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further translation suggestions...

319
1 if we supply a market place, you will have the necessary goods
2 if he does not do these things, he will be doing wrong
3 if they (will) withdraw, Cyrus will not honour them
4 if you make him a friend, it will help/he will assist (you)
5 if we conquer, he will not ravish the country
6 therefore if you send him to Cyrus, you will have ships ...

some further translation suggestions -

283
1 the river is called Maiandros
2 the commander was waging an unjust war
3 you are treating the friends of Cyrus badly
4 for the soldiers used-to-love these rulers more than the others
5 Proxenos was not being wronged by Cyrus
6 you were ravaging the country of the satrap
7 with (the) shouting they create fear in the horses
8 again Cyrus asked, ?Was-I/were-they harming the man?? ...

256
1 and in the tents there were shields
2 and there is a Persian army in the park
3 therefore I/they give thanks to the gods for victory
4 the satrap has destroyed this bridge in the night
5 those men/they were hostile to this old man
6 immediately they went to the mouth of the river
7 with the gods there are fine hopes of victory for the army
8 there were birds ...

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223
1. indeed we have well been on our guard against him
2. the army has been led against the middle of the enemy
3. the enemy have been gathered and drawn up together
4. Artaxerxes had made ready for war
5. these soldiers have been well drawn up
6. I have gladly obeyed this captain
7. this general had posted on the left
8. the generals had been brought to/into ...

submitting some Gk to Eng ?

189
1. He has proceeded to Cyrus
2. He/this one will have gladly ceased from the war with the barbarians
3. He dismissed both the general and the satrap
4. The soldiers had proceeded five stages through friendly country
5. Few of the soldiers bought the provisions
6. The hoplites have proceeded onto the summit
7. And the satrap sent into Phrygia for horses and arms and the other ...

The English reads:
It was right for Cyrus to send gifts to his soldiers.

One possible translation is"
a1cion h]n tw|~ Ku=rw|~ dw~ra toi=j stratiw&taij pe/mpain.

However, that sentence has two dative nouns (one of which is subjective, so it shurely can't be right).

Another possible translation is:
a1cion h]n, o9 ga\r Ku=roj dw~ra toi=j stratiw&taij pe/mpain.
But that sentence is now broken by a comma, and so doesn't seem quite right.



Any thoughts? ...

Can I decline them ALL out as in 38?

Kat

some suggested answers to the above exercises

after some months' break, I suspect there'll be more than the average number of errors - so all corrections gratefully received

Lesson 48. / Paragraph 451.
a. th\n seautou= a0rxh\n e1xeij
b. e0pole/mhsan a0llh/loij
g. suna/gei touj e9autou= stratiw/taj
d. e1deisan mh\ a0meloi~te u9mw~n a0utw~n
e. w3ra e0stin h9mi=n bouleu/esqai u9pe\r h9mw~n au0tw~n


Lesson 49. / Paragraph 464.
a. e0peirw~nto tre/yai tou\j e0mou\j stratiw/taj ei0j fugh/n
b. ...

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Also what are the two cases listed in between the singular and plural cases in the paradigms in this book? You know the D.N.A.V. ...

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