Medea 1-250 Vocab Flashcards
(105 cards)
1
Q
διαπτασθαι
A
Winged its way
2
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κυανεας
A
Dark blue
3
Q
πευκη
A
Pine trees
4
Q
τμηθεισα
A
Felled
5
Q
το παγχρυσαν δερος
A
The Golden Fleece
6
Q
αμπλακουσα
A
Separated
7
Q
άνδανουσα
A
Pleasing to
8
Q
διχοστατη
A
At variance with
9
Q
γαμοις…βασιλικοις ευναζεται
A
Is bedding down in a royal match
10
Q
αισυμνα
A
Who rules
11
Q
ανακαλει
A
Invokes
12
Q
οίας αμοιβης
A
What an unjust return
13
Q
τον παντα συντηκουσα δακρυοις χρονον
A
Spending all the time dissolved in tears
14
Q
νουθετουμενη
A
While being warned
15
Q
συμφορας’ ύπο
A
At misfortune’s hand
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Q
ευφραινεται
A
Takes joy in
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Q
ανεξεται
A
Put up with
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Q
θηκτον…φασγανον
A
A whetted sword
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Q
δι’ ήπατος
A
Through her vitals
20
Q
καλλινικος ασεται
A
Will sing the song of victory
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Q
αλγειν
A
Grieving
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θρεομενη σαυτη κακα
A
Complaining of your troubles to your own ears
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Q
φρενων ανθαπτεται
A
It touches their hearts
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ες τουτ εκβεβηκ’ αλγηδονος
A
I have reached such an extreme state of anguish
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σηλω σ’
I envy you
26
μετεγνων
I regret
27
προς γενειου
By your beard
28
πεσσους
The gaming tables
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παλατεροι θασσουσι
Where the old men sit
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εξανεξεται
Will he allow
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παλαια καινων λειπετα κηδευματων
The old marriage ties give way to the new
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εξηντληκεναι
Drained the cup to the he bottom
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άλισκεται
He is caught
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κερδους χαριν
For the sake of gain
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ώς μάλιστα τουσδ’ ερημωσας εχε
Keep them as far away as you can
36
ειδον ομμα νιν ταυρουμενην
I have seen her turn a savage glance to them (literally like a bull)
37
μελεα τε πονων
How miserable in my sorrows
38
στυγεραν τε φυσιν φρενος αυθαδους
Her fierce nature and the hatefulness of her wilful temper
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νεφος οιμωγης...αναψει
She will kindle the cloud of lamentation
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απ’ αρχης εξαιρομενον
That is rising from its birth
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μεγαλοσπλαγχνος δυσκαταπαυστος
Her proud soul, so hard to check
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μετεχουσι
share
43
αμπλακιας
Share
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ύπεραλγω
I feel painful anxiety
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ληματα
The minds
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ειθασθαι
To be accustomed
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ειη καταγηρασκειν
May I grow old
48
επι μη μεγαλοις οχυρως
In moderate circumstances and with security
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χρησθαι μακρω λωστα
In action moderation is the best thing
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τα δ’ύπερβαλλοντ’ ουδενα καιρον δυναται θνητοις
Excessive riches mean no advantage for mortals
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συνηδομαι
I rejoice
52
φιλια κεκραται
Since a tie of friendship has been blended
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φρουδα
Has perished
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λεκτρα τυραννων
Marriage with the royal family
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τηκει
Wastes away
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φιλων ουδενος ουδεν παραθαλπομενη φρένα μυθοις
Her heart in no way soothed by the words of her friends
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φλοξ ουρανια
A flash of lightning
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τας αμπλατου κοιτας
The unapproachable bed
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χαρασσου
(Don’t) vex yourself
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μη λιαν τακου δυρομενα σον ευναταν
Don’t grieve excessively or weep over your husband
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λευσσεθ’
Do you see
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ενδησαμενα
I who have bound
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διακναιομενους
Ground to destruction
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κασιν
Brother
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ευκταιαν
Invoked in prayer
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ταμιας νενομισται
Who is deemed guardian
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πως αν...ελθοι
How I wish that she would come
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μυθων τ’αυδαθεντων δεξαιτ’ ομφαν
And would accept the sound of spoken words
69
μεθειη
She might let go
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λημα φρενων
The strong passion of her mind
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απεστω
May it never desert
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αυδα
Tell her
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χαριν τηνδ’ επιδωσω
I will make you a further present
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τοκαδος δεργμα λεανης
Like a lioness with new-born cubs
75
όρμηθη
Approaches
76
σκαιους
Foolish
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ηύροντο βιω τερπνας ακοας
They have invented songs joyful to hear for life
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πολυχορδοις ωδαις
Song sung to the lyre
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σφαλλουσι
Overthrow
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ακεισθαι μολπαισι
To cure these things by song
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ευδειπνοι δαιτες
Banquets of plenty
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τι ματην τεινουσι βοην
Why do they make shrill their loud voice to no purpose
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πληρωμα
The abundance
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παρον
At hand
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ιαχαν αιον πολυστονον γοων
I have heard her loud groans
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λιγυρα δ’αχεα μογερα
Shrill cries of grievous woe
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νυχιον
Dark
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εφ’ άλμυραν Ποντου
Over the briny gateway of the Black Sea
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κληδ’ απερατον
A gateway few traverse
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μεμψησθ’
(So that you don’t) find fault with me
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σεμνους γεγωτας
Have shown themselves to be haughty
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ομματων από...εν θυραιος
Out of sight...in public
93
δυσκλειαν...και ραθυμιαν
A reputation for indifference (hendiadys)
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αφ’ ήσυχου ποδος
By behaving quietly
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σπλαγχνον
True character
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στυγει δεδορκως
They hate him on sight
97
προσχωρειν
Make themselves agreeable
98
ουδ’ αστον ηνες
Nor do I have any words of praise
99
αυθαδης
Self-willed
100
πικρος
Harmful
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αμαθιας
Due to his ignorance
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αελπτον
The sudden blow
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εκβεβηχ’ ούμος
Has turned out
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εμψυχα και γνωμην
Breath and intellectual faculty
105
χρηματων ύπερβολη
At an exorbitant price
