Section 7B English to Greek

Question 1

it is obligatory (for X, acc. or dat.) to - (inf.)

Answer 1

ἀνάγκη ἐστί

Question 2

necessity

Answer 2

ἀνάγκη, ἡ

Question 3

reveal, show

Answer 3

ἀποφαίνω

Question 4

really; I assure you

Answer 4

γὰρ δή

Question 5

it is necessary for X (acc.) to - (inf.)

Answer 5

δεῖ

Question 6

from then, from there

Answer 6

ἐντεῦθεν

Question 7

reckon, calculate, consider

Answer 7

λογίζομαι

Question 8

think, notice, mean, intend

Answer 8

νοέω

Question 9

be present, be at hand

Answer 9

πάρειμι

Question 10

poet

Answer 10

ποιήτης, ὁ

Question 11

once, ever

Answer 11

ποτε

Question 12

that

Answer 12

ὡς

Question 13

When I heard this, I reasoned in this way to myself:

Answer 13

ἐγὼ δέ, ἐπεὶ ἤκουσα, ἐλογιζόμην οὑτωσὶ πρὸς ἐμαυτόν·

Question 14

“What does the god wish to say?”

Answer 14

“τί ποτε βούλεται λέγειν ὁ θεός;”

Question 15

“For I know that I am not wise.”

Answer 15

“ἐγὼ γὰρ δὴ οἶδα ὅτι σοφὸς εἰμι.”

Question 16

“What then does the god mean when he says that I am the wisest and that no one is wiser.”

Answer 16

“τί οὖν ποτε λέγει ὁ θεός, λέγων ὡς ἐγὼ σοφώτατος εἰμι, καὶ ὠς οὐδεὶς σοφώτερος;”

Question 17

“It cannot be that he is lying; …

Answer 17

“οὐ γὰρ δήπου ψεύδεται γε· …”

Question 18

for it is not lawful for him.”

Answer 18

“ … οὐ γὰρ θέμις αὐτῷ.”

Question 19

“For it is necessary for the god to speak nothing but the truth.”

Answer 19

“ἀνάγκη γάρ ἐστι τὸν θεὸν οὐδὲν ἄλλο ἢ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγειν.”

Question 20

And for a long time I was at a loss to know what he meant, …

Answer 20

καὶ πολὺν μὲν χρόνον ἡπόρουν τί πότε λέγει, ….

Question 21

and then I turned to a search [to find out] whether the god was speaking the truth or not.

Answer 21

ἔπειτα δὲ ἐπὶ ζήτησιν ἐτραπόμην πότερον ἀληθῆ λέγει ὁ θεός, ἢ οὔ.

Question 22

For I did not want to be in doubt about the oracle.

Answer 22

οὑ γὰρ ἐβουλόμην ἐν ἀπορίᾳ εἶναι περὶ τὸ μαντεῖον.

Question 23

Therefore I went to a wise man (at least he thought he was wise).

Answer 23

ἦλθον οὖν ἐπὶ σοφόν τινα (ἐδόκει γοῦν σοφὸς εἶναι).

Question 24

For I wanted to test the oracle and to show that:

Answer 24

ἐβουλόμην γὰρ ἐλέγχειν τὸ μαντεῖον καὶ ἀποφαίνειν ὅτι …

Question 25

“You, Apollo, said that I was the wisest, but this man is wiser.”

Answer 25

“σὺ μέν, ὦ Ἄπολλον, ἔλεγες ὅτι ἐγὼ σοφώτατος, οὗτος δὲ σοφώτερός ἐστιν.”

Question 26

Therefore I spoke with this wise man, who was a politician.

Answer 26

διελεγόμην οὖν ἐγὼ πρὸς τοῦτον τὸν σοφόν, πολιτικόν τινα ὄντα.

Question 27

And the man, as I thought, considered himself to be wise, though he was not.

Answer 27

ὁ δ’ ἀνήρ, ὡς ἐγὼ ᾤμην, ἔδοξέ γε σοφὸς εἶναι, οὐκ ὤν.

Question 28

And when I tried to show him that he considered himself to be wise, though he was not …

Answer 28

καὶ ἐπειδὴ ἐπειρώμην ἀποφαίνειν ἀυτὸν δοκοῦντα σοφὸν εἶναι, οὐκ ὄντα, …

Question 29

… he and many of those present began to hate me.

Answer 29

οὗτος καὶ πολλοὶ τῶν παρόντων ἐμίσουν με.

Question 30

So, to myself, I reasoned that: “I am wiser than this man.”

Answer 30

πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν οὖν οὕτως ἐλογιζόμην, ὅτι “ἐγὼ σοφώτερός εἰμι ἢ οὗτος.”

Question 31

“For this man thinks that he knows something, though he knows nothing…

Answer 31

“οὗτος μὲν γὰρ δοκεῖ τι εἰδέναι, οὐδὲν εἰδώς.”

Question 32

… but I, though I know nothing, do not think that I know anything.”

Answer 32

“ … ἐγὼ δέ, οὐδὲν εἰδώς, οὐδὲ δοκῶ εἰδέναι, οὐκ εἰδώς.”

Question 33

From there, I went to another wise man, …

Answer 33

ἐντεῦθεν ἐπ’ ἄλλον τινὰ σοφὸν ᾖα, …

Question 34

… and he too thought that he knew something, though he knew nothing.

Answer 34

καὶ ἐδόκει καὶ ἐκεῖνός τι εἰδέναι, οὐκ εἰδώς.

Question 35

As a result of this (from this) that man and others of those present hated me.

Answer 35

ἐντεῦθεν δὲ καὶ ἐκεῖνος καὶ ἄλλοι τῶν παρόντων ἐμίσουν με.

Question 36

After this, I went to the others who thought that they knew something.

Answer 36

μετὰ ταῦτα οὖν ᾖα ἐπὶ τοὺς ἄλλους τοὺς δοκοῦντάς τι εἰδέναι.

Question 37

And, by the dog, those who thought that they knew something were more foolish, as I thought, …

Answer 37

καὶ νὴ τὸν κύνα, οἱ μὲν δοκοῦντές τι εἰδέναι ἦσαν μωρότεροι, ὡς ἐγὼ ᾤμην, …

Question 38

… while those who thought they knew nothing were wiser.

Answer 38

οἱ δ’ οὐδὲν δοκοῦντες εἰδέναι σοφώτεροι.

Question 39

For after the politicians, I went to the poets.

Answer 39

μετὰ γὰρ τοὺς πολιτικοὺς ᾖα ἐπὶ τοὺς ποιητάς.

Question 40

And I am ashamed to tell the truth, gentlemen, but nevertheless I must tell it.

Answer 40

αἰσχύνομαι δὲ λέγειν τὴν ἀλήθειαν, ὦνδρες, ὅμως δὲ λέγειν με δεῖ.

Question 41

For the poets do not make up their poems by wisdom, but by instinct and inspiration, like the prophets and soothsayers.

Answer 41

οὐ γὰρ διὰ σοφίαν ποιοῦσιν οἱ ποιηταὶ τὰ ποιήματα, ἀλλὰ διὰ φύσιν καὶ ἐνθουσιασμόν, ὤσπερ οἱ θεομάντεις καὶ οἱ χρησμῳδοί.

Question 42

For indeed they say many beautiful things, but they do not know what these words mean.

Answer 42

καὶ γὰρ οὗτοι λέγουσι μὲν πολλὰ καὶ καλά, τοὺς δὲ λόγους τούτους οὐκ ἴσασιν ὅ τι νοοῦσιν.

Question 43

And, at the same time, the poets thought that they had knowledge, through their poetry, though they had none, and they thought they were the wisest of men, though they were not.

Answer 43

καὶ ἅμα ἐδόκουν οἱ ποιηταὶ διὰ τὴν ποίησιν εἰδέναι τι, οὐκ εἰδότες, καὶ σοφώτατοι εἶναι ἀνθρώπων, οὐκ ὄντες.

Question 44

So I went away from there thinking that I was wiser than the poets.

Answer 44

ἀπῇα οὖν καὶ ἐγὼ ἐντεῦθεν, σοφώτερος δοκῶν εἶναι ἢ οἱ ποιηταί.

Question 45

it is obligatory (for X, acc. or dat.) to - (inf.)

Answer 45

ἀνάγκη ἐστί

Question 46

necessity

Answer 46

ἀνάγκη, ἡ

Question 47

reveal, show

Answer 47

ἀποφαίνω

Question 48

really; I assure you

Answer 48

γὰρ δή

Question 49

it is necessary for X (acc.) to - (inf.)

Answer 49

δεῖ

Question 50

from then, from there

Answer 50

ἐντεῦθεν

Question 51

reckon, calculate, consider

Answer 51

λογίζομαι

Question 52

think, notice, mean, intend

Answer 52

νοέω

Question 53

be present, be at hand

Answer 53

πάρειμι

Question 54

poet

Answer 54

ποιήτης, ποιήτου, ὁ

Question 55

once, ever

Answer 55

ποτε

Question 56

that

Answer 56

ὡς