Section 7H Greek to English

Question 1

ἄγω (ἀγαγ- )

Answer 1

lead, bring

Question 2

αὐτός, αὐτή, αὐτό

Answer 2

self

Question 3

διαβαίνω

Answer 3

cross

Question 4

δύναμαι

Answer 4

be able

Question 5

δύο

Answer 5

two

Question 6

ἐπανέρχομαι (ἐπανελθ- )

Answer 6

return

Question 7

καταλαμβάνω

Answer 7

come across, overtake

Question 8

κτῆμα, κρήματος, τό

Answer 8

possession

Question 9

μετά (+ acc.)

Answer 9

after (+ acc.)

Question 10

ὁ αὐτός

Answer 10

the same

Question 11

οἰκέω

Answer 11

dwell (in), live

Question 12

πάλιν

Answer 12

back, again

Question 13

ποταμός, ὁ

Answer 13

river

Question 14

σημεῖον, τό

Answer 14

sign, signal

Question 15

ῡ́μέτερος, ᾱ, ον

Answer 15

your

Question 16

φωνέω

Answer 16

speak, utter

Question 17

φωνή, ἡ

Answer 17

voice, language

Question 18

οὕτως οὖν νεανίσκος τις Άμαζόνα τινὰ μόνην οὖσαν καταλαβών, εὐθὺς ἐχρῆτο.

Answer 18

So then a young man, on coming across an Amazon who was alone, immediately had intercourse with her.

Question 19

καὶ ἡ Ἀμαζὼν οὐκ ἐκώλυσεν.

Answer 19

And the Amazon did not prevent [him].

Question 20

καὶ φωνεῖν μὲν οὐκ ἐδύνατο, …

Answer 20

And she was not able to speak [his language], …

Question 21

διὰ δὲ σημείου ἐκέλευε τὸν νεανίαν εἰς τὴν ὑστεραίαν ἰέναι εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ χωρίον καὶ ἕτερον νεανίαν ἄγειν, …

Answer 21

but by means of a sign she ordered the young man to come to the same place on the next day and bring another young man, …

Question 22

σημαίνουσα ὅτι αὐτὴ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιήσει καὶ ἑτέραν Ἀμαζόνα ἄξει.

Answer 22

giving a sign that she herself would do the same thing and would bring another Amazon.

Question 23

ὁ δὲ νεανίας ἀπελθὼν εἶπε ταῦτα πρὸς τοὺς λοιπούς, …

Answer 23

And the young man went away and told this to the others, …

Question 24

τῇ δ’ ὑστεραίᾳ ἐλθὼν αὐτὸς εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ χωρίον, ἕτερον ἄγων νεανίαν, τὴν Ἀμαζόνα αὐτὴν ηὗρεν, ἑτέραν ἀγαγοῦσαν Ἀμαζόνα.

Answer 24

and on the next day, on coming himself to the same place, bringing another young man, he found the Amazon herself who had brought another Amazon.

Question 25

οἱ δὲ δυὸ νεανίαι, εὑρόντες τὰς Ἀμαζόνας καὶ χρησάμενοι, ἀπῆλθον.

Answer 25

The two young men, on finding the Amazons and having intercourse with them, went away.

Question 26

οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ τῶν νεανιῶν, μαθόντες τὰ γενόμενα, ἐποίουν τὸ αὐτὸ καὶ αὐτοί.

Answer 26

But the rest of the young men, on learning what had happened, did the same thing themselves also.

Question 27

μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα συνῴκουν ὁμοῦ οἵ τε Σκύθαι καὶ αἱ Ἀμαζόνες.

Answer 27

After this the Scythians and the Amazons began to live together.

Question 28

τὴν δὲ φωνὴν τὴν μὲν τῶν Ἀμαζόνων οἱ ἄνδρες οὑκ ἐδύναντο μανθάνειν, τὴν δὲ τῶν Σκυθῶν αἱ γυναῖκες ἔμαθον.

Answer 28

The men could not learn the language of the Amazons, but the women learned that of the Scythians.

Question 29

τέλος δὲ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτὰς οἱ νεανίαι·

Answer 29

At last the young men said to them:

Question 30

“τοκέας καὶ κτήματα ἔχομεν ἡμεῖς.”

Answer 30

“We have parents and possessions.”

Question 31

“διὰ τί οὖν οὐκ ἀπερχόμεθα εἰς τὸ ἡμέτερον πλῆθος;”

Answer 31

“Why, then, don’t we go away to our people?”

Question 32

“γυναῖκας δ’ ἕξομεν ὑμᾶς καὶ οὐδεμίας ἄλλας.”

Answer 32

“We shall have you as our wives and no others.”

Question 33

αἱ δὲ πρὸς ταῦτα “ἡμεῖς,” ἔφασαν, “οὐ δυνάμεθα οἰκεῖν μετὰ τῶν ὑμετέρων γυναικῶν.”

Answer 33

But they said to this: “We cannot live with your women.”

Question 34

“οὐ γὰρ ἀυτοὶ οἵ τε ἡμέτεροι νόμοι καὶ οἱ τῶν Σκυθῶν.”

Answer 34

“For our customs and the Scythians’ customs are not the same.”

Question 35

“ἡμεῖς μὲν γὰρ τοξεύομεν καὶ ἱππαζόμεθα, ἔργα δὲ γυναικεῖα οὐκ ἐμάθομεν.”

Answer 35

“For we use bows and arrows and ride horses, and we have not learned women’s tasks.”

Question 36

“αἱ δ’ ὑμέτεραι γυναῖκες οὐδὲν τούτων ποιοῦσιν, …

Answer 36

“But your women do none of these things, …

Question 37

ἀλλὰ ἔργα γυναικεῖα ἐργάζοναι, μενοῦσαι ἐν ταῖς ἁμάξαις καὶ οὐ τοξεύουσι οὐδ’ ἱππαζόμεναι.”

Answer 37

but do women’s tasks, staying in the wagons and not using bows and arrows or riding horses.”

Question 38

“αλλ’ εἰ βούλεσθε γυναῖκας ἔχειν ὑμᾶς, ἐλθόντας εἰς τοὺς τοκέας δεῖ ὑμᾶς ἀπολαγχάνειν τὸ τῶν κτημάτων μέρος, …

Answer 38

“But if you want to have us as your wives, you must go to your parents and obtain [your] portion of possessions, …

Question 39

… καὶ ἔπειτα ἐπανελθόντας συνοικεῖν μεθ’ ἡμῶν.”

Answer 39

and then come back and live with us.”

Question 40

ταῦτα δ’ εἰποῦσαι ἔπεισαν τοὺς νεανίσκους.

Answer 40

Having said these things, they convinced the young men.

Question 41

ἀπολαχόντες οὖν οἱ νεανίσκοι τὸ τῶν κτημάτων μέρος, ἐπανῆλθον πάλιν παρὰ τὰς Ἀμαχόνας.

Answer 41

So the young men, on obtaining their portion of the possessions, came back again to the Amazons.

Question 42

εἶπον οὖν πρὸς αὐτοὺς αἱ Ἀμαζόνες·

Answer 42

So the Amazons said to them:

Question 43

“ἀλλ ἡμᾶς ἔχει φόβος τις μέγας.”

Answer 43

“But a great fear holds us.”

Question 44

“οὐ γὰρ δυνάμεθα οἰκεῖν ἐν τούτῳ τῷ χώρῳ, διαρπάσασαι τὴν γῆν.”

Answer 44

“For we cannot live in this region, having laid waste the land.”

Question 45

“ἀλλ’ εἰ βούλεσθε ἡμᾶς γυναῖκας ἔχειν, …

Answer 45

”But if you want to have us as your wives, …

Question 46

διὰ τί οὐκ ἐξανιστάμεθα ἐκ τὴς γῆς ταύτης καὶ τὸν Τάναϊν ποταμὸν διαβάντες ἐκεῖ οἰκοῦμεν;”

Answer 46

why don’t we get up and go off from this land and, crossing the river Tanais, live there?”

Question 47

καὶ ἐπείθοντο καὶ ταῦτα οἱ νεανίαι.

Answer 47

And the young men obeyed these things too.

Question 48

ἐξαναστάντες οὖν καὶ ἀφικόμενοι πρὸς τὸν χῶρον, ᾤκησαν αὐτόν.

Answer 48

So having got up and left, and having arrived at the place, they inhabited it.

Question 49

ἄγω (ἀγαγ- )

Answer 49

lead, bring

Question 50

αὐτός, αὐτή, αὐτό

Answer 50

self

Question 51

διαβαίνω

Answer 51

cross

Question 52

δύναμαι

Answer 52

be able

Question 53

δύο

Answer 53

two

Question 54

ἐπανέρχομαι (ἐπανελθ- )

Answer 54

return

Question 55

καταλαμβάνω

Answer 55

come across, overtake

Question 56

κτῆμα, κρήματος, τό

Answer 56

possession

Question 57

μετά (+ acc.)

Answer 57

after (+ acc.)

Question 58

ὁ αὐτός

Answer 58

the same

Question 59

οἰκέω

Answer 59

dwell (in), live

Question 60

πάλιν

Answer 60

back, again

Question 61

ποταμός, ὁ

Answer 61

river

Question 62

σημεῖον, τό

Answer 62

sign, signal

Question 63

ῡ́μέτερος, ᾱ, ον

Answer 63

your

Question 64

φωνέω

Answer 64

speak, utter

Question 65

φωνή, ἡ

Answer 65

voice, language