Section 7C Greek to English

Question 1

διαβολή, ἡ

Answer 1

slander

Question 2

διαφθείρω

Answer 2

corrupt; kill; destroy

Question 3

δοκέω

Answer 3

seem; consider oneself to -

Question 4

εἰδώς, εἰδυῖα, εἰδός (εἰδοτ- )

Answer 4

knowing (participle of οἶδα)

Question 5

εἶμι

Answer 5

I shall go

Question 6

ἰέναι

Answer 6

to go

Question 7

ᾖα

Answer 7

I went

Question 8

ἐξετάζω

Answer 8

question closely

Question 9

εὑρίσκω (εὑρ- )

Answer 9

find, come upon

Question 10

μή

Answer 10

not; (with imperative) don’t!

Question 11

οἶμαι

Answer 11

think

Question 12

ᾦμην

Answer 12

I was thinking

Question 13

πειράομαι (πειρᾱσα- )

Answer 13

try, test

Question 14

πολλάκις

Answer 14

often

Question 15

τέλος δ’ ἐπὶ τοὺς χειροτέχνας ᾖα.

Answer 15

Finally I went to the craftsmen (artists).

Question 16

ᾔδη γὰρ ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα καὶ ὅτι οἱ χειροτέχναι πολλὰ καὶ καλὰ ἴσασιν.

Answer 16

For I knew that I knew nothing and that the craftsmen knew many beautiful things.

Question 17

πολλὰ οὖν εἰδότες, σοφώτεροι ἦσαν οἱ χειροτέχναι ἢ ἐγώ.

Answer 17

Therefore, knowing many things the craftsmen were wiser than I.

Question 18

ἀλλ’ ἔδοξαν, ὠς ἐγὼ ῴμην, διὰ τὴν τέχνην σοφώτατοι εἶναι περὶ ἄλλα πολλά, οὐκ ὄντες.

Answer 18

But they considered, as I thought, that because of their skill (art) they were the wisest in many other respects, although they were not.

Question 19

τοιοῦτον οὖν πάθος ἐφαίνοντο καὶ οἱ ποιηταὶ καὶ οἱ χειροτέχναι πάσχοντες.

Answer 19

Such was the experience which both the poets and the craftsmen were clearly experiencing.

Question 20

ἐκ ταυτησὶ δὴ τῆς ζητήσεως, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, ἐγένοντο αἱ ἐμαὶ διαβολαί, βαρεῖαι δὴ οὖσαι, καὶ ἡ δόξα.

Answer 20

From this search, gentlemen of Athens, arose the slanders against me, which are serious, and my reputation.

Question 21

καὶ δὴ καὶ οἱ νεανίαι, οἵ γε πλούσιοι ὄντες καὶ μάλιστα σχολὴν ἔχοντες, ἥδονται ἀκούοντες τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους, …

Answer 21

And, moreover, the young men, who are wealthy and have the most leasure, enjoy listening to my words …

Question 22

καὶ πολλάκις πειρῶνται ἄλλους ἐξετάζειν, ὥσπερ ἐγώ.

Answer 22

… and often try to examine others, in the way that I do.

Question 23

ὑβρισταὶ γὰρ οἱ νεανίαι καὶ μάλιστα ἥδονται ἐξετάζοντες τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους.

Answer 23

For young men are arrogant and very much enjoy examining their elders.

Question 24

καί, ὡς ἐγὼ οἶμαι, ἐξετάζοντες εὑρίσκουσι πολὺ πλῆθος τῶν δοκούντων μέν τι εἰδέναι, εἰδότων δ’ ὀλίγα ἢ οὐδέν.

Answer 24

And, as I think, in the course of examining them, they discover a great number of those who consider that they know something, but know little or nothing.

Question 25

ἐντεῦθεν οὖν οἱ δοκοῦντές τι εἰδέναι ὀργίζονται καὶ λέγουσιν ὅτι …

Answer 25

Therefore, as a result of this, those who think that they know something become angry and say that …

Question 26

“Σωκράτης τίς ἐστι μιαρώτατος καὶ διαφθείρει τοὺς νέους.”

Answer 26

“Socrates is a most disgraceful person and corrupts the young men.”

Question 27

ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ ἐρωτᾶν βούλομαι

Answer 27

But I want to ask …

Question 28

“πῶς διαφθείρει τοὺς νέους ὁ Σωκράτης;”

Answer 28

“How does Socrates corrupt the young men?”

Question 29

“τί ποιῶν, ἢ τί διδάσκων, διαφθείρει αὐτού;”

Answer 29

“What does he do or what does he teach to corrupt them?”

Question 30

ἔχουσι μὲν οὐδὲν λέγειν ἐκεῖνοι, οὐ μέντοι βουλόμενοι δοκεῖν ἀπορεῖν, …

Answer 30

And they have nothing to say, but not wishing to seem to be at a loss, …

Question 31

λέγουσιν ὅτι, ὥσπερ οἱ ἄλλοι φιλόσοφοι, διδάσκει Σωκράτης …

Answer 31

they say that, like the other sophists, Socrates teaches …

Question 32

“τὰ μετέωρα καὶ τὰ ὑπὸ γῆς” καὶ “θεοὺς μὴ νομίζειν” καὶ “τὸν ἥττονα λόγον κρείττονα ποιεῖν.”

Answer 32

“the things in the air and the things beneath the earth” and “not to believe in the gods” and “to make the weaker argument the stronger.”

Question 33

οὐ γὰρ βούλονται, ὡς ἐγὼ οἶμαι, τἀληθῆ λέγειν, …

Answer 33

For they do not wish, as I think, to tell the truth, …

Question 34

ὅτι κατάδηλοι γίγνονται δοκοῦντες μέν τι εἰδέναι, εἰδότες δ’ οὐδέν.

Answer 34

… that they have been revealed as thinking they they know something, when, in fact, they know nothing.

Question 35

διαβολή, ἡ

Answer 35

slander

Question 36

διαφθείρω

Answer 36

corrupt; kill; destroy

Question 37

δοκέω

Answer 37

seem; consider oneself to -

Question 38

εἰδώς, εἰδυῖα, εἰδός (εἰδοτ- )

Answer 38

knowing (participle of οἶδα)

Question 39

εἶμι

Answer 39

I shall go

Question 40

ἰέναι

Answer 40

to go

Question 41

ᾖα

Answer 41

I went

Question 42

ἐξετάζω

Answer 42

question closely

Question 43

εὑρίσκω (εὑρ- )

Answer 43

find, come upon

Question 44

μή

Answer 44

not; (with imperative) don’t!

Question 45

οἶμαι

Answer 45

think

Question 46

ᾢμην

Answer 46

I was thinking

Question 47

πειράομαι (πειρᾱσα- )

Answer 47

try, test

Question 48

πολλάκις

Answer 48

often