Section 12H Greek to English

Question 1

ἀργύριον, τό

Answer 1

silver, money

Question 2

διατρίβω

Answer 2

pass time, waste time

Question 3

ὀργίζομαι (+ dat.)

Answer 3

grow angry with (+ dat.)

Question 4

τοίνυν

Answer 4

wel then (resuming an argument and pushing it on)

Question 5

τρόπος, ὁ

Answer 5

way, manner

Question 6

ὁ τοίνυν Φρυνίων, καταθεὶς τὸ ἀργύριον ὑπὲρ Νεαίρας ἐπ’ ἐλευθέριᾳ, ᾤχετο Ἀθήναζε ἀπάγων αὐτήν, …

Answer 6

Phrynion, then, having paid the money on behalf of Neaira for her freedom, went to Athens, taking her with him, …

Question 7

… ἀλλ’ ἀφικόμενος Ἀθήναζε ἀσελγῶς ἐχρῆτο αὐτῇ καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ δεῖπνα ἔχων αὐτὴν πανταχοῖ ἐπορεύετο, ἐκώμαζέ τ’ ἀεὶ μετ’ αὐτῆς.

Answer 7

… but when he arrived in Athens, he treated her disgracefully, and he used to go to dinners everywhere, taking her, and always went to riotous parties with her.

Question 8

Νέαιρα δέ, ἐπειδὴ ἀσελγῶς προὐπεηλακίζετο ὑπὸ τοῦ Φρυνίωνος καὶ οὐχ, ὡς ᾤετο, ἠγαπᾶτο, …

Answer 8

Neaira, since she was being treated like dirt in a shameful way by Phrynion, and was not, as she thought, loved, …

Question 9

… συνεσκευάσατο πάντα τὰ Φρυνίωνος ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας καὶ τὰ ἱμάτια καὶ τὰ χρυσία, ἃ Φρυνίων αὐτῇ ἔδωκεν.

Answer 9

… collected all Phrynion’s belongings from the house, and the clothes and the gold jewellry which Phrynion had given.

Question 10

ἔχουσα δὲ ταῦτα πάντα, καὶ θεραπαίνας δύο, Θρᾷτταν καὶ Κικκαλίνην, ἀποδιδράσκει εἰς Μέγαρα.

Answer 10

And taking all these, and two slave girls, Thratta and Kokkaline, she ran away to Megara.

Question 11

διέτριψε δὲ Νέαιρα ἐν τοῖς Μεγάροις δύο ἔτη, ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐδύνατο ἱκανὴν εὐπορίαν παρέχειν εἰς τὴν τῆς οἰκίας διοίκησιν.

Answer 11

She spent two years in Megara, but she could not make an adequate income for the management of the household (to meet the household expenses).

Question 12

τότε δ’ ἐπιδημήσας ὁ Στέφανος οὑτοσὶ εἰς τὰ Μέγαρα, κατήγετο ὡς ἀυτήν, ἑταίραν οὖσαν.

Answer 12

Then this Stephanos, on a visit to Megara, lodged with her, as she was a hetaira.

Question 13

ἡ δὲ Νέαιρα, διηγησαμένη πάντα τὰ πράγματα καὶ τὴν ὕβριν τοῦ Φρυνίωνος, …

Answer 13

And Neaira, having described the whole affair and the insolence of of Phyrnion, …

Question 14

… ἔδωκε Στεφάνῳ πάνθ’ ἃ ἔσχοῦσα ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, …

Answer 14

gave Stephanos all the thing she had brought with her when she came from Athens, …

Question 15

… ἐπιθυμοῦσα μὲν τῆς ἐνθάδε οἰκήσεως, φοβουμένη δὲ τὸν Φρυνίωνα.

Answer 15

… being very eager to live here, but being afraid of Phyrnion.

Question 16

ᾔδει γὰρ ἀδικηθέντα μὲν τὸν Φρυνίωνα ὑφ’ αὑτῆς καὶ ὀργιζόμενον αὑτῇ, σοβαρὸν δὲ ὀλίγωρον αὐτοῦ τὸν τρόπον ὄντα.

Answer 16

For she knew that Phrynion had been wronged by her and was angry with her, and that he had a pompous and contemptuous character.

Question 17

δοῦσα οὖν Νέαιρα πάντα τὰ αὑτῆς τῷ Στεφάνῳ, προΐσταται εἰκεῖνον αὑτῆς.

Answer 17

Neaira therefore gave everything she had to Stephanos and made him her protector.

Question 18

ἀργύριον, τό

Answer 18

silver, money

Question 19

διατρίβω

Answer 19

pass time, waste time

Question 20

ὀργίζομαι (+ dat.)

Answer 20

grow angry with (+ dat.)

Question 21

τοίνυν

Answer 21

wel then (resuming an argument and pushing it on)

Question 22

τρόπος, ὁ

Answer 22

way, manner