Athenaze Study Group - Lesson 3

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Exercise 3α

  1. οἱ βόες (S) οὐκέτι ἕλκουσι (TV) τὸ ἄροτρον (DO). The oxen are no longer pulling the plough.
  2. ὅ τε Δικαιόπολις (S) καὶ ὁ δοῦλος (S) προσχωροῦσι (IV) καὶ βλέπουσι (IV) πρὸς τὸ ἄροτρον. Both Dicaeopolis and the slave approach and look at the plough.
  3. ὁ Δικαιόπολις (S), «ἰδού,» φησίν (TV)· «λίθος μέγας (S) τὸ ἄροτρον (DO) ἐμποδίζει (TV). Dicaeopolis says, “Behold, a big stone is obstructing the plough.
  4. «αἶρε (TV-IMP) τὸν λίθον (DO) καὶ ἔκφερε (TV-IMP) ἔκ τοῦ ἀγροῦ.» “Lift the stone and carry [it] out of the field.
  5. ὁ δὲ δοῦλος (S), «ἰδού,» φησίν (TV)· «μέγας (C) ἐστὶν (LV) ὁ λίθος (S)· οὐ δυνατόν (C) ἐστιν (LV) αἴρειν (TV-INF) αὐτόν.» But the slave says, “Behold, the stone is big; it is not possible to lift it.”
  6. Both Dicaeopolis and the slave lift the stone and carry it out of the field.
  7. Do not stand still, oxen, but hurry on!
  8. The oxen are no longer standing still, but they are again pulling the plough.

Exercise 3β

  1. οἱ βόες καθεύδουσιν ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ.
  2. ἐλθὲ δεῦρο καὶ ἐξέλαυνε τοὺς βοῦς, ὦ δοῦλοι.
  3. τὸ κέντρον λαμβάνουσι καὶ βραδέως προσχωροῦσι τοῖς βουσίν.
  4. σπεύδετε, ὦ βόες· μὴ καθεύδετε ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ.
  5. οὐ δυνατὸν ἐστι τοὺς βοῦς ἐξελαύνειν· ἰσχυροὶ γάρ εἰσι.

Exercise 3γ

  1. τοὺς ἀνθρώπους
  2. οἱ δοῦλοι
  3. ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις
  4. ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν
  5. πρὸς τὰ δένδρα
  6. τῶν Ἀθηναίων
  7. τὸ ἄροτρον
  8. τὸν χρόνον
  9. οἱ πόνοι
  10. τοὺς δούλους

Exercise 3δ

  1. οἱ δοῦλοι πονοῦσιν ἐν τοῖς ἀγροῖς.
  2. οἱ ἄνθρωποι σπεύδουσι πρὸς τὸν οἶκον.
  3. ὅ τε Δικαιόπολις καὶ ὁ δοῦλος μένουσιν ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ.
  4. λείπετε τὸ ἄροτρον, ὦ δοῦλοι, ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ.
  5. αἴρετε τοὺς λίθους, ὦ δοῦλοι, καὶ ἐκφέρετε ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν.
  6. οὐ δυνατόν ἐστι τοὺς λίθους αἴρειν καὶ ἐκφέρειν.

Exercise 3ε

  1. Dicaeopolis drives the oxen, but the oxen are no longer pulling the plough.
    ὁ μὲν δεσπότης καλεῖ τοὺς δούλους, οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι οὐκ ἐλαύνουσι τοὺς βοῦς.
  2. Do not sit in the house, boys, but come here and help.
    μὴ μένετε ἐν τοῖς ἀγροῖς, ὦ παῖδες, ἀλλὰ βαδίζετε πρὸς τὸν οἶκον καὶ καθεύδετε.
  3. The boys are strong; for they are carrying big rocks.
    οἱ δοῦλοι ἀργοί εἰσιν· οὐκέτι γὰρ πονοῦσιν.
  4. Take the plough, slaves, and hurry to the fields.
    λύετε τοὺς βοῦς, ὦ δοῦλοι, καὶ λείπετε τὰ ἄροτρα ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ.
  5. Do not shirk, boys. Be brave!
    μὴ μένετε, ὦ παῖδες. μὴ ἀργοὶ ἔστε.

Exercise 3ζ

  1. ὁ δεσπότης σπεύδει πρὸς τὸν ἀγρόν.
  2. πρὸς τὸν ἀγρὸν βλέπει καί, «τοσοῦτοι λίθοι,» φησίν, «ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ εἰσίν. οὐ δυνατόν ἐστιν ἀροῦν.
  3. «ἐλθὲ δεῦρο, ὦ δοῦλε, καὶ ἔκφερε τοὺς λίθους ἐκ τοῦ ἀγροῦ.»
  4. ὁ δὲ δοῦλος, «οὐ δυνατόν ἐστιν,» φησίν, «ἐκφέρειν τοσούτους λίθους ἐκ τοῦ ἀγροῦ. συλλάμβανε οὖν καὶ σύ.»