Section 1Hb. English to Greek

Question 1

clear; obvious

Answer 1

δῆλος, η, ον

Question 2

that

Answer 2

ὅτι

Question 3

play; joke (at)

Answer 3

παίζω (πρός + acc.)

Question 4

So the captain steers the ship towards the harbor.

Answer 4

ὁ οὖν κυβερνήτης τὸ πλοῖον κυβερνᾷ πρὸς τὸν λιμένα.

Question 5

Α sailor asks the captain where they are.

Answer 5

ναύτης δέ τις τὸν κυβερνήτην ἐρωτᾷ ποῦ εἰσιν.

Question 6

For the sailor does not know clearly where they are; for it is night.

Answer 6

ὁ γὰρ ναύτης οὐ σαφῶς οἶδε ποῦ εἰσιν· νὺξ γάρ ἐστιν.

Question 7

So the captain says that they are sailing into the harbor.

Answer 7

ὁ οὖν κυβερνήτης λέγει ὅτι εἰς τὸν λιμένα πλέουσιν.

Question 8

There is on the ship a rhapsode.

Answer 8

ἔστι δὲ ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ ῥάψῳδός τις.

Question 9

The Rhapsode is always quoting Homer.

Answer 9

ὁ δὲ ῥάψωδὸς ἀεὶ ὁμηρίζει.

Question 10

Dikaioplis makes fun of the rhapsode like Socrates with his students.

Answer 10

ὁ δὲ Δικαιόπολις παίζει πρὸς τὸν ῥάψῳδον ὥσπερ ὁ Σωκράτης πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς.

Question 11

SAILOR Where are we, captain?

Answer 11

ΝΑΥΤΗΣ ποῦ ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς, ὦ κυβερνῆτα;

Question 12

Do you know?

Answer 12

ἆρα οἶσθα σύ;

Question 13

For I do not clearly know.

Answer 13

οὐ γὰρ σαφῶς οἶδα ἔγωγε.

Question 14

For I see nothing, because of the night, and I do not know where we are.

Answer 14

ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐδὲν ὁρῶ διὰ τὴν νύκτα, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἐσμεν.

Question 15

CAPTAIN I know clearly.

Answer 15

ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΗΣ οἶδα σαφῶς.

Question 16

We are sailing towards the harbor, sailor.

Answer 16

πλέομεν γὰρ πρὸς τὸν λιμένα, ὦ ναῦτα.

Question 17

RHAPSODE “We are sailing on the wine-dark sea.”

Answer 17

ΡΑΨΩΙΔΟΣ (butting into the conversation with a Homeric phrase) “πλέομεν δ’ έπὶ οἴνοπα πόντον.”

Question 18

SAILOR What’s the fellow saying?

Answer 18

ΝΑΥ. τί λέγει ὁ ἄνθρωπος;

Question 19

DIK. It’s clear that the fellow is quoting Homer.

Answer 19

ΔΙΚ. δῆλόν ἐστιν ὅτι ὁμηρίζει ὁ ἄνθρωπος.

Question 20

He is a rhapsode.

Answer 20

ῥαψῳδός οὖν ἐστίν.

Question 21

RHAPSODE You are right, my friend.

Answer 21

ΡΑΨ. ἀληθῆ λέγεις, ὦ τᾶν·

Question 22

“We are sailing in a black ship.”

Answer 22

“πλέομεν δ’ ἐν νηὶ μελαίνῃ.”

Question 23

DIK. What are you saying, rhapsode?

Answer 23

ΔΙΚ. τί λέγεις, ὦ ῥαψῳδέ;

Question 24

What’s this “in a black ship”?

Answer 24

τὶ τὸ “ἐν νηὶ μελαίνῃ”;

Question 25

For our ship isn’t black.

Answer 25

οὐ γὰρ μέλαινα ἡ ἡμετέρα ναῦς.

Question 26

It is clear that you are stupid, and don’t know anything, but you are joking at us.

Answer 26

δῆλόν ἐστιν ὅτι μῶρος εἶ σύ, καὶ οὐκ οἶσθα οὐδέν, ἀλλὰ παίζεις πρὸς ἡμᾶς.

Question 27

RHAPSODE Be quiet. “In a swift ship” we are sailing, “in a hollow ship.”

Answer 27

ΡΑΨ. σιώπα. “ἐν νηὶ θοῇ” πλέομεν, “κοίλῃ ἐνὶ νηί.”

Question 28

DIK. Do you hear, sailors?

Answer 28

ΔΙΚ. ἆρα ἀκούετε, ὦ ναῦται;

Question 29

Come here and listen.

Answer 29

δεῦρο ἔλθετε και ἀκούετε.

Question 30

It is clear that our rhapsode is stupid.

Answer 30

δηλόν ἐστιν ὅτι μῶρος ὁ ἡμέτερος ῥαψῳδός.

Question 31

For the fellow does not know anything accurately, but is joking at us.

Answer 31

οὑ γὰρ οἶδεν οὐδέν ἀκριβῶς ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλὰ παίζει πρὸς ἡμᾶς.

Question 32

clear; obvious

Answer 32

δῆλος, η, ον

Question 33

that

Answer 33

ὅτι

Question 34

play; joke (at)

Answer 34

παίζω (πρός + acc.)