Section 7B Greek to English

Question 1

ἀνάγκη ἐστί

Answer 1

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

Question 2

ἀνάγκη, ἡ

Answer 2

necessity

Question 3

ἀποφαίνω

Answer 3

reveal, show

Question 4

γὰρ δή

Answer 4

really; I assure you

Question 5

δεῖ

Answer 5

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

Question 6

ἐντεῦθεν

Answer 6

from then, from there

Question 7

λογίζομαι

Answer 7

reckon, calculate, consider

Question 8

νοέω

Answer 8

think, notice, mean, intend

Question 9

πάρειμι

Answer 9

be present, be at hand

Question 10

ποιήτης, ὁ

Answer 10

poet

Question 11

ποτε

Answer 11

once, ever

Question 12

ὡς

Answer 12

that

Question 13

ἐγὼ δέ, ἐπεὶ ἤκουσα, ἐλογιζόμην οὑτωσὶ πρὸς ἐμαυτόν·

Answer 13

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

Question 14

“τί ποτε βούλεται λέγειν ὁ θεός;”

Answer 14

“What does the god wish to say?”

Question 15

“ἐγὼ γὰρ δὴ οἶδα ὅτι σοφὸς εἰμι.”

Answer 15

“For I know that I am not wise.”

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

“οὐ γὰρ δήπου ψεύδεται γε· …”

Answer 17

“It cannot be that he is lying; …

Question 18

“ … οὐ γὰρ θέμις αὐτῷ.”

Answer 18

for it is not lawful for him.”

Question 19

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

Answer 19

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

Question 20

καὶ πολὺν μὲν χρόνον ἡπόρουν τί πότε λέγει, ….

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

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

Question 22

οὑ γὰρ ἐβουλόμην ἐν ἀπορίᾳ εἶναι περὶ τὸ μαντεῖον.

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

Question 24

ἐβουλόμην γὰρ ἐλέγχειν τὸ μαντεῖον καὶ ἀποφαίνειν ὅτι …

Answer 24

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

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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

Question 26

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

Answer 26

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

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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

Question 28

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

Answer 28

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

Question 29

οὗτος καὶ πολλοὶ τῶν παρόντων ἐμίσουν με.

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

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

Question 31

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

Answer 31

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

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

ἐντεῦθεν ἐπ’ ἄλλον τινὰ σοφὸν ᾖα, …

Answer 33

From there, I went to another wise man, …

Question 34

καὶ ἐδόκει καὶ ἐκεῖνός τι εἰδέναι, οὐκ εἰδώς.

Answer 34

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

Question 35

ἐντεῦθεν δὲ καὶ ἐκεῖνος καὶ ἄλλοι τῶν παρόντων ἐμίσουν με.

Answer 35

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

Question 36

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

Answer 36

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

Question 37

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

Answer 37

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

Question 38

οἱ δ’ οὐδὲν δοκοῦντες εἰδέναι σοφώτεροι.

Answer 38

… while those who thought they knew nothing were wiser.

Question 39

μετὰ γὰρ τοὺς πολιτικοὺς ᾖα ἐπὶ τοὺς ποιητάς.

Answer 39

For after the politicians, I went to the poets.

Question 40

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

Answer 40

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

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

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

Question 43

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

Answer 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.

Question 44

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

Answer 44

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

Question 45

ἀνάγκη ἐστί

Answer 45

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

Question 46

ἀνάγκη, ἡ

Answer 46

necessity

Question 47

ἀποφαίνω

Answer 47

reveal, show

Question 48

γὰρ δή

Answer 48

really; I assure you

Question 49

δεῖ

Answer 49

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

Question 50

ἐντεῦθεν

Answer 50

from then, from there

Question 51

λογίζομαι

Answer 51

reckon, calculate, consider

Question 52

νοέω

Answer 52

think, notice, mean, intend

Question 53

πάρειμι

Answer 53

be present, be at hand

Question 54

ποιήτης, ποιήτου, ὁ

Answer 54

poet

Question 55

ποτε

Answer 55

once, ever

Question 56

ὡς

Answer 56

that