Section 10C Greek to English

Question 1

οἷος, οἷα, οἷον

Answer 1

what a! what sort of a!

Question 2

προσαγορεύω

Answer 2

address, speak to

Question 3

σπουδή, ἡ

Answer 3

haste, zeal; seriousness

Question 4

τεῖχος, τείχεος (τείχους), τό

Answer 4

wall (of a city)

Question 5

φίλτατος, η, ον

Answer 5

most dear

Question 6

φύλαξ, φύλακος, ὁ, ἡ

Answer 6

guard

Question 7

(αἱ μὲν οὖν γρᾶες ἀπέρχονται, ὁ δὲ Κινησίας ἀφικνεῖται, προσιὼν δ’ ὀλοφύρεται.)

Answer 7

(The old women go away while Kinesias arrives and as he approaches, he laments.)

Question 8

ΚΙΝΗΣΙΑΣ οἴμοι κακοδαίμων, οἷος ὁ σπασμός μ’ ἔχει.

Answer 8

KINESIAS “Oh, poor me, what discomfort tortures me!”

Question 9

ΛΥΣΙΣΤΡΑΤΗ (ἀπὸ τοῦ τείχους λέγουσα)

Answer 9

LYSISTRATA (speaking from the wall)

Question 10

τίς οὗτος ὃς διὰ τῶν φυλάκων λαθὼν ἐβιάσατο;

Answer 10

“Who is this man who has forced his way through the guards without our noticing?”

Question 11

ΚΙΝ. ἐγώ.

Answer 11

KIN. “It’s me.”

Question 12

ΛΥ. ἀνὴρ εἶ;

Answer 12

LYS. “Are you a man?”

Question 13

ΚΙΝ. ἀνὴρ δῆτα.

Answer 13

KIN. “A man, to be sure.”

Question 14

ΛΥ. οὐκ ἄπει δῆτ’ ἐκποδών;

Answer 14

LYS. “Won’t you get the hell out of here then?”

Question 15

ΚΙΝ. σὺ δ’ εἶ τίς, ἣ ἐκβάλλεις με;

Answer 15

KIN. “Who are you, who are throwing me out?”

Question 16

ΛΥ. φύλαξ.

Answer 16

LYS. “A guard.”

Question 17

ΚΙΝ. οἴμοι.

Answer 17

KIN. “Woe is me.”

Question 18

(πρὸς ἑαυτὸν λέγων)

Answer 18

(Speaking to himself)

Question 19

δῆλον ὅτι δεῖ με—δυστυχῆ ὄντα—εὔξασθαι τοῖς θεοῖς ἄπασιν.

Answer 19

“It’s clear that I must, unlucky as I am, pray to all the gods.”

Question 20

ἴσως δὲ οἱ θεοί, οἷς εὔχομαι, δώσουσί μοι τὴν γυναῖκα ἰδεῖν.

Answer 20

“Perhaps the gods, to whom I am praying, will grant that I can see my wife.”

Question 21

(εὔχεται ὁ ἀνήρ)

Answer 21

(The man prays.)

Question 22

ἀλλ’ ὦ πάντες θεοί, δότε μοι τὴν γυναῖκα ἰδεῖν.

Answer 22

“(But) all you gods, grant that I may see my wife.”

Question 23

(αὖθις τὴν Λυσιστράτην προσαγορεύει)

Answer 23

(Again he addresses Lysistrata.)

Question 24

πρὸς τῶν θεῶν νῦν ἐκκάλεσόν μοι Μυρρίνην.

Answer 24

“By the gods, call Myrrhine out here (to me) now.”

Question 25

ΛΥ. (appearing to soften) σὺ δὲ τίς εἶ;

Answer 25

LYS. “Who are you?”

Question 26

ΚΙΝ. ἀνὴρ ἐκείνης, Κινησίας Παιονίδης, ᾧ συνοικεῖ.

Answer 26

KIN. “Her husband, Kinesias of the deme Paionis, with whom she lives.”

Question 27

(πρὸς ἑαυτὸν λέγων)

Answer 27

(Speaking to himself)

Question 28

εὖ γε, ὡς εὐξαμένῳ ἔδοσάν μοι οἱ θεοὶ τὴν Μυρρίνην ἰδεῖν.

Answer 28

“Hurray! Because I’ve prayed, the gods have granted that I can see Myrrhine.”

Question 29

ΛΥ. (very friendly) ὦ χαῖρε, φίλτατε Κινησία.

Answer 29

LYS. “Hello, dearest Kinesias.”

Question 30

εὖ ἴσμεν γὰρ τὸ σὸν ὄνομα καὶ ἡμεῖς.

Answer 30

“For we too know your name well.”

Question 31

ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡ γυνή σ’ ἔχει διὰ στόμα.

Answer 31

“For you are always on your wife’s lips.”

Question 32

καὶ μὴν λαβοῦσα μῆλον “ὡς ηδἐως”, φησί, “Κινησίᾳ τοῦτ’ ἂν διδοίην.”

Answer 32

And in fact taking an apple, she says, ‘How gladly would I give this to Kinesias.’”

Question 33

ΚΙΝ. (his passion increasing) ὢ πρὸς θεῶν· ἐγὼ ὁ ἀνὴρ ᾧ Μυρρίνη βούλεται μῆλα διδόναι;

Answer 33

KIN. “Oh by the gods, am I the man to whom Myrrhine wants to give apples?”

Question 34

ΛΥ. νὴ τὴν Ἀφριδίτην.

Answer 34

LYS. “[Yes] by Aphrodite.”

Question 35

καὶ δὴ καὶ χθές, ὅτε περὶ ἀνδρῶν ἐνέπεσε λόγος τις, ἡ σὴ γυνὴ “παντῶν”, ἔφη “ἄριστον νομίζω τὸν Κινησίαν.”

Answer 35

“Indeed, even yesterday, when some discussion concerning men arose, your wife said, ‘I consider Kinesias the best of all.’”

Question 36

ΚΙΝ. (desperately) ἴθι νυν κάλεσον αὐτήν.

Answer 36

KIN. “Then go and call her.”

Question 37

ΛΥ. (stretching out her hand) τί οὖν;

Answer 37

LYS. “What then?”

Question 38

δώσεις τί μοι;

Answer 38

“Will you give me something?”

Question 39

ΚΙΝ. νὴ τὸν Δία ἔγωγέ σοί τι δώσω.

Answer 39

KIN. “By Zeus, I’ll give you something.”

Question 40

ἔχω δὲ τοῦτο· ὅπερ οὖν ἔχω δίδωμί σοι.

Answer 40

“I have this; so what I have, I give to you.”

Question 41

σὺ οὖν, ᾗ δίδωμι τόδε, κάλεσον αὐτήν.

Answer 41

“So you, to whom I give this, call her.”

Question 42

(ὃ ἔχει ἐν τῇ χειρὶ δίδωσι τῇ Λυσιστράτῃ.)

Answer 42

(He gives what he has in his hand to Lysistrata.”

Question 43

ΛΥ. εἶεν· καταβᾶσα καλῶ σοι αὐτήν.

Answer 43

LYS. “Well then, I’ll go down and call her for you.”

Question 44

(καταβαίνει ἀπὸ τοῦ τείχους.)

Answer 44

(She goes down quickly from the wall.)

Question 45

ΚΙΝ. ταχέως.

Answer 45

KIN. “Quickly.”

Question 46

ΜΥ. (ἔνδον οὖσα) σὺ δ’ ἐμὲ τούτῳ μὴ κάλει, Λυσιστράτη.

Answer 46

MYRRHINE (inside) “Don’t you call to him, Lysistrata.”

Question 47

οὐ γὰρ βούλομαι καταβῆναι.

Answer 47

“For I don’t want to go down.”

Question 48

ΚΙΝ. ὦ Μυρρινίδιον, τί ταῦτα δρᾷς;

Answer 48

KIN. “Myrrhine baby, why are you doing this?”

Question 49

καταβᾶσα πάσῃ σπουδῇ δεῦρ’ ἐλθέ.

Answer 49

“Come down with all haste and come here.”

Question 50

ΜΥ. μὰ Δί’ ἐγὼ μὲν οὔ.

Answer 50

MYR. “By Zeus, I won’t.”

Question 51

ἀλλ’ ἄπειμι.

Answer 51

“I’ll go away instead.”

Question 52

ΚΙΝ. μὴ δῆτ’ ἄπιθι, ἀλλὰ τῷ γοῦν παιδίῳ ὑπάκουσον.

Answer 52

KIN. “Don’t go away, but listen to our baby at any rate.”

Question 53

(τῷ παιδίῳ λέγει, ὃ θεράπων τις φέρει.)

Answer 53

(He speaks to the baby, which a servant carries.)

Question 54

οὗτος, οὐ καλεῖς τὴν μαμμίαν;

Answer 54

“You there, won’t you call mama?”

Question 55

ΠΑΙΔΙΟΝ μαμμία μαμμία μαμμία.

Answer 55

BABY “Mama mama mama.”

Question 56

ΚΙΝ. αὕτη, τί πάσχεις;

Answer 56

KIN. “You there, what’s up with you?”

Question 57

ἆρ’ οὐκ οἰκτίρεις τὸ παιδίον, ὃ ἄλουτον ὂν τυγχάνει;

Answer 57

“Don’t you pity the baby, which is unwashed?”

Question 58

ΜΥ ἔγωγε οἰκτίρω δῆτα.

Answer 58

MYR. “In that case I do pity it.”

Question 59

ΚΙΝ. κατάβηθι οὖν, ὦ δαιμονία, τοῦ παιδίου ἔνεκα.

Answer 59

KIN. “Come down then, my dear lady, for the sake of the baby.”

Question 60

ΜΥ. (sighing) οἷον τὸ τεκεῖν.

Answer 60

MYR. “What it is to bear children!”

Question 61

χρὴ καταβῆναι.

Answer 61

“I must go down.”

Question 62

οἷος, οἷα, οἷον

Answer 62

what a! what sort of a!

Question 63

προσαγορεύω

Answer 63

address, speak to

Question 64

σπουδή, ἡ

Answer 64

haste, zeal; seriousness

Question 65

τεῖχος, τείχεος (τείχους), τό

Answer 65

wall (of a city)

Question 66

φίλτατος, η, ον

Answer 66

most dear

Question 67

φύλαξ, φύλακος, ὁ, ἡ

Answer 67

guard