Section 12 B Vocabulary and text

Question 1

διαφέρ-ω

Answer 1

fazer diferença;
diferir de (+ gen.);
ser superior a (+ gen.)

Question 2

εἴτε . . . εἴτε

Answer 2

se… ou

Question 3

ἑκάτερος ᾱ oν

Answer 3

cada um (de dois)

Question 4

εὔνοια, ἡ

Answer 4

boa vontade (1b)

Question 5

καὶ μήν

Answer 5

e além disso; olha!

Question 6

κατά (+ ac.)

Answer 6

de acordo com;
para baixo;
ao longo de;
em relação a

Question 7

κατήγορος

Answer 7

ὁ promotor (2a)

Question 8

ὅρκος

Answer 8

ὁ juramento (2a)

Question 9

προσέχω τὸν νοῦν

Answer 9

prestar atenção a (+ dat.)

Question 10

(εἰσέρχεται Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ κατήγορος)

Answer 10

Apollodoros the prosecutor comes in.

Question 11

ΣΤΡ. ἀλλὰ τίς ἐστιν ἐκεῖνος, ὃς πρὸς τὸ βῆμα προσέρχεται ταχέως βαδίζων;

Answer 11

S T R Y M O D O R O S But who is that, who is approaching the rostrum, walking quickly?

Question 12

ΚΩ. τυγχάνει κατηγορῶν ἐν τῇ δίκῃ οὗτος, ᾧ ὄνομά ἐστιν Ἀπολλόδωρος,
φύσις δὲ αὐτοῦ πολυπράγμων.

Answer 12

K O M I A S This happens to be the prosecutor in the trial, whose name is Apollodoros, and
he has a meddlesome nature.

Question 13

Εϒ. ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲν διαφέρει εἴτε πολυπράγμων ἡ φύσις αὐτοῦ ἢ οὔ.

Answer 13

E U E R G I D E S But it makes no difference if his nature is meddling or not.

Question 14

δεῖ γὰρ ἡμᾶς κοινὴν τὴν εὔνοιαν τοῖς ἀγωνιζομένοις παρέχειν, καὶ ὁμοίως ἀκοῦσαι τοὺς λόγους οἷς χρῆται ἑκάτερος, κατὰ τὸν ὅρκον ὃν ἀπέδομεν.

Answer 14

For we must show common goodwill for the contestants and listen in the same way to the
arguments which each of them uses, according to the oath which we swore.

Question 15

καὶ μὴν ὁ Ἀπολλόδωρος ἑαυτῷ καὶ ἄλλοις πολλοῖς δοκεῖ εὐεργετεῖν τὴν πόλιν καὶ κυρίους ποιεῖν τοὺς νόμους, τὴν Νέαιραν γραψάμενος γραφὴν ξενίας.

Answer 15

And indeed Apollodoros seems to himself and to many others to be benefiting the city and making the laws valid by bringing a charge against Neaira for being an alien.

Question 16

ΚΩ. ἴσως δὴ φιλόπολις ἔφυ ὁ Ἀπολλόδωρος.

Answer 16

K O M. Perhaps Apollodoros is naturally patriotic.

Question 17

ἀλλὰ γιγνώσκω σέ, ὦ Εὐεργίδη, κατήγορον ὄντα πάνυ δεινὸν λέγειν.

Answer 17

But I know that you, Euergides, as a prosecutor are very clever at speaking.

Question 18

ἀεὶ γὰρ ὑπὸ τῶν διωκόντων λέγεται τὰ τοιαῦτα.

Answer 18

For such things are always said by the accusers.

Question 19

καὶ Ἀπολλόδωρος, εὖ οἶδ᾽ ὅτι, τὰ αὐτὰ ἐρεῖ·

Answer 19

And Apollodoros, I know it well, will say the same things;

Question 20

‘οὐχ ὑπῆρξα τῆς ἔχθρας’, φήσει, καὶ ‘ὁ φεύγων ἡμᾶς ἠδίκησε μάλιστα’, καὶ ‘βούλομαι τιμωρεῖσθαι αὐτόν.’

Answer 20

‘I did not begin the enmity’, he will say, and ‘The defendant did me the greatest injustice’, and ‘I want to be revenged on him.’

Question 21

ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ἀεὶ ὑπὸ τῶν τοιούτων πείθομαι.

Answer 21

But I am not always persuaded

by such statements.

Question 22

Εϒ. εἰκός. νῦν δὲ οὐκ ἂν σιγῴης καὶ προσέχοις τὸν νοῦν;

Answer 22

E U. Reasonably. But now won’t you be quiet and concentrate?

Question 23

χρέμπτεται γὰρ ἤδη ὁ Ἀπολλόδωρος, ὅπερ ποιοῦσιν οἱ ἀρχόμενοι λέγοντες, καὶ ἀνίσταται.

Answer 23

For Apollodoros is already clearing his throat, as people do who are starting to speak, and he is
standing up.

Question 24

ΚΩ. σιγήσομαι, ὦ Εὐεργίδη. ἀλλ’ ὅπως σιωπήσεις καὶ σύ, ὦ Στρυμόδωρε, καὶ προσέξεις τὸν νοῦν.

Answer 24

K O M. I shall be silent, Euergides. But see that you are silent too, Strymodoros, and concentrate.