Theocritus Idylls 2.1-17

Question 1

ἡ δάφνη

Answer 1

laurels

Question 2

το φίλτρον

Answer 2

potion

Question 3

στέφω

Answer 3

encircle

Question 4

ἡ κελέβη

Answer 4

cup

Question 5

φοινίκεος

Answer 5

scarlet

Question 6

ἄωτον

Answer 6

finest

Question 7

ὁ/ἡ ὄις

Answer 7

ram, sheep

Question 8

δωδεκαταῖος

Answer 8

12 days

Question 9

ὁ τάλας

Answer 9

suffering, wretched

Question 10

ἡ θύρα

Answer 10

door

Question 11

ἀράσσω

Answer 11

strike, knock

Question 12

ἀνάρσιος

Answer 12

hostile, cruel

Question 13

οἴχομαι

Answer 13

come, go, depart

Question 14

ἡ παλαίστρα

Answer 14

wrestling school

Question 15

μέμφομαι

Answer 15

blame, censure

Question 16

προσᾴδω

Answer 16

sing to

Question 17

ἡσυχῆ

Answer 17

softly, gently

Question 18

ὁ/ἡ σκύλαξ

Answer 18

dog

Question 19

τρομέω

Answer 19

tremble

Question 20

το ἠρίον

Answer 20

tombs

Question 21

ἡ δασπλῆτις

Answer 21

frightful

Question 22

ὀπαδέω

Answer 22

follow, accompany

Question 23

το τέλος

Answer 23

degree of completion or attainment (task, age, life, service, office etc)

Question 24

ἔρδω

Answer 24

act, do, perform

Question 25

ξανθός

Answer 25

golden, yellow, fair

Question 26

ἡ ἴυγξ

Answer 26

wryneck (bird) ? magic bird ? that is somehow connected (metph. or lit?) to a wheel

Question 27

το δῶμα

Answer 27

house

Question 28

καταδέω

Answer 28

bind on, bind fast bind by spells, enchant

Question 29

ἦ

Answer 29

truly, certainly

Question 30

το ὀστίον

Answer 30

bones

Question 31

ἠχέω (aor ἄχει)

Answer 31

ring, clash, sound, peal

Question 32

ἠνίδε

Answer 32

see there exclam.

Question 33

περάω

Answer 33

pass through, go through, traverse (has a sense of endangerment to it)

Question 34

περισταδόν

Answer 34

standing around

Question 35

ἑλίχρυσος

Answer 35

gold flower