Schmisek - A Greek reader for Chase and Phillips: selections from antiquity

interrogative particle expects a negative answer, whereas expects a positive answer

, -,

life

certainly

opposite

what?

f/nom/sing: it (refers to )

now, so

call

, -,

concept

, -,

complete

never

, -,

musical

,

unmusical

therefore

therefore

Vocabulary

, -,

Antisthenes, ca. ca. BCE, considered the founder of the Cynics. Also, one of the most devoted followers of Socrates

,-,

Plato (see introduction)

,-,

The Apology , a work of Plato (see introduction)

/, , (), / (Lesson , section )

Three

m/gen/sing of him

,-, (+ gen)

to bring a charge against (someone)

,-,

Anytos (ca. th th BCE), a wealthy Athenian, war hero and democratic leader who brought charges against Socrates

,-,

Lycon, one of the three who brought charges against Socrates

,-,

Meletos, titular accuser of Socrates, perhaps the tool of Anytus, since Meletos was rather young at the time

(+ gen)

on behalf of

,-,

a skilled workman

,-,

civil administrator

,-,

a speaker, politician

Vocabulary (continued)

m/acc/pl all

,-,

Socrates (- BCE) famous philosopher condemned to death by an Athenian jury

, ,

to tear to pieces

m/nom/sing Perf. Pass. Ptc. having been condemned

, ,

Doric contraction of Fut. Act. Inf: to pay in full

,-,

Eubulides of Miletus, a teacher at Athens. He wrote a work against Aristotle, and is said to have taught Demosthenes

twenty-five

,-,

to agree (to)

one hundred

(+ gen) (Lesson )

on account of

n/gen/pl Pfct. Pass. Ptc. things accomplished (with dative of agent)

(Lesson )

by me st pers./sing./dat. personal pronoun

(Lesson )

here: I adjudicate: from cf. below

Vocabulary (continued)

,-,

consumption

public maintenance

,-,

to condemn (one) [+ gen] to (something) [+ acc]

m/acc/sing him

,-,

prison

(Lesson )

where

n/acc/pl many

( + )

f/acc/pl many

, ,

to drink

,-,

hemlock

,-,

The Phaedo , a work of Plato (see introduction)

(Lesson )

immediately

to have a change of mind

, ,

to close

,-,

palaestra, wrestling school

,-,

gymnasium

,-,

to banish

Vocabulary (continued)

, , (-contract verb; Lesson )

to honor

,-,

f/dat/sing bronze

,-,

statue

, , (st pers. pl. ) (Lesson )

to place

,-,

a storehouse in Athens for sacred items used in the Panathenaic Festival. The storehouse was located between the Sacred and Dipylon Gates through which passed the road that led to Platos Academy and the sacred city of Eleusis

Vocabulary

nd sing. Pres. Act. Impv. from , , to say, speak

( + )

my good man

(Lesson )

m-f/nom/sing of the interrogative pronoun who

(Lesson )

m/acc/pl them (young people)

(-contract verb; Lesson )

rd sing. Pres. Act. Ind. from ,-, to make (someone something)

(Lesson )

n/acc/sing this

(-contract verb; Lesson )

st sing. Pres. Act. Ind. from , -, to ask

(Lesson )

knows (rd sing.)

(Lesson )

m/nom/pl these

,-,

Socrates (- BCE), a famous philosopher condemned to death by an Athenian jury

how are you speaking? what do you mean?

Vocabulary (continued)

,-,

Meletos, titular accuser of Socrates, perhaps the tool of Anytus, since Meletos was rather young at the time

(Lesson )

yes indeed

...

indicates alternatives: here supply does this apply to... or...

(Lesson )

m/nom/pl all (cf. )

excellent!

particle of strong affirmation with the accusative of the divinity invoked, here Hera

(Lesson )

f/acc/sing from much, many

,-,

abundance

m/gen/pl Pres. Act. Ptc. benefactors

but what then

,-,

listener

,-,

Council member (There were about members)

but surely

expects a negative answer

,-, (Lesson , n. )