Section 1C.a. Greek to English

Question 1

ἀλλά

Answer 1

but (“however”)

Question 2

γάρ

Answer 2

for

Question 3

ἡμεῖς

Answer 3

we

Question 4

μή

Answer 4

don’t

Question 5

οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ

Answer 5

no; not

Question 6

ὡς

Answer 6

how!

Question 7

ΖΗΝ. (more frantically) ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ἀκούω, ὦ φίλοι.

Answer 7

Sden. I do not hear [it], friends.

Question 8

μὴ φροντίζετε.

Answer 8

Don’t worry!

Question 9

αλλὰ δεῦρο ἔλθετε καὶ βλέπετε, δεῦρο.

Answer 9

But come over here and look … over here!

Question 10

ὁρῶ γὰρ τὰ ἐμπόρια καὶ τὰς ὁλκάδας ἔγωγε.

Answer 10

For I see the markets and the merchant ships.

Question 11

ἆρα ὁρᾶτε τὰ ἐμπόρια καὶ ὑμεῖς;

Answer 11

Do you also see the markets?

Question 12

ΚΥΒ. καὶ ΔΙΚ. ὁρῶμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς. τί μήν;

Answer 12

CAPTAIN and DIK. We ourselves also see (them). So what?

Question 13

ΖΗΝ. (waxing lyrical) ὦ Πόσειδον, ὡς καλαί εἰσιν αἱ ὁλκάδες, ὡς καλά ἐστι τὰ ἐμπόρια.

Answer 13

SDEN. O Poseidon, how beautiful are the merchant ships, how beautiful are the markets!

Question 14

ἀλλὰ δεῦρο βλέπετε, ὦ φίλοι.

Answer 14

But look over here, friends.

Question 15

ΚΥΒ. ἄκουε, ὦ Ζηνόθεμι, καὶ μὴ λέγε “ὡς καλά ἐστι τὰ ἐμπόρια.”

Answer 15

CAPTAIN Listen, Sdenothemis, and don’t say “How beautiful are the markets.”

Question 16

ἡμεῖς γὰρ τὸν ψόφον σαφῶς ἀκούομεν.

Answer 16

For we hear the noise clearly.

Question 17

ΔΙΚ. ἀλλὰ πόθεν ὁ ψόφος;

Answer 17

DIK. But where is the noise [coming] from?

Question 18

ΚΥΒ. (pointing down below) κάτωθεν, ὦ Δικαιόπολι.

Answer 18

CAPTAIN. From below, Dikaiopolis.

Question 19

διὰ τί οὐ καταβαίνομεν ὑμεῖς;

Answer 19

Why don’t we go down ourselves?

Question 20

ἐλθέ, ὦ Δικαιόπολι —

Answer 20

Come on, Dikaiopolis —

Question 21

ΖΗΝ. (by now quite desperate) ποῖ βαίνετε ὑμεῖς; ποῖ βαίνετε;

Answer 21

SDEN. Where are you going? Where are you going?

Question 22

διὰ δί οὐ μένετε, ὦ φίλοι;

Answer 22

Why don’t you stay, friends?

Question 23

μὴ φροντίζετε. ὁρῶ γὰρ ἐγώ —

Answer 23

Don’t worry. For I see —

Question 24

ἀλλά

Answer 24

but (“however”)

Question 25

γάρ

Answer 25

for

Question 26

ἡμεῖς

Answer 26

we

Question 27

μή

Answer 27

don’t

Question 28

οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ

Answer 28

no; not

Question 29

ὡς

Answer 29

how!