Exam 1 Vocab & Info

Question 1

alienus, -a, -um

Answer 1

belonging to another

Question 2

aufero, -ferre, abstuli, ablatum

Answer 2

carry off, remove

Question 3

censor, -oris (m)

Answer 3

censor, severe judge

Question 4

comes, comitis (m/f)

Answer 4

companion

Question 5

cor, cordis (n)

Answer 5

heart

Question 6

cunctus, -a, -um

Answer 6

all, whole

Question 7

demum

Answer 7

finally, at last

Question 8

ecce

Answer 8

Look! Behold!

Question 9

fames, -is (f)

Answer 9

appetite, hunger

Question 10

flecto, flectere, flexi, flexum

Answer 10

bend

Question 11

forte

Answer 11

by chance

Question 12

lacero (1)

Answer 12

tear to pieces

Question 13

lentus

Answer 13

slow, motionless, apathetic

Question 14

luctus, -us (m)

Answer 14

grief, sorrow, mourning

Question 15

miror (1) dep.

Answer 15

marvel at, wonder

Question 16

nimius, -a, -um

Answer 16

excessive, too much

Question 17

nitor, -oris (m)

Answer 17

brightness, brilliance, splendor

Question 18

paenitentia, -ae (f)

Answer 18

repentance, regret

Question 19

penna, -ae (f)

Answer 19

feather

Question 20

pergo, pergere, perrexi, perrectum

Answer 20

go on, continue, proceed

Question 21

pluvia, -ae

Answer 21

rain

Question 22

pondus, -eris

Answer 22

a weight

Question 23

porto (1)

Answer 23

carry

Question 24

pretium, -i (n)

Answer 24

worth, value, price

Question 25

proprius, -a, -um

Answer 25

one’s own

Question 26

saevus, -a, -um

Answer 26

savage, fierce

Question 27

simul

Answer 27

as soon as

Question 28

subdolus, -a, -um

Answer 28

decietful

Question 29

subitus, -a, -um

Answer 29

sudden

Question 30

sumo, -ere, -psi, -ptum

Answer 30

take

Question 31

tergum, -i (n)

Answer 31

back

Question 32

traho, trahere, traxi, tractum

Answer 32

pull along, drag, draw

Question 33

tribuo, -ere, -i, -tum

Answer 33

allot, assign, give

Question 34

venor (1) dep.

Answer 34

hunt

Question 35

ventus, -i (m)

Answer 35

wind

Question 36

What was the original language of the Old Testament?

Answer 36

Hebrew

Question 37

When was the Old Testament first translated into Greek?

Answer 37

3rd century BC

Question 38

Why is the Old Testament often called “the Septuagint?”

Answer 38

Because 70 Jewish scholars translated it into
Greek for king Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

Question 39

When was the New Testament composed in greek?

Answer 39

Around 50 BC

Question 40

What was the Vetus Latina?

Answer 40

When Christianity spread across Latin-speaking countries, parts of the Bible were translated into Latin, named the Vetus Latina.

Question 41

Who was St. Jerome and why and when was he hired by Pope Damasus?

Answer 41

St. Jerome was a biblical scholar living from A.D. 347-420 whose name was Eusebius Hieronymus. He was hired around 380 to create a standard Latin translation for the Bible.

Question 42

What was the Latin translation of the Bible called, how long did it take to write, and why?

Answer 42

It was called the “Vulgate” because Jerome wanted the vulgus (common people) to understand it easily. It took around 25 years to write.

Question 43

What words/constructions does Jerome employ frequently?

Answer 43

quod, quia, or ut with indicative/subjunctive verbs to express indirect statement, use of prep. phrases instead of simple cases (e.g. dixit ad eum = dixit et), the infinitive to express purpose or result, and use of newer words.