Greek Beyond GCSE Chapter 3 Flashcards

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ποῦ ἔθηκας τὴν ἐμὴν βίβλον, ὦ παῖ;

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Where did you put my book, boy?

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οἱ πολῖται χρήματα τῷ δυστυχεῖ γέροντι ἔδοσαν

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The citizens gave money to the unfortunate old man

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τίνα φωνὴν ἵασιν οἱ βάρβαροι;

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What language do the barbarians utter?

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ἆρ’ οὐ ἡ μήτηρ φιλεῖ σῖτόν σοι διδόναι;

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Surely your mother usually gives you food?

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οὗτος ὁ στρατιώτης ἀεὶ προθυμίαν δείκνυσιν.

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This soldier always shows eagerness

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οἱ θεοὶ ἄγγελον τότε εἷσαν.

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The gods sent a messenger at that time

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ἔδοξε τοῖς στρατηγοῖς τροπαῖον ἐκεῖ στῆσαι.

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The generals decided to set up a trophy there.

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ὁ κατάσκοπος πολλάκις ἐδείκνυ ἡμῖν τὴν ὁδόν.

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The scout often showed us the way

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παράδος μοι ἐκεῖνο τὸ ἀργύριον, ὦ δοῦλε.

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Hand over that money to me, slave

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ἡ γυνὴ δῶρα ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ θεῖσα ἀπῆλθεν.

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After placing gifts in the temple, the woman went away.

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The gods gave many gifts to the Athenians.

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οἱ θεοι πολλα δωρα τοις Ἀθηναιοις ἐδοσαν.

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The slave finally handed over the money.

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ὁ δουλος τελος παρεδωκε τα χρηματα.

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I want to place this book in the fire

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βουλομαι τηνδε την βιβλον εἰς το πυρ θειναι

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The people there showed our soldiers the harbour.

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οἱ ἐκει ἐδειξαν τον λιμενα τοις ἡμετεροις στρατιωταις.

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The prisoners were uttering strange words.

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οἱ δεσμωται δεινους λογους ἱεσαν.

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ὁ χειμὼν ἀπώλεσε τὰ δένδρα.

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The storm destroyed the trees.

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οἱ παῖδες τὰ ἆθλα πρὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἔστησαν.

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The boys set up the prizes in front of the temple

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μῶν ὁ γέρων τὰ χρήματα ἀπώλεσεν;

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Surely the old man didn’t lose the money?

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ἐν τῇ γεφύρᾳ ἔστην ὑπὸ τοῦ στρατηγοῦ ταχθείς.

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I stood on the bridge, stationed there by the general

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οἱ παῖδες ὤμοσαν μηδέποτε τοὺς ἵππους λύσειν.

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The children swore that they would never release the horses

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οἱ τῆς πόλεως νόμοι κακῶς καθίστανται.

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The laws of the city are in a bad state.

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διότι ὁ κακὸς πολίτης προὔδωκε τὴν πατρίδα, οἱ ἄλλοι ἀπώλοντο.

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Because the bad citizen betrayed his homeland, the others perished

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τίνες εἰσὶν οἱ ἐκεῖ ἑστηκότες;

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Who are the men standing there?

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κατέστησα φύλακας, καὶ ἐκέλευσα αὐτοὺς τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῖν δεῖξαι.

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I put guards in place, and I ordered them to show us the road.

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οἱ πολέμιοι ἔπεισαν πάντας τοὺς ἡμετέρους συμμάχους ἀφίστασθαι.
The enemy persuaded all our allies to revolt
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I stood in the agora in order to hear the speaker.
ἐν τῃ ἀγορᾳ ἐστην ἱνα του ῥητορος ἀκουσαιμι.
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How many soldiers perished on that day?
ποσοι στρατιωται ἐκεινῃ τῃ ἡμερᾳ ἀπωλεσαν;
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The people on the island decided to revolt.
τοις ἐν τῃ νησῳ ἐδοξεν ἀποστηναι.
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On account of the wound I lost much blood
δια το τραυμα ἀπωλεσα πολυ αἱμα.
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The wine given to the giant was very good.
ὁ οἰνος ὁ τῳ γιγαντι δοθεις ἀριστος ἠν.
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ἐπεὶ ἤκουσά σε προσιόντα, οἶνον παρέσχον.
When I heard that you were coming, I prepared wine.
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ἐξ οὗ οἱ βάρβαροι ἔφυγον, πλουσιώτατοι γεγόναμεν.
Since the barbarians fled, we have become very rich.
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ὁ πατὴρ ἔδωκέ μοι τοῦτο πρὶν ἀπελθεῖν.
My father gave me this before he went away
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ὡς τάχιστα τὴν ἐπιστολὴν ἐδεξάμην, ἔγνων τὸν δόλον.
As soon as I received the letter, I realised the trick
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ἡ πόλις ἐλήφθη ἐν ᾧ οἱ πολῖται ἔχαιρον.
The city was captured while the citizens were rejoicing.
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αἱ παῖδες ἔμενον μέχρι νὺξ ἐγένετο.
The girls waited until it became night.
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πρὶν τοὺς Ἀθηναίους τὴν ἀρχὴν κτήσασθαι, ἡμεῖς ἐλεύθεροι ἦμεν.
Before the Athenians acquired their empire, we were free.
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δεῖ πονεῖν ἕως ἔξεστιν.
It is necessary to work while it is possible
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ὅτε ἄνθρωποι ἐγένοντο, οἱ θεοὶ ἤδη ἦσαν.
When men came into being, the gods already existed.
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οὐκ ἡσύχασα πρὶν τοὺς τοῦ μαντείου λόγους ἔμαθον.
I was not at peace until I learned the words of the oracle
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(Using time clauses) While we were sailing to the island, a storm arose.
ἐν ᾡ προς την νησον ἐπλεομεν, χειμων ἐγενετο
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(Using time clauses) When the women had seen the house, they were despondent.
αἱ γυναικες ἐπει την οἰκιαν εἰδον ἠθυμησαν.
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(Using time clauses) I went home before the messenger arrived.
οἰκαδε ἠλθον πριν τον ἀγγελον ἀφικεσθαι.
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(Using time clauses) As soon as she read the book, my sister wanted to go to Greece.
ἐπει ταχιστα την βιβλον ἀνεγνω, ἡ ἐμη ἀδελφη ἐβουλετο προς την Ἑλλαδα ἰεναι.
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(Using time clauses) We did not rejoice until we heard the whole story.
οὐκ ἐχαρησαμεν πριν παντα τον λογον ἠκουσαμεν
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ἐπεὶ ταῦτα ἤκουσαν, οὐκέτι ἤθελον ὁμολογεῖν.
When they heard these things, they were no longer willing to agree.
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οἱ πολῖται ὤμοσαν ἀεὶ τοῖς νόμοις πείσεσθαι.
The citizens swore that they would always obey the laws.
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ἆρα σῖτον τῷ γέροντι πολλάκις ἐδίδους;
Did you often give food to the old man?
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ἐὰν τὴν χεῖρα εἰς τὸ πῦρ θῇς, δεινότατα πείσῃ.
If you put your hand into the fire, you will suffer very terribly.
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δός μοι ἐκείνην τὴν βίβλον, ὦ παῖ.
Give me that book, boy!
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ὁ φύλαξ τὸ ξίφος ἐγγὺς τῆς θύρας ἔθηκεν.
The guard put the sword near the door
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πρὶν ἀποθανεῖν ὁ γέρων πάντα τὸν λόγον ἐδήλωσεν.
Before he died, the old man revealed the whole story.
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ἐκέλευσα τὸν δοῦλον τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῖν δεῖξαι.
I ordered the slave to show us the road.
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εἰ ἡ ἐπιστολὴ δειχθείη μοι, οἷός τ’ ἂν εἴην τὴν βουλὴν μαθεῖν.
If the letter were to be shown to me, I would be able to learn the plan.
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οἱ Ἕλληνες τοῖς τῶν βαρβάρων θεοῖς ὀνόματα ἔδοσαν.
The Greeks gave names to the gods of the barbarians
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τίνι ἐγήματο ἡ τοῦ κριτοῦ θυγάτηρ;
Whom did the judge’s daughter marry?
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οἱ τοῦ ἀποθανουμένου φίλοι ἐν τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ διελέγοντο.
The friends of the man about to die were conversing in the prison
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αὕτη ἡ παῖς πάντα τὰ ἆθλα ἐφέρετο.
This girl used to win all the prizes.
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ὁ ναύτης εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν πεσὼν ἐπειρᾶτο ἅψασθαι τῆς νέως.
The sailor after falling into the sea was trying to grab hold of the ship
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οἱ πολῖται πολὺν χρόνον ἠμύναντο τῶν τῇ πόλει προσβαλόντων.
The citizens for a long time resisted those who were attacking the city
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χρή σε τῇ θεᾷ εὔχεσθαι.
You must pray to the goddess
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οἱ ἐν τῇ νήσῳ εἵλοντο ἐκεῖ μένειν.
The people on the island chose to stay there.
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ἅμ’ ἡμέρᾳ κατὰ τῶν ὀρῶν ὁρμησάμενοι, μετὰ δύο ὥρας ἀνηγαγόμεθα.
Having set off down from the mountains at daybreak, after two hours we put out to sea.
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ταῦτα ἀκούσας ᾐσχύνθην.
I was ashamed when I heard these things
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οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἀεὶ βούλονται νέον τι θεᾶσθαι καὶ ἀκουέιν.
The Athenians always want to watch and hear something new.
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The man leading the expedition is never afraid.
ὁ τῳ στολῳ ἡγουμενος οὐδεποτε φοβειται.
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Surely the women in the city were not telling lies?
ἀρα μη αἱ ἐν τῃ πολει ἐψευδοντο;
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These men defended themselves for three days.
οὑτοι τρεις ἡμερας ἠμυνοντο
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Who contrived the death of the giant?
τίς ἐμηχανησατο τον του γιγαντος θανατον;
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That old man is asking for food.
ἐκεινος ὁ γερων σιτου δειται
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ἆρα ἔτυχες παρὼν τοῦ ἀγγέλου λέγοντος;
Did you happen to be present while the messenger was speaking?
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ὁ λέων ἔλαθε τὸν φύλακα ἐξελθών.
The lion went out without the guard seeing it
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ὁ φεύγων ἔφθασε τοὺς διώκοντας πρὸς τὸ ἱερὸν ἀφικόμενος.
The fugitive arrived at the temple before his pursuers
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αὕτη ἡ κόρη ἐφαίνετο σοφωτάτη εἶναι.
This girl appeared to be very wise
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ἔλαθον ἐμαυτὸν τοῦτο ποιήσας.
I did not realise I had done this
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ὁ γέρων ἥδετο τοὺς τῶν πάλαι Ἑλλήνων μύθους ἀκούων.
The old man enjoyed hearing the stories of the Greeks of long ago.
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αἱ γυναῖκες ἔφθασαν τοὺς ἄνδρας τὸ ἀληθὲς πυθόμεναι.
The women found out the truth before the men did
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ἆρα μὴ λανθάνει σε ἡ βασίλεια ταῦτα βαρέως φέρουσα;
Surely it does not escape you that the queen is taking these things badly?
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ὁ παῖς τέλος ἐπαύσατο βοῶν.
The boy finally stopped shouting.
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οἱ ἐκεῖ θανάτου κακίστου πάντες ἔτυχον.
The men there all met with a very bad death.
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I happened to be in the agora on the previous day.
ἐτυχον ἐν τῃ ἀγορᾳ τῃ προτεραιᾳ παρων.
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The prisoners ran away without the guard seeing them.
οἱ δεσμωται ἐλαθον τον φυλακα φυγοντες.
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Did you find the road before we did, friends?
ἀρα ἐφθασατε ἡμας την ὁδον εὑροντες, ὠ φιλοι;
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The reward is clearly going to be very useful.
ὁ μισθος δηλος ἐστι χρησιμωτατος ἐσομενος
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The citizens never ceased praising the king.
οἱ πολιται οὐδεποτε ἐπαυσαντο τον βασιλεα ἐπαινουντες.
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οἱ πολῖται ἐφοβοῦντο μὴ ἡ πόλις ληφθείη.
The citizens were afraid that the city would be captured.
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οὗτος ὁ παῖς οὐδένα κίνδυνον φοβεῖται.
This boy fears no danger.
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φοβούμεθα μὴ οὐ ἀκουσθῶμεν.
We fear that we may not be heard.
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ὁ δοῦλος τῷ δεσπότῃ ἐπείθετο, φοβούμενος μὴ κολάζηται.
The slave was obeying his master, fearing that he would be punished.
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οἱ στρατιῶται ἐφοβοῦντο μὴ οὐκ οἴκαδε ἐπανέλθοιεν.
The soldiers were afraid that they would not return home.
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φοβοῦμαι ἀναγνῶναι τὴν ἐπιστολήν.
I am afraid to read the letter.
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ἆρα φόβον ἔχεις μὴ ἀληθῶς εἶπεν ὁ θεός;
Do you have a fear that the god spoke truly?
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πάντες οἱ αἰχμάλωτοι φοβοῦνται μη δουλωθῶσιν.
All the prisoners of war are afraid they may be enslaved.
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ἔγραψα τοὺς λόγους, μὴ ἐπιλαθοίμην.
I wrote down the words, for fear I might forget.
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φόβος ἦν μὴ οὐκ ἀφίκοοντο οἱ σύμμαχοι.
There was a fear that the allies would not arrive.
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We fear that the summer may soon end.
φοβουμεθα μη το θερος δι’ ὀλιγου τελευτησῃ
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The old man was afraid to send for the doctor.
ὁ γερων ἐφοβειτο μεταπεμψασθαι τον ἰατρον
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The people on the island feared they might not be saved.
οἱ ἐν τῃ νησῳ ἐφοβουντο μη οὐ σωθειεν.
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Were you afraid that the enemy would return, citizens?
ἀρα ἐφοβεισθε μη οἱ πολεμιοι ἐπανελθοιεν, ὠ πολιται;
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I am afraid that we were seen by the teacher.
φοβουμαι μη ὑπο του διδασκαλου ὠφθημεν.
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οὐδὲν κωλύσει ἡμᾶς ἐνθάδε μένειν.
Nothing will prevent us from staying here
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δεῖ σκοπεῖν ὅπως τοῖς νόμοις πεισόμεθα.
It is necessary to see to it that we obey the laws
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οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι εἴργουσι τοὺς συμμάχους μὴ ἀφίστασθαι.
The Athenians prevent their allies from revolting
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ὅπως τοῦτο ὡς τάχιστα ποιήσεις.
See that you do this as quickly as possible!
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ἀεὶ ἐπιμελοῦμεθα μὴ τοιαῦτα πάθωμεν.
We always take care not to suffer such things
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ὁ χειμὼν οὐκ εἶρξε τὴν ναῦν μὴ οὐ εἰς τὸν λιμένα ἀφικέσθαι.
The storm did not prevent the ship from arriving at the harbour.
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οἱ παῖδες ἐπεμελοῦντο ὅπως μὴ ὑπὸ τοῦ γέροντος ὀφθήσονται.
The children were taking care not to be seen by the old man.
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διὰ τί ἐφρόντιζες μὴ οὐ ἐπανέλθοιμι;
Why were you worried that I would not return?
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ὁρᾶτε ὅπως μὴ προδώσετε τὴν πόλιν τοῖς πολεμίοις.
See that you don’t betray the city to the enemy!
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ὁ σκότος ἐκώλυσε τοὺς στρατιώτας τὸν κίνδυνον ἰδεῖν.
The darkness hindered the soldiers from seeing the danger
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What prevents you from sleeping, friend?
τί κωλυει σε καθευδειν, ὠ φιλε;
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We always take care to honour the gods.
ἀει ἐπιμελουμεθα ὁπως τιμησομεν τους θεους
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The master did not prevent the slaves from drinking the wine.
ὁ δεσποτης οὐκ εἰρξε τους δουλους μη οὐ το οἰνον πιειν.
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See that you fight bravely today, men!
ὁπως σημερον ἀνδρειως μαχεισθε, ὠ ἀνδρες.
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I am on my guard not to make a mistake.
φυλασσομαι μη οὐ ἁμαρτησομαι.
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ἆρα πάντα τὰ ἔθνη συγγενῆ ἦν;
Were all the tribes related?
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νομίζω τὸ θέρος ἄριστον μέρος τοῦ ἔτους εἶναι.
I think that summer is the best part of the year
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ποῦ ηὗρες τοὺς τοῦ τείχους λίθους;
Where did you find the stones of the wall?
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οἱ εὐσεβεῖς οὐκ ἀεὶ εὐτυχεῖς εἰσίν.
The pious are not always lucky.
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τὸ ἀργυροῦν ξίφος καλὸν μέν ἐστι, χρήσιμον δ’ οὔ.
The silver sword is beautiful, but not useful.
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ἀγνοῶ τὴν τῶν βαρβάρων φωνήν.
I do not know the language of the barbarians.
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ὁ ἡγεμὼν ᾔδει τὴν γέφυραν ἀσθενῆ μὲν ἀσφαλῆ δ’ οὖσαν.
The guide knew that the bridge was weak but safe
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διότι ἀδύνατον ἦν τὸν ποταμὸν διαβῆναι, πολὺν χρόνον ἠποροῦμεν.
Because it was impossible to cross the river, we were at a loss for a long time.
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τὴν τῶν ἀδίκων καὶ ἀσεβῶν βουλὴν ἄκοντες ἐδεξάμεθα.
We accepted the advice of the unjust and impious men unwillingly.
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ἆρ’ ἀθυμεῖς διὰ τὰ ἀπροσδοκήτως γενόμενα;
Are you despondent because of the things that happened unexpectedly?
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τὸν σῖτον ἤδη ἔχω· ζητῶ καὶ οἶνον.
I already have the food; I seek wine as well
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ἐγώ τε καὶ σὺ εὐτυχεῖς ἐσμεν.
Both you and I are lucky.
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τοσαῦτα κλέψας, θρασὺς δὴ ἐγένετο.
Having stolen so many things, he became bold indeed
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ἀπέπεμψα τὸν ἄγγελον· μῶρος γὰρ ἦν.
I sent the messenger away; for he was stupid
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ἓν ἆθλον χθὲς ἠνεγκάμην, καὶ ἄλλο αὔριον ἴσως δέξομαι.
I won one prize yesterday, and I shall perhaps receive another tomorrow
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εἰ αἰσχρόν ἐστι τοιαῦτα πράσσειν, αἰσχρόν ἐστι καὶ λέγειν.
If it is shameful to do such things, it is also shameful to talk about them
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οἱ πολῖται ἔχαιρόν που περὶ τῆς νίκης ἀκούσαντες;
I suppose the citizens were rejoicing because they had heard about the victory?
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λέγεις ὅτι αἰχμάλωτος ἦσθα· πῶς δήτα ὕστερον ἐλύθης;
You say that you were a prisoner; how then were you later released?
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ἀπώλεσα τὸ ἀργύριον· τήν γε τιμὴν ἔσωσα.
I lost the money; but I at least saved my honour
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ἐκείνη ταράσσει τὴν οἰκίαν· φιλῶ δ’ αὐτὴν ὅμως.
That the woman throws the house into confusion; but I love her nonetheless