[B-Greek] Translation Exercises

Kevin Smith kgsmith at webmail.co.za
Sun Sep 26 06:14:53 EDT 2004


I'm making my first foray from biblical to classical Greek. Do I have
the following sentences right?


1. APOQNHiSKOUSI KAI hOI FILOSOFOI, NEOI DE TAS YUCAS AEI

"Even philosophers die, but they are always young at heart."


2. OI QEOI PANTA SOFOI. QEION D' OUN TO AEI KALWS DIDASKEIN.

"The gods are wise with reference to all things. Therefore, to always
teach well is something divine." 

*** Is QEION neuter nominative?


3. QNHTOI DH OI ANQRWPOI TA SWMATA ALL' OUK APOQNHiKOUSIN OI SOFOI OI
PALAI TAS YUCAS.

"Men, indeed, are mortal in body, but the wise men of old, who were wise
in soul, do not die."


4. PANTES D' OUN MANQANOMEN AEI OUDE SOFOS OUDEIS ESTI QNHTOS ALL'
ASOFOI HMEIS PANTES TE KAI PASAI. 

"Now then, all men are constantly learning and no wise man is mortal,
but we all, both men and women, are foolish."


5. ZWHN TE KAI QANATON OI QEOI DIDOASIN. YUCH GAR AQANATOS KAI ESMEN
SWMA QNHTOI PANTES OI ANQRWPOI. 

"The gods give both life and death. For the soul is immortal and we, all
men, are mortal with reference to the body." 

6. TO MEN EAUTON PANTA DIDASKEIN KALON ESTI KAI AGAQON, TO D' OUDEN
EQELEIN MANQANEIN AEI AISCRON. OI GAR SOFOI GE TAS YUCAS ESMEN NEANIAI.

"To always teach oneself all things is good and well, but to never want
to learn anything (i.e., be taught by another) is disgraceful. For even
we who are wise of soul are [but] youths."



Thanks


Kevin Smith





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