Section 6C Greek to English

Question 1

ἀπέρχομαι (ἀπελθ- )

Answer 1

depart, go away

Question 2

βιάζομαι

Answer 2

use force

Question 3

εἶτα

Answer 3

then, next

Question 4

ἐξευρίσκω (ἐξευρ- )

Answer 4

find out

Question 5

ἥλιος, ὁ

Answer 5

sun

Question 6

ὁπόσος, η, ον

Answer 6

how many, how much

Question 7

πηδάω

Answer 7

leap, jump

Question 8

πόρρω

Answer 8

far, far off

Question 9

πρῶτος, η, ον

Answer 9

first

Question 10

πρῶτον

Answer 10

first, at first

Question 11

Σωκράτης, ὁ

Answer 11

Socrates

Question 12

τι;

Answer 12

why?

Question 13

(τίθημι) θε-

Answer 13

place, put

Question 14

χωρίον, τό

Answer 14

place, space, region

Question 15

(ἀπέρχεται ὁ μαθητής.)

Answer 15

(the student goes away)

Question 16

(ὁ δὲ Στρεψιάδης τὸν Σωκράτη καλεῖ.)

Answer 16

(But Strepsiades calls Socrates)

Question 17

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

Answer 17

STREPS. Socrates, dear little Socrates, come here.

Question 18

ΣΩΚ. τίς ἐβόησε;

Answer 18

SOC. Who shouted?

Question 19

τίς ἐβιάσατο εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον τὸ τῶν σοφιστῶν;

Answer 19

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

Question 20

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἐβόησα ἐγώ, Στρεψιάδης Κικυννόθεν.

Answer 20

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

Question 21

ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐβιασάμην εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον.

Answer 21

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

Question 22

ΣΩΚ. τί με καλεῖς, ὦ ἐφήμερε;

Answer 22

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

Question 23

ἦλθες δὲ σὺ κατὰ τί;

Answer 23

What did you come for?

Question 24

ΣΤΡΕΨ. ἦλθον μαθητὴς εἰς τὸ φροντιστήριον.

Answer 24

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

Question 25

ἤδη γάρ σε ἤκουσα ὠς εἶ σοφός.

Answer 25

For I have already heard that you are wise.

Question 26

ΣΩΚ. εἰπέ μοι, τίς εἶπε τοῦτο;

Answer 26

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

Question 27

πῶς δ’ ἤκουσας με ὡς σοφός εἰμι;

Answer 27

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

Question 28

ΣΤΡΕΨ. εἶπε τοῦτο τῶν μαθητῶν τις.

Answer 28

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

Question 29

ΣΩΚ. τί δ’ εἶπεν ὁ μαθητής; λέγε.

Answer 29

SOC. What did the student say? Tell.

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

εἶτα ἐπὶ την σὴν κεφαλὴν ἐπήδησε.

Answer 31

Then he lept onto your head.

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

ἀνεμετρήσατε δ’ ὑμεῖς οὕτως·

Answer 33

And you (pl.) measured up as follows:

Question 34

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

Answer 34

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

Question 35

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

Answer 35

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

Question 36

εἶτα δὲ ἀναμετρήσατε τὸ χωρίον.

Answer 36

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

Question 37

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

Answer 37

I myself never saw an affair so wise.

Question 38

ΣΩΚ. οὐδέποτε εἶδες σύ γε πρᾶγμα οὕτω σοφόν;

Answer 38

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

Question 39

ἀλλὰ πόθεν ὢν τυγχάνεις;

Answer 39

But where you happen to be from?

Question 40

ΣΤΡΕΨ. Κικοννόθεν.

Answer 40

STREPS. From Kikynna.

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

ΣΤΡΕΨ. μὴ μέμφου μοι.

Answer 42

STREPS. Don’t blame me.

Question 43

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

Answer 43

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

Question 44

ΣΩΚ. (solemnly) ἀεροβατῶ καὶ περιφρονῶ τὸν ἥλιον.

Answer 44

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

Question 45

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

Answer 45

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

Question 46

τί ἐξευρίσκεις ἢ τί μανθάνεις, ἐπὶ κρεμάθρας ὤν;

Answer 46

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

Question 47

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

Answer 47

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

Question 48

ἡ γὰρ γῆ ἔτυχε κωλύουσα τὴν φροντίδα.

Answer 48

For the earth happened to prevent thought.

Question 49

ἀπέρχομαι (ἀπελθ- )

Answer 49

depart, go away

Question 50

βιάζομαι

Answer 50

use force

Question 51

εἶτα

Answer 51

then, next

Question 52

ἐξευρίσκω (ἐξευρ- )

Answer 52

find out

Question 53

ἥλιος, ὁ

Answer 53

sun

Question 54

ὁπόσος, η, ον

Answer 54

how many, how much

Question 55

πηδάω

Answer 55

leap, jump

Question 56

πόρρω

Answer 56

far, far off

Question 57

πρῶτος, η, ον

Answer 57

first

Question 58

πρῶτον

Answer 58

first, at first

Question 59

Σωκράτης, ὁ

Answer 59

Socrates

Question 60

τι;

Answer 60

why?

Question 61

(τίθημι) θε-

Answer 61

place, put

Question 62

χωρίον, τό

Answer 62

place, space, region