Section 11A English to Greek

Question 1

speak (in the assembly), proclaim

Answer 1

ἀγορεύω

Question 2

field, country(side)

Answer 2

ἀγρός, ὁ

Question 3

immortal

Answer 3

ἀθάνατος, ον

Question 4

look steadfastly at (and away from everything else)

Answer 4

ἀποβλέπω

Question 5

come, have come

Answer 5

ἥκω

Question 6

make a disturbance, din

Answer 6

θορυβέω

Question 7

below

Answer 7

κάτω

Question 8

announce, proclaim

Answer 8

κηρῡ́ττω

Question 9

how? (answer to πῶς;); how (in indirect questions)

Answer 9

ὅπως

Question 10

come forward, pass by, go by

Answer 10

παρέρχομαι (παρελθ- )

Question 11

prytanis (member of the βουλή committee in currently in charge of public affairs)

Answer 11

πρύτανις, πρυτάνεως, ὁ

Question 12

be quiet

Answer 12

σιγάω

Question 13

DIKAIOPOLIS “But what’s this?”

Answer 13

(Dikaiopolis has come to the Assembly on the Pnyx, determined to make peace; he is surprised to find nobody there.) ΔΙΚΑΙΟΠΟΛΙΣ ἀλλὰ τί τοῦτο;

Question 14

“For I know that a sovereign assembly is going to be held today.”

Answer 14

οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι κυρία ἐκκλησιά γενήσεσθαι μέλλει τήμερον.

Question 15

“But the Pynx here is empty.”

Answer 15

ἀλλ’ ἐρῆμος ἡ Πνὺξ αὑτηί. (looks down into the agora).

Question 16

“The men in the agora are talking to each other as they run from the rope all over the place.”

Answer 16

οἱ δὲ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ, πρὸς ἀλλήλους διαλεγόμενοι, ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὸ σχοινίον φεύγουσιν.

Question 17

“The prytaneis will come in late, I know it well.”

Answer 17

ὀψὲ δὲ οἱ πρυτάνεις ἥξουσιν, εὖ οἷδα.

Question 18

“But nobody thinks how peace will happen …

Answer 18

ἀλλ’ ὅπως εἰρήνη ἔσται, φροτίζει οὐδείς, …

Question 19

… but I always come into the assembly and sit down first, …

Answer 19

… ἐγὼ δ’ ἀεὶ πρῶτος εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν εἰσιὼν καθίζω, …

Question 20

… and on my own I look out to the country, loving peace but hating the city and longing for my own deme.”

Answer 20

… καὶ μόνος ὤν, ἀποβλέπω εἰς τὸν ἀγρόν, εἰρήνην φιλῶν, μισῶν μὲν ἄστυ, τὸν δ’ ἐμὸν δῆμον ποθῶν.

Question 21

“But here are the prytaneis coming in late.”

Answer 21

(he pauses, and looks at the entrance) ἀλλ’ οἱ πρυτάνεις γὰρ οὑτοιὶ ὀψὲ ἥκουσι.

Question 22

“This is precisely what I was saying.”

Answer 22

τοῦτ’ ἐκεῖνο ὃ ἐγὼ ἔλεγον.

Question 23

HERALD (He makes a proclamation.)

Answer 23

(Proceedings begin; the herald invites speakers) ΚΗΡΥΞ (κηρύττει)

Question 24

“Come forward to the front.”

Answer 24

πάριτ’ εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν.

Question 25

”Come forward inside the purified place.”

Answer 25

πάριτ’ ἐντὸς τοῦ καθάρματος.

Question 26

(All those present come forward to the front.)

Answer 26

(παρέρχονται εἰς τὸ πρόσθεν πάντες οἱ παρόντες.)

Question 27

(When all have come forward, suddenly someone called Amphitheos addresses the herald.)

Answer 27

(παρελθόντων δὲ πάντων, ἐξαίφνης τὸν κήρυκα προσαγορεύει τις, Ἀμφίθεος ὀνόματι.)

Question 28

AMPHITHEOS “Has anyone spoken yet?”

Answer 28

ΑΜΦΙΘΕΟΣ (anxiously) ἤδη τις εἶπε;

Question 29

(Amphitheos waits, but the herald doesn’t answer.)

Answer 29

(ὁ μὲν Αμφίθεος μένει, ὁ δὲ κῆρυξ οὐκ ἀποκρίνεται.)

Question 30

(As Amphitheos waits he continues his proclamation.)

Answer 30

(μένοντος δ’ Ἀμφιθέου, κηρύττει ἔτι.)

Question 31

HER. “Who wishes to speak?”

Answer 31

ΚΥΡΥΞ τίς ἀγορεύειν βούλεται;

Question 32

AMP. (Again he addresses the herald).

Answer 32

ΑΜΦΙ. (αὖθις τὸν κήρυκα προσαγορεύει)

Question 33

“I do”

Answer 33

ἐγώ.

Question 34

HER. “Who are you?”

Answer 34

ΚΥΡΥΧ τίς ὤν;

Question 35

AMP. “Amphitheos.”

Answer 35

ΑΜΦΙ. Ἀμφίθεος.

Question 36

HER. “Not a man?”

Answer 36

ΚΥΡΥΧ οὐκ ἄνθρωπος;

Question 37

AMP. “No, but an immortal whom the gods have ordered to make a treaty with the Spartans.”

Answer 37

ΑΜΦΙ. οὔκ, ἀλλὰ ἀθάνατος, ὃν ἐκέλευσαν οἱ θεοὶ σπονδὰς ποιῆσαι πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους.

Question 38

“But since I’m an immortal, gentlemen, I don’t have the traveling expenses which I need.”

Answer 38

ἀλλ’ ἀθανάτῳ ὄντι, ὦνδρες, ἐφόδια οὐκ ἔστι μοι ἃ δεῖ.

Question 39

“For the prytaneis don’t give them to me.”

Answer 39

οὑ γὰρ διδόασιν οἱ πρυτάνεις.

Question 40

“So I hope to receive the travelling expenses…”

Answer 40

ἐλπίζω οὖν δέξεσθαι τὰ ἐφόδια —

Question 41

A SPEAKER “Know well, Athenians, that I am well disposed to the people.”

Answer 41

ΡΗΤΩΡ ΤΙΣ εὖ ἴστε, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, ὅτι εὔνους εἰμὶ τῷ πλήθει.

Question 42

“So don’t listen to this man unless he speaks about the war.”

Answer 42

μὴ οὖν ἀκούετε τούτου, εἰ μὴ περὶ πολέμος λέγοντος.

Question 43

(The Athenians praise this and raise a clamor.)

Answer 43

(ἐπαινοῦσι καὶ θορυβοῦσιν οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι.)

Question 44

HER. “Archers!”

Answer 44

ΚΥΡΥΞ οἱ τοξόται.

Question 45

(The archers come in and lead off Amphitheos.)

Answer 45

(εἰσελθόντες οἱ τοξόται τὸν Ἀμφίθεον ἀπάγουσιν.)

Question 46

(As they are leading him off, Dikaiopolis becomes angry.)

Answer 46

(ἀπαγόντων δὲ αὐτῶν, ὀργίζεται Δικαιόπολις.)

Question 47

DIK. “Prytaneis, you wrong the assembly by leading off the man who was going to make a treaty for us.”

Answer 47

ΔΙΚ. ὧνδρες πρυτάνεις, ἀδικεῖτε τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, τὸν ἄνδρα ἀπάγοντες ὅστις ἡμῖν ἔμελλε σπονδὰς ποιήσειν.

Question 48

HER. “Shut up and sit down.”

Answer 48

ΚΗΡΥΞ κάθιζε, σίγα.

Question 49

DIK. “By Apollo, I won’t, but you do business about peace.”

Answer 49

ΔΙΚ. μὰ τὸν Ἀπόλλω, ἐγὼ μὲν οὔ, ἀλλὰ περὶ εἰρήνης χρηματίσατε.

Question 50

HER. “The ambassadors from the king.”

Answer 50

ΚΗΡΥΞ οἱ πρέσβεις οἱ παρὰ βασιλέως.

Question 51

speak (in the assembly), proclaim

Answer 51

ἀγορεύω

Question 52

field, country(side)

Answer 52

ἀγρός, ὁ

Question 53

immortal

Answer 53

ἀθάνατος, ον

Question 54

look steadfastly at (and away from everything else)

Answer 54

ἀποβλέπω

Question 55

come, have come

Answer 55

ἥκω

Question 56

make a disturbance, din

Answer 56

θορυβέω

Question 57

below

Answer 57

κάτω

Question 58

announce, proclaim

Answer 58

κηρῡ́ττω

Question 59

how? (answer to πῶς;); how (in indirect questions)

Answer 59

ὅπως

Question 60

come forward, pass by, go by

Answer 60

παρέρχομαι (παρελθ- )

Question 61

prytanis (member of the βουλή committee in currently in charge of public affairs)

Answer 61

πρύτανις, πρυτάνεως, ὁ

Question 62

be quiet

Answer 62

σιγάω