Section 11B English to Greek

Question 1

unwilling, unwillingly

Answer 1

ἄκων, ἄκουσα, ἆκον

Question 2

without (+ gen.)

Answer 2

ἄνευ (+ gen.)

Question 3

kill, ruin, destroy; (in passive) be killed, etc.

Answer 3

ἀπόλλυμι (ἀπολες-, ἀπολ-)

Question 4

drachma (a coin)

Answer 4

δραχμή, ἡ

Question 5

very well then!

Answer 5

εἶεν

Question 6

well-disposed

Answer 6

εὔνους, ουν

Question 7

neither … nor

Answer 7

μήτε … μήτε

Question 8

traveller

Answer 8

ὁδοιπόρος, ὁ

Question 9

road, way

Answer 9

ὁδός, ἡ

Question 10

be killed, die, perish (aorist ὠλόμην)

Answer 10

ὄλλυμι, (ὀλεσα-, ὀλ- )

Question 11

as much as, as many as

Answer 11

ὅσος, η, ον

Question 12

make war

Answer 12

πολεμέω

Question 13

trireme

Answer 13

τριήρης, ἡ

Question 14

be used to, love; kiss

Answer 14

φιλέω

Question 15

do business

Answer 15

χρηματίζω

Question 16

DIKAIOPOLIS “Death to all the the Athenians who praise and obey what the prytaneis say, …

Answer 16

ΔΙΚ. ὄλοιντο πάντες Ἀθηναῖοι ὅσοι ἐπαινοῦσί τε καὶ πείθονται οἷς λέγουσιν οἱ πρυτάνεις …

Question 17

“… and the worst death to all those speakers who flatter the people and always deceive them.”

Answer 17

… κάκιστα δ’ ἀπόλοιντο οι ῥήτορες οἳ τὸν δῆμον θωπεύουσι καὶ ἐξαπατῶσιν ἀεί.

Question 18

“For what do we farmers not suffer at their hands?”

Answer 18

τί γὰρ οὐ πάσχομεν ἡμεῖς οἱ γεωργοὶ ὑπ’ αὐτῶν;

Question 19

“For we are always being deceived and wronged and ruined by them.”

Answer 19

ἀεὶ γὰρ ὑπ’ αὐτῶν ἐξαπατώμεθα καὶ ἀδικούμεθα καὶ ὀπολλύμεθα.

Question 20

“But what can we do (what is it possible for us to do) when we are always being wronged and ruined by them in this way?”

Answer 20

ἀλλὰ τί ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν ποιεῖν, οὕτως ἀεὶ ὑπ’ αὐτῶν ἀδικουμένοις;

Question 21

“For the people seem to to enjoy being persuaded by the speakers and being flattered and cheated and ruined by their words.”

Answer 21

ὁ γὰρ δῆμος δοκεῖ γ’ ἥδεσθαι πειθόμενος ὑπὸ τῶν ῥητόρων, καὶ τοῖς λόγοις αὐτῶν θωπευόμενος καὶ ἐξαπατώμενος καὶ διαφθειρόμονος.

Question 22

“For always honored by the people is the man who says …

Answer 22

ἀεὶ γὰρ τιμᾶται ἀπὸ τοῦ δήμου ὁ λέγων ὅτι …

Question 23

“‘I am well disposed to the crowd’ …

Answer 23

“εὔνους εἰμὶ τῷ πλήθει”

Question 24

… but the man who gives good advice is never honored by them”

Answer 24

οὐδέποτε τιμᾶται ὁ χρηστὸς ὁ τὰ χρηστὰ συμβουλεύων.

Question 25

“But perhaps someone may say, …

Answer 25

ἴσως δὲ ἂν φαίη τις …

Question 26

“‘So what?’”

Answer 26

“τί οὖν;”

Question 27

“‘The people are free and rule themselves (intensive, not reflexive) and are not ruled by any other.’”

Answer 27

“ἐλεύθερός γ’ ὁ δῆμος καὶ αὐτὸς ἄρχει, καὶ ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς ἄλλου ἄρχεται.”

Question 28

“‘If they want to be deceived and persuaded and flattered by the speakers, so be it.’”

Answer 28

“εἰ δὲ τυγχάνει βουλόμενος ὑπὸ τῶν ῥητόρων ἐξαπατᾶσθαι καὶ πείθεσθαι καὶ θωπεύεσθαι, ἔστω.”

Question 29

“But I answer, …

Answer 29

ἐγὼ δ’ ἀποκρίνομαι, …

Question 30

“‘And yet the sailors have power in the assembly …

Answer 30

“καίτοι οἱ μὲν ναῦται κρατοῦσιν ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ …

Question 31

… while the farmers are forced against their will to live in the city …

Answer 31

… οἱ δὲ γεωργοὶ ἄκοντες ἀναγκάζονται οἰκεῖν ἐν τῷ ἄστει, …

Question 32

… being destroyed by the way they live, their lack of provisions and the plague.’”

Answer 32

ἀπολλύμενοι τῇ οἰκήσει καὶ τῇ ἀπορίᾳ καὶ τῇ νόσῳ.”

Question 33

“Perhaps this man might answer …

Answer 33

ἴσως δὲ ἀποκρίναιτ’ ἃν οὗτος …

Question 34

“‘But aren’t you free?’”

Answer 34

“σὺ δὲ ἐλεύθερος ὢν οὐ τυγχάνεις;”

Question 35

“‘So don’t worry at all, either about the people nor the speakers or the war or the written or unwritten laws.’”

Answer 35

“μὴ οὖν φρόντιζε μηδέν, μήτε τοῦ δήμου μήτε τῶν ῥητόρων μήτε τοῦ πολέμου μήτε τῶν νόμων ἢ γεγραμμένων ἢ αγράφων.”

Question 36

“‘For in this city nobody is ever forced by anyone to do what he doesn’t want.’”

Answer 36

“ἐν γὰρ ταύτῃ τῇ πόλει οὐδεὶς ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς οὐδέποτε ἀναγκάζεται ποιεῖν ἃ μὴ ἐθέλει.”

Question 37

“‘I consider utterly free the horses and the mules in the city, …

Answer 37

“ἀτεχνῶς δὲ ἐλευθέρους ἡγοῦμαι τούς τε ἵππους καὶ τοὺς ἡμιόνους τοὺς ἐν τῇ πόλει, …

Question 38

… who as they go along the roads love to bump into travellers who don’t get out of their way.’”

Answer 38

… οἳ κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς πορευόμενοι ἐμβάλλειν φιλοῦσι τοῖς ὁδοιπόροις τοῖς μὴ ἐξισταμένοις.”

Question 39

“All right then.”

Answer 39

εἶεν.

Question 40

“Realizing that I am free and not being forced by anyone to do what I don’t want to, …

Answer 40

γνοὺς οὖν ἐμαυτὸν ἐλεύθερόν γ’ ὄντα καὶ οὐκ άναγκαζόμενον ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς ποιεῖν ἃ μὴ ἐθέλω, …

Question 41

“… while the others are making war, …

Answer 41

… τῶν ἄλλων πολεμούντων, …

Question 42

“… I myself shall not make war but shall live in peace.”

Answer 42

ἐγὼ αὐτὸς οὐ πολεμήσω, ἀλλ’ εἰρήνην ἄξω.

Question 43

“Amphitheos, come here.”

Answer 43

Ἀμφίθεε, δεῦρ’ ἐλθέ·

Question 44

“But please, where is Amphitheos?”

Answer 44

ἀλλ’ Ἀμφίθεός μοι ποῦ ἐστιν;

Question 45

AMPHITHEOS “Here I am.”

Answer 45

ΑΜΦΙ. πάρειμι.

Question 46

DIK. (Giving to Amphitheos eight drachmas.)

Answer 46

ΔΙΚ. (δοὺς τῷ Ἁμφιθέῳ ὀκτὼ δραχμάς.)

Question 47

“You take these here eight drachmas and make a treaty with the Spartans for just me and my children.”

Answer 47

σὺ, ταυτασὶ λαβὼν ὀκτὼ δραχμὰς, σπονδὰς ποίησαι πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους ἐμοὶ μόνῳ καὶ τοῖς παιδίοις.

Question 48

(After Dikaiopolis has given him the traveling expenses, Amphitheos goes away.)

Answer 48

(τοῦ Δικαιοπόλεως δόντος τὰ ἐφόδια, ἀπέρχεται ὁ Ἀμφίθεος.)

Question 49

“You deal with ambassadors, …

Answer 49

(turns to the prytanies) ὑμεῖς δὲ πρεσβεύεσθε, …

Question 50

… then make judgements, …

Answer 50

… ἔπειτα δὲ ἐκδικάζετε, …

Question 51

then do business about the war and about ways of raising money and about making laws and about allies and about triremes and about dockyards and about sacrifices.”

Answer 51

… ἔπειτα χρηματίζετε περὶ τοῦ πολέμου καὶ περὶ πόρου χρημάτων καὶ περὶ νόμων θέσεως καὶ περὶ συμμάχων καὶ περὶ τριήρων καὶ περὶ νεωρίων καὶ περὶ ἱερῶν.

Question 52

“But the city needs neither triremes nor dockyards, if it is going to be happy, nor great numbers nor great size, without peace.”

Answer 52

ἀλλ’ οὔτε τριήρων οὔτε νεωρίων δεῖται ἡ πόλις, εἰ μέλλει εὐδαιμονήσειν, οὔτε πλήθους οὔτε μεγέθους, ἄνευ εἰρήνης.

Question 53

unwilling, unwillingly

Answer 53

ἄκων, ἄκουσα, ἆκον

Question 54

without (+ gen.)

Answer 54

ἄνευ (+ gen.)

Question 55

kill, ruin, destroy; (in passive) be killed, etc.

Answer 55

ἀπόλλυμι (ἀπολες-, ἀπολ-)

Question 56

drachma (a coin)

Answer 56

δραχμή, ἡ

Question 57

very well then!

Answer 57

εἶεν

Question 58

well-disposed

Answer 58

εὔνους, ουν

Question 59

neither … nor

Answer 59

μήτε … μήτε

Question 60

traveller

Answer 60

ὁδοιπόρος, ὁ

Question 61

road, way

Answer 61

ὁδός, ἡ

Question 62

be killed, die, perish (aorist ὠλόμην)

Answer 62

ὄλλυμι, (ὀλεσα-, ὀλ- ) (aorist ὠλόμην)

Question 63

as much as, as many as

Answer 63

ὅσος, η, ον

Question 64

make war

Answer 64

πολεμέω

Question 65

trireme

Answer 65

τριήρης, ἡ

Question 66

be used to, love; kiss

Answer 66

φιλέω

Question 67

do business

Answer 67

χρηματίζω