Section 9D English to Greek

Question 1

prince, lord, king

Answer 1

ἄναξ, ἄνακτος, ὁ

Question 2

there, here, at this point

Answer 2

ἐνταῦθα

Question 3

black

Answer 3

μέλας, μέλαινα, μέλαν

Question 4

wretched, unhappy

Answer 4

τάλας, τάλαινα, τάλαν

Question 5

(He shouts to the slaves from the roof.)

Answer 5

ΒΔΕΛΥΚΛΕΩΝ (βοᾷ τοῖς δούλοις ἀπὸ τοῦ τέγους)

Question 6

BDELYKLEON “Xanthias and Sosias, are you asleep?”

Answer 6

ὦ Ξανθια καὶ Σωσία, καθεύδετε;

Question 7

XANTHIAS “O dear, poor me!”

Answer 7

ΞΑΝΘ. οἴμοι, τάλας.

Question 8

SOSIAS “What is it?”

Answer 8

ΣΩΣΙΑΣ τί ἐστιν;

Question 9

XAN. “The master is no longer sleeping, but is already standing and shouting.”

Answer 9

ΞΑΝΘ. ὁ δεσπότης οὐκέτι καθεύδει ἀλλ’ ἀνίσταται ἤδη καὶ βοῇ χρῆται.

Question 10

SOS. “But to whom is the man speaking?”

Answer 10

ΣΩΣΙΑΣ ἀλλὰ τίσι λέγει ὁ ἀνήρ;

Question 11

XAN. “Bdelykleon is saying something to us, as it seems to me.”

Answer 11

ΞΑΝΘ. λέγει τι ἡμῖν ὁ Βδελυκλέων, ὡς ἐμοὶ δοκεῖ.

Question 12

“And our master, on happening upon us sleeping, will destroy [us].”

Answer 12

καὶ ἡμῖν καθεύδουσιν ἐντυχὼν ἀπολεῖ ὁ δεσπότης.

Question 13

SOS. “He seems to me to be saying something, Xanthias.”

Answer 13

ΣΩΣΙΑΣ κἀμοὶ δοκεῖ λέγειν τι, Ξανθία.

Question 14

“But what makes you stand up, master?” [lit.: “wanting what are you standing up?”]

Answer 14

ἀλλὰ τί βουλόμενος ἀνίστασαι, ὦ δέσποτα;

Question 15

BDEL. “What (need)?” “In theory my father is quiet, Sosias, but in practice he wants to go out.”

Answer 15

ΒΔΕΛ. (pointing inside the house) ὅ τι; λόγῳ μὲν ὁ πατὴρ ἡσυχάζει, Σωσία, ἔργῳ δὲ βούλεται ἐξιέναι.

Question 16

“And my father always uses audacity when he wants to go out.”

Answer 16

καὶ ἀεὶ τόλμῃ χρῆται ὁ πατὴρ ἐξιέναι βουλόμενος.

Question 17

“But now, as it seems to me at any rate, my father, having gone into the oven, is making a hole with great zeal.”

Answer 17

νῦν δέ, ὡς ἔμοιγε δοκεῖ, ὁ πατὴρ εἰς τὸν ἰπνὸν εἰσελθῶν ὀπήν τινα ζητεῖ πολλῇ σπουδῇ.

Question 18

“Lord Poseidon, whatever noise is the chimney making?”

Answer 18

(looking at the chimney) ἄναξ Πόσειδον, τί ποτ’ ἄρ’ ἡ κάπνη ψοφεῖ;

Question 19

(Philkleon emerges from the smoke)

Answer 19

(ἐκ τῆς κάπνης ἔρχεται ὁ Φιλοκλέων)

Question 20

“You, who are you?”

Answer 20

οὗτος τίς εἶ σύ;

Question 21

PHILOKLEON “Me, I’m smoke coming out.”

Answer 21

ΦΙΛΟΚΛΕΩΝ (emerging from the chimney) καπνὸς ἔγωγε ἐξέρχομαι.

Question 22

BDEL. “Smoke? But you are not like smoke coming out, as it seems to me, but more like Philokleon.”

Answer 22

ΒΔΕΛ. καπνός; ἀλλὰ καπνῷ μὲν ἐξιόντι οὑχ ὅμοιος εἶ, ὡς ἔμοιγε δοκεῖ, Φιλοκλέωνι δ’ ὁμοιότερος.

Question 23

“What do you think, Xanthias?”

Answer 23

τί δέ σοι δοκεῖ, Ξανθία;

Question 24

XAN. “He seems to me to be more like (to) no one than (to) Philokleon, master.”

Answer 24

ΞΑΝΘ. οὐδενὶ ὁμοιότερος εἶναι μοι δοκεῖ ἢ τῷ Φιλοκλέωνι, ὦ δέσποτα.

Question 25

BDEL. “Here now, look for some other scheme.”

Answer 25

ΒΔΕΛ. (puts the cover back on the chimney) ἐνταῦθά νυν ζήτει τιν’ ἄλλην μηχανήν.

Question 26

prince, lord, king

Answer 26

ἄναξ, ἄνακτος, ὁ

Question 27

there, here, at this point

Answer 27

ἐνταῦθα

Question 28

black

Answer 28

μέλας, μέλαινα, μέλαν

Question 29

wretched, unhappy

Answer 29

τάλας, τάλαινα, τάλαν