Section 9D Greek to English

Question 1

ἄναξ, ἄνακτος, ὁ

Answer 1

prince, lord, king

Question 2

ἐνταῦθα

Answer 2

there, here, at this point

Question 3

μέλας, μέλαινα, μέλαν

Answer 3

black

Question 4

τάλας, τάλαινα, τάλαν

Answer 4

wretched, unhappy

Question 5

ΒΔΕΛΥΚΛΕΩΝ (βοᾷ τοῖς δούλοις ἀπὸ τοῦ τέγους)

Answer 5

(He shouts to the slaves from the roof.)

Question 6

ὦ Ξανθια καὶ Σωσία, καθεύδετε;

Answer 6

BDELYKLEON “Xanthias and Sosias, are you asleep?”

Question 7

ΞΑΝΘ. οἴμοι, τάλας.

Answer 7

XANTHIAS “O dear, poor me!”

Question 8

ΣΩΣΙΑΣ τί ἐστιν;

Answer 8

SOSIAS “What is it?”

Question 9

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

Answer 9

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

Question 10

ΣΩΣΙΑΣ ἀλλὰ τίσι λέγει ὁ ἀνήρ;

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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

Answer 11

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

Question 12

καὶ ἡμῖν καθεύδουσιν ἐντυχὼν ἀπολεῖ ὁ δεσπότης.

Answer 12

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

Question 13

ΣΩΣΙΑΣ κἀμοὶ δοκεῖ λέγειν τι, Ξανθία.

Answer 13

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

Question 14

ἀλλὰ τί βουλόμενος ἀνίστασαι, ὦ δέσποτα;

Answer 14

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

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

καὶ ἀεὶ τόλμῃ χρῆται ὁ πατὴρ ἐξιέναι βουλόμενος.

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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

Answer 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.”

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

(ἐκ τῆς κάπνης ἔρχεται ὁ Φιλοκλέων)

Answer 19

(Philkleon emerges from the smoke)

Question 20

οὗτος τίς εἶ σύ;

Answer 20

“You, who are you?”

Question 21

ΦΙΛΟΚΛΕΩΝ (emerging from the chimney) καπνὸς ἔγωγε ἐξέρχομαι.

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

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

Question 23

τί δέ σοι δοκεῖ, Ξανθία;

Answer 23

“What do you think, Xanthias?”

Question 24

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

Answer 24

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

Question 25

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

Answer 25

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

Question 26

ἄναξ, ἄνακτος, ὁ

Answer 26

prince, lord, king

Question 27

ἐνταῦθα

Answer 27

there, here, at this point

Question 28

μέλας, μέλαινα, μέλαν

Answer 28

black

Question 29

τάλας, τάλαινα, τάλαν

Answer 29

wretched, unhappy