάνεις;

Question 40

STREPS. From Kikynna.

Answer 40

ΣΤΡΕΨ. Κικοννόθεν.

Question 41

SOC. (For) you did not escape my notice being rustic, and ignorant.

Answer 41

ΣΩΚ. οὐ γὰρ ἔλαθές με ἄκροικος ὢν, καὶ ἀμαθής.

Question 42

STREPS. Don’t blame me.

Answer 42

ΣΤΡΕΨ. μὴ μέμφου μοι.

Question 43

But tell me, what are you doing (being) on this basket?

Answer 43

ἀλλ’ εἰπέ, τί δρᾷς ἐπὶ ταύτης τῆς κρεμάθρας ὢν, ὦ Σώκρατες;

Question 44

SOC. I tread the air and I think all about the sun.

Answer 44

ΣΩΚ. (solemnly) ἀεροβατῶ καὶ περιφρονῶ τὸν ἥλιον.

Question 45

STREPS. But why do you do this from a basket, rather than from the earth?

Answer 45

ΣΤΡΕΨ. τί δ’ ἀπὸ κρεμάθρας τοῦτο δρᾷς, ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς;

Question 46

What are you finding out or what are you learning, being on a basket?

Answer 46

τί ἐξευρίσκεις ἢ τί μανθάνεις, ἐπὶ κρεμάθρας ὤν;

Question 47

SOC. (I’m in a basket) For I never found out about the atmospheric phenomena nor learned anything, looking from the earth.

Answer 47

ΣΩΚ. οὐδέποτε γὰρ ἐξηῦρον ἐγὼ τὰ μετέωρα πράγματα οὑδ’ ἔμαθον οὐδέν, ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς σκοπῶν.

Question 48

For the earth happened to prevent thought.

Answer 48

ἡ γὰρ γῆ ἔτυχε κωλύουσα τὴν φροντίδα.

Question 49

depart, go away

Answer 49

ἀπέρχομαι (ἀπελθ- )

Question 50

use force

Answer 50

βιάζομαι

Question 51

then, next

Answer 51

εἶτα

Question 52

find out

Answer 52

ἐξευρίσκω (ἐξευρ- )

Question 53

sun

Answer 53

ἥλιος, ὁ

Question 54

how many, how much

Answer 54

ὁπόσος, η, ον

Question 55

leap, jump

Answer 55

πηδάω

Question 56

far, far off

Answer 56

πόρρω

Question 57

first

Answer 57

πρῶτος, η, ον

Question 58

first, at first

Answer 58

πρῶτον

Question 59

Socrates

Answer 59

Σωκράτης, ὁ

Question 60

why?

Answer 60

τι;

Question 61

place, put

Answer 61

(τίθημι) θε-

Question 62

place, space, region

Answer 62

χωρίον, τό