Homework

These are the homework assignments for GREK 1111 in Spring 2024 at Fairfield University. Many of these assignments will likely require consultation of the Complete Vocabulary or various paradigms, and you can find all answers to the homework at the Answer Key.


Table of contents

  1. Practice Homework 1 (Due R 1/18)
  2. Practice Homework 2 (Due M 1/22)
  3. Homework 1 (Due W 1/24)
  4. Homework 2 (Due R 1/25)
  5. Homework 3 (Due M 1/29)
  6. Homework 4 (Due W 1/31)
  7. Homework 5 (Due R 2/1)
  8. Homework 6 (Due M 2/5)
  9. Homework 7 (Due W 2/7)
  10. Homework 8 (Due R 2/8)
  11. Homework 9 (Due M 2/12)
  12. Homework 10 (Due W 2/14)
  13. Homework 11 (Due R 2/15)
  14. Homework 12 (Due T 2/20)
  15. Homework 13 (Due W 2/21)
  16. Homework 14 (Due R 2/22)
  17. Homework 15 (Due M 2/26)
  18. Homework 16 (Due W 2/28)
  19. Homework 17 (Due R 2/29)
  20. Homework 18 (Due M 3/11)
  21. Homework 19 (Due W 3/13)
  22. Homework 20 (Due R 3/14)
  23. Homework 21 (Due M 3/18)
  24. Homework 22 (Due W 3/20)
  25. Homework 23 (Due R 3/21)
  26. Homework 24 (Due M 3/25)
  27. Homework 25 (Due W 3/27)
  28. Homework 26 (Due W 4/3)
  29. Homework 27 (Due R 4/4)
  30. Homework 28 (Due M 4/8)
  31. Homework 29 (Due W 4/10)
  32. Homework 30 (Due R 4/11)
  33. Homework 31 (Due M 4/15)
  34. Homework 32 (Due W 4/17)
  35. Homework 33 (Due R 4/18)
  36. Homework 34 (Due M 4/22)
  37. Homework 35 (Due W 4/24)
  38. Homework 36 (Due R 4/25)

Practice Homework 1 (Due R 1/18)

Use this website (especially the Course Info, Policies, and Grading pages, or you can use the website’s search function at the top) to answer the following questions:

  1. When are my (Prof. Libatique’s) student hours, and where are they held? (See the Course Info and Policies pages).
  2. What defines an “unexcused absence”? (See Policies.)
  3. How many semester points do you have to accumulate to earn an A for the semester? (See Grading.)
  4. True or false: you are allowed to use Google Translate to complete your assignments. (See Grading.)
  5. True or false: you can find the answers to all homework assignments on this website. (Hint: see Answer Key).

Answer key here.


Practice Homework 2 (Due M 1/22)

Part 1

Try pronouncing the following words. Do not worry about the accents besides the breathing marks above the letters for now.

(Obviously, this part of your homework cannot be submitted via Blackboard – use the recording below to check your pronunciation.)

  1. φωνή
  2. φωνῇ
  3. ἡδεῖα
  4. Ζεύς
  5. ἄνθρωπος
  6. ἄνθρωποι
  7. ψυχῶν
  8. λαμβάνουσιν
  9. ἔλαβον
  10. ὑπό
DLibatique · Alphabets and Accents - Practice Opportunity 1

Part 2

Write out the following words in the Greek alphabet. Make sure to include rough or smooth breathing marks, but other accents (like the acute, grave, or circumflex) are not necessary. Keep in mind that a mark over a vowel (e.g., ē) means that you should consider it the long version of that vowel (i.e., ē = η and ō = ω; without the long mark, e = ε [epsilon] and o = ο [omicron]).

  1. eblepsen
  2. harpazō
  3. edeixanto
  4. edeikhthē
  5. poiēmata
  6. hodōi (treat the last -i as an iota subscript)
  7. gnōmēi (treat the last -i as an iota subscript)
  8. graphetai
  9. adikēsas
  10. ēnekhthē

Part 3 (Optional)

Add an appropriate accent (an acute, a circumflex, or a grave) on the following words given the guidelines in parentheses.

  1. δεικνυασι (recessive accent)
  2. πολιτης (persistent accent on penult, long iota, long ultima)
  3. πολιται (persistent accent on penult, long iota, short ultima)
  4. κελευει (recessive accent)
  5. first word in ὁδος στενή (persistent accent on ultima)
  6. first word in στενη γε (persistent accent on ultima, γε is enclitic)
  7. θαλαττα (persistent accent on antepenult, short final alpha)
  8. θαλατταις (persistent accent on antepenult BUT long ultima)

Answer key here.


Homework 1 (Due W 1/24)

Part 1

In each of the following English sentences, identify the subject and the finite/conjugated verb and then indicate whether the verb is:

  • singular or plural
  • aorist or present tense
  • active, passive, or middle voice

For example:

  • He went to the store.
    • “He went” - singular - aorist - active
  • They (plural) were sent to bed.
    • “They (plural) were sent” - plural - aorist - passive
  1. She arrives tomorrow.
  2. They (singular) ordered French fries.
  3. They (plural) ordered French fries for themselves.
  4. He is reading the books.
  5. The documents were shown.

Part 2

Each of the following prompts gives you the first principal part of a verb that you can find in the list of principal parts. Indicate whether the verb is an or -μι verb, and then write out its third principal part.

  1. βάλλω
  2. κρύπτω
  3. μείγνυμι
  4. πέμπω
  5. φεύγω
  6. δείκνυμι
  7. γίγνομαι
  8. βλέπω
  9. ἀδικέω
  10. ἔρχομαι

Answer key here.


Homework 2 (Due R 1/25)

Part 1

Using the verb dictionary entries in the Week 2 Vocabulary, identify the person, number, tense, and voice of each of the following verbs, and then give a sample translation of each verb. For example:

ἐκέλευσεν.

  • 3rd person singular aorist active, “she ordered”
  1. ἐκέλευσαν (first principal part: κελεύω)
  2. ἐδείξατο (first principal part: δείκνυμι)
  3. ἤνεγκε (first principal part: φέρω)
  4. ἠδικήσαντο (first principal part: ἀδικέω)
  5. ἔμειξεν (first principal part: μείγνυμι)

Part 2

Using the verb dictionary entries in the Week 2 Vocabulary, translate the English phrase into one Greek verb (accent marks do not matter). For example:

they sent

  • ἔπεμψαν
  1. he hid for himself
  2. they (plural) showed
  3. she wronged herself
  4. they (plural) made
  5. he wrote

Answer key here.


Homework 3 (Due M 1/29)

Part 1

Using the verb dictionary entries in the Week 2 Vocabulary, identify the person, number, tense, and voice of each of the following verbs, and then give a sample translation of each verb. For example:

ἤγαγον (first principal part: ἄγω)

  • 3rd person plural aorist active, “they led”
  1. ἦλθεν (first principal part: ἔρχομαι)
  2. εἴχοντο (first principal part: ἔχω)
  3. εἷλον (first principal part: αἱρέω)
  4. εἶπεν (first principal part: λέγω)
  5. ἠγάγετο (first principal part: ἄγω)

Part 2

Using the verb dictionary entries in the Week 2 Vocabulary, translate the English phrase into one Greek verb (accent marks do not matter). For example:

she said

  • εἶπεν
  1. they (plural) came
  2. they (plural) carried for themselves
  3. she led
  4. it had
  5. he took for himself

Answer key here.


Homework 4 (Due W 1/31)

Part 1

Using the verb dictionary entries in the Week 2 Vocabulary and Week 3 Vocabulary, identify the person, number, tense, and voice of each of the following verbs, and then give a sample translation of each verb. For example:

ἐδείχθησαν (first principal part: δείκνυμι)

  • 3rd person plural aorist passive, “they were shown”
  1. ἐκελεύσθη (first principal part: κελεύω)
  2. ἐγενήθησαν (first principal part: γίγνομαι)
  3. ἤχθη (first principal part: ἄγω)
  4. ἔγραψαν (first principal part: γράφω)
  5. ἐγράφησαν (first principal part: γράφω)
  6. ἠνέχθη (first principal part: φέρω)
  7. ἡρπάσθη (first principal part: ἁρπάζω)
  8. ἐπέμφθησαν (first principal part: πέμπω)

Part 2

Using the verb dictionary entries in the Week 2 Vocabulary and Week 3 Vocabulary, translate the English phrase into one Greek verb (accent marks do not matter). For example:

it was mixed

  • ἐμίγη
  1. it was hidden
  2. it hid itself
  3. he hid
  4. they showed themselves
  5. they were shown
  6. they showed

Answer key here.


Homework 5 (Due R 2/1)

For each of the following nominative singular nouns, look up their dictionary entries in the Complete Vocabulary and indicate the noun’s gender and declension.

  1. ποίημα
  2. ἄνθρωπος
  3. δικαστής
  4. ἔργον
  5. γνώμη
  6. παῖς
  7. συμφορά
  8. μαρτύς
  9. ἀνήρ
  10. θεός

Answer key here.


Homework 6 (Due M 2/5)

Part 1

Parse each of the following nouns; that is, indicate each noun’s gender, case, and number. Make sure to use the dictionary entries in the Week 3 Vocabulary and the supplied articles.

  1. τῶν ἀνθρώπων
  2. αἱ γυναικές
  3. τῆς συμφορᾶς
  4. τὰ ἔργα
  5. ἡ θάλαττα
  6. ὁ ἀνήρ
  7. τοῦ ποιήματος
  8. τῶν γνωμῶν
  9. τοῦ κόρου
  10. τῆς γυναικός

Part 2

Translate each of the following sentences.

  1. οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἦλθον.
  2. οἱ λόγοι οἱ τοῦ ποιήματος ἐγράφησαν.
  3. αἱ τῶν δικαστῶν γνῶμαι ἐδείχθησαν.
  4. τὰ ἔργα ἐποιήθη.
  5. ἡ κόρη ἐβλέφθη.

Answer key here.


Homework 7 (Due W 2/7)

Part 1

Each of the following sentences is followed by a number that indicates how many nouns there are in the sentence. Identify each noun, its function in the sentence (subject, possessor, direct object, or indirect object), and the Greek noun case that reflects that function. For example:

The father carried the girl’s book. (3)

  • father: subject, nominative
  • girl’s: possessor, genitive
  • book: direct object, accusative
  1. The sailor sent the money to his family. (3)
  2. The students heard the teacher’s words. (3)
  3. The children gave the parent the book. (3)
  4. The home of the family was being built. (2)

Part 2

Each of the following sentences contains a direct object, and some sentences contain an indirect object. Identify each direct object and, if present, indirect object, and translate the sentence.

  1. οἱ παῖδες τοὺς ἵππους ἠγάγοντο.
  2. ἡ γυνὴ τὰ βίβλια τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἤνεγκεν.
  3. αἱ κόραι τὸ πρᾶγμα ἐποίησαν.
  4. τὸ τοῦ μάρτυρος ὄνομα ἐγράφη.
  5. ὁ κόρος τοῖς ἵπποις τὴν ὁδὸν ἔδειξεν.
  6. οἱ ἀνδρὲς τὰ χρήματα ἔπεμψαν.

Answer key here.


Homework 8 (Due R 2/8)

Part 1

Each of the following prompts gives you the first principal part of a noun and a case-number combination. Use the Week 3 Vocabulary, Week 4 Vocabulary, and the noun reference charts to decline the noun into the case-number combination along with its definite article. For example:

ὁδός -> accusative plural

  • τὰς ὁδούς
  1. γυνή -> dative singular
  2. θάλαττα -> dative singular
  3. διδάσκαλος -> dative singular
  4. ἵππος -> accusative plural
  5. πολίτης -> genitive plural
  6. χρῆμα -> accusative singular
  7. παῖς -> nominative plural
  8. κίνδυνος -> dative plural
  9. συμφορά -> accusative plural
  10. γνώμη -> nominative plural

Part 2

Translate the following sentences from English into Greek. Make sure to include rough breathings and iota subscripts; all other accents are optional.

  1. The teacher snatched the book of the student.
  2. The citizen spoke to the jurors.
  3. The woman wrote the poem for the child.
  4. The girl led the boy’s horses.
  5. The witness wrote the opinions for himself.

Answer key here.


Homework 9 (Due M 2/12)

Use the Weeks 1 through 4 Vocabulary lists and paradigm charts to render each English sentence into Greek. Make sure to include rough breathings and iota subscripts; all other accents are optional.

  1. The child saw both the money and the sea.
  2. The student wrote his opinion, but it was hidden.
  3. One woman took the child, but the other woman saw the danger. (Use a μέν-δέ construction here.)

Answer key here.


Homework 10 (Due W 2/14)

Part 1

Conjugate each of the following verbs into the 3rd person plural present active, and then give a sample translation of the form that you created.

  1. βλέπω
  2. μείγνυμι
  3. γράφω
  4. λέγω
  5. ἁρπάζω

Part 2

Translate the following sentences into English.

  1. ὁ ἀνὴρ καὶ τὸν οἶνον καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν βλέπει.
  2. ὁ παῖς τοὺς τοῦ ποιήματος λόγους γράφει.
  3. ἡ μὲν τὸ βίβλιον ἔχει, ἡ δὲ τὸν ποταμὸν τῷ πολίτῃ δείκνυσιν.

Part 3

Render the following English sentences into Greek. Accents do not matter.

  1. The dangers are being shown to the citizens.
  2. The teachers are not coming.
  3. The opinion of the juror is being written.
  4. The words are being spoken for the man.
  5. The wine is not being mixed.

Answer key here.


Homework 11 (Due R 2/15)

Part 1

Conjugate the given verb into the present tense in the indicated person, number, and voice, and then give a sample translation of the form that you just created.

  1. ἀδικέω - 3rd singular middle/passive
  2. δοκέω - 3rd plural active
  3. μισέω - 3rd plural middle/passive
  4. ποιέω - 3rd singular active
  5. αἱρέω - 3rd singular middle/passive

Part 2

Translate the following sentences into English.

  1. ὁ ἀνὴρ τὴν γυναικὰ φιλεῖ.
  2. αἱ κόραι τοὺς κόρους οὐ βοηθοῦσιν.
  3. τὰ βίβλια ζητεῖται.

Answer key here.


Homework 12 (Due T 2/20)

Take stock of what you’ve learned about in this class so far. What’s been the most intuitive part of learning ancient Greek? What’s been the most difficult? For the difficult tasks, what are some resources that you can use to practice?

Answer key here.


Homework 13 (Due W 2/21)

Part 1

Translate the following sentences.

  1. ἡ δίκη ἐγένετο παρὰ τὴν θάλατταν.
  2. οἱ ἀνδρὲς σὺν ταῖς γυναιξὶν ἦλθον.
  3. ἀνὰ τὸ ὄρος ὁ μάρτυς ἄγεται. (ὄρος, ὄρους [ὄρεος], n. - mountain)
  4. ἀνὰ τῆς θαλάττης ὁ μάρτυς ἄγεται.
  5. ἐν κινδύνῳ εἰσίν. (εἰσίν = “they are”)

Part 2

Each of the following sentences contains a nominative subject, an active or middle verb, and an accusative direct object. Rewrite each sentence using a passive verb, and change the cases of the nouns and articles (and use any extra prepositions necessary) to reflect the same idea as the original sentence. Then, translate both sentences. For example:

  • ὁ ἀνὴρ τὸν παῖδα ἄγει. > ὁ παῖς ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς ἄγεται.
  • The man leads the child. > The child is led by the man.
  1. ἡ γυνὴ τοὺς λόγους ἔγραψεν.
  2. οἱ ἀνδρὲς ἠδικήσαντο τοὺς πολίτας.
  3. τὰ ἔργα οἱ ἄνθρωποι ποιοῦσιν.

Answer key here.


Homework 14 (Due R 2/22)

Each of the following prompts gives you the masculine nominative singular (first principal part) of an adjective in the Week 6 Vocabulary. Identify the declension and sub-group of the given adjective, and then make it match the given noun form. For example:

  • καλός -> τοὺς πολίτας
    • vowel declension three-termination (2-1-2) -> καλούς
  1. δίκαιος -> τοῖς μαθηταῖς
  2. ἀδύνατος -> τῇ συμφορᾷ
  3. ἐχθρός -> οἱ ἀνδρές
  4. μακρός -> τὴν ὁδόν
  5. ἄδικος -> τῶν δικαστῶν
  6. ὕστατος -> τὸ ποίημα
  7. ἄλλος -> τῆς γυναικός
  8. ἀθάνατος -> τοὺς θέους
  9. μίκρος -> τὰ βιβλία
  10. ἀγαθός -> ἡ γνώμη

Answer key here.


Homework 15 (Due M 2/26)

Translate the following sentences into English.

  1. οἱ διδάσκαλοι οἱ καλοὶ ὑπὸ τῶν κάκων μαθητῶν ἠδικήθησαν.
  2. ὁ κόρος τοὺς ἵππους τοὺς μίκρους κατὰ τὴν μακρὰν ὁδὸν ἤγαγεν.
  3. ἡ δικαία γυνὴ τῷ ἀνδρὶ τὰ χρήματα οὐ δείκνυσιν.
  4. ὁ πατὴρ ἐν τῷ μίκρῳ βιβλίῳ τοὺς πρώτους λόγους τοὺς τοῦ παῖδος γράφει. (πατήρ, πατέρος, m. - father)
  5. οἱ δικασταὶ οἱ πρότεροι τοῖς ὑστάτοις (δικασταῖς) εἶπον.

Answer key here.


Homework 16 (Due W 2/28)

Each of the following prompts gives you the masculine nominative singular (first principal part) of an adjective in the Week 7 Vocabulary. Identify the declension and sub-group of the given adjective, and then make it match the given noun form. For example:

  • πολύς -> τοὺς πολίτας
    • consonant declension three-termination (2-1-2) [irregular] -> πόλλους
  1. πᾶς -> τοῖς μαθηταῖς
  2. σώφρων -> τὸν ἀνδρά
  3. χαρίεις -> τὸ ποίημα
  4. σώφρων -> τῆς γυναικός
  5. μέγας -> τοὺς θέους
  6. πολύς -> τὰ βιβλία
  7. πᾶς -> τῇ γνώμῃ
  8. πᾶς -> τὸ ὄνομα
  9. μέγας -> τῶν οἰκιῶν
  10. μέλας -> τῷ ὅπλῳ

Answer key here.


Homework 17 (Due R 2/29)

Translate the following sentences.

  1. οἱ σώφρονες δικασταὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δίκης ὑπὸ τῶν παίδων ἄγονται.
  2. ὁ παῖς τὰ μίκρα πράγματα ἐποίησεν, ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντα.
  3. ἡ χαρίεσσα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἐφιλήθη.
  4. οἱ ἀγαθοὶ ἔσχον τὰς ἀδικοὺς γνώμας.
  5. ὁ ἀνὴρ πολλὰ παρὰ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐποίησεν.

Answer key here.


Homework 18 (Due M 3/11)

Each of the following sentences contains one of the four types of modifiers (adjective, prepositional phrase, genitive noun, or adverb). Identify the modifier, indicate which of the four it is, identify whether it’s in attributive or predicative position, and then translate the sentence. For example:

κάκοι οἱ λόγοι.

  • κάκοι - adjective - predicative position
  • The words are evil.
  1. ὁ ἀνὴρ ἔγραψεν τῇ παρὰ τὴν οἰκίαν γυναικὶ τὰ ποιήματα.
  2. τὸν διδάσκαλον τὸν τῶν παίδων οἱ πολῖται ἔβλεψαν.
  3. οἱ ἄνθρωποι οἱ τότε τὸ πρᾶγμα ἐποιήσαντο.
  4. ἐπὶ τῷ ἵππῳ ὁ ἀνήρ.
  5. ὁ παῖς ἀκούει τοῦ σώφρονος μαθητοῦ. (Note: look at the dictionary entry for ἀκούω to see what to make of the genitive in this sentence.)

Answer key here.


Homework 19 (Due W 3/13)

Translate the following sentences. Keep in mind that there will be multiple “correct” ways to translate each sentence, and the answer key offers just one possibility per sentence.

  1. ὁ μὲν τοὺς δικαστὰς ἠδίκησεν, ὁ δὲ ἀγαθὰ ἐποιήσεν.
  2. αἱ μὲν εἶλον τὰ μίκρα βιβλία, αἱ δὲ ἔγραψαν τὰ ποιήματα.
  3. ἡ μὲν τοῦ σώφρονος ἀκούει· ὁ δὲ κάκον λόγον εἶπεν.

Answer key here.


Homework 20 (Due R 3/14)

Part 1

Make the given demonstrative match the given article-noun pair.

  1. ὅδε -> τῷ δικαστῇ
  2. οὗτος -> αἱ ἵπποι
  3. ἐκεῖνος -> τὸ ποιήμα
  4. ὅδε -> τὰς οἰκίας
  5. οὗτος -> τοῖς πράγμασιν
  6. ἐκεῖνος -> τῇ ὁδῷ

Part 2

Translate each of the following sentences, making sure to look out for special uses of each demonstrative.

  1. ὁ μαθητὴς τάδε εἶπεν· “ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ οἱ ἵπποι.”
  2. ὁ στρατιώτης ἐκεῖνο τὸ ὅπλον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν ἤνεγκεν.
  3. ὁ παῖς τὸ βιβλίον καὶ τὸν διδάσκαλον βλέπει. ἐκεῖνο μὲν αἱρεῖ, τούτῳ δὲ λέγει.
  4. ἡ κόρη τὸν κόρον ὑπὸ τοῖσδε τοῖς δένδροις ἔβλεψεν.
  5. αὗται αἱ γνῶμαι ἐν τῷδε τῷ βιβλίῳ γράφονται.

Part 3

Translate each of the following sentences with an appropriately-declined and appropriately-placed form of αὐτός.

  1. The citizens saw him in the house.
  2. He said the same words; therefore, the woman was happy.
  3. They themselves came from the sea.
  4. He showed the book to the man himself.
  5. Their horses (lit., “the horses of them”) were led into the road.

Answer key here.


Homework 21 (Due M 3/18)

Translate the following sentences.

  1. οἱ μαθηταὶ τὸ βιβλίον τὸ μέγα τῷ διδασκάλῳ διδόασιν.
  2. οἱ δικασταὶ εἰς τὴν δίκην ἵενται.
  3. ὁ μίκρος κόρος τὸν ἵππον ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἵστησιν.
  4. τὰ χρήματα ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ὑπὸ τοῦ σώφρονος τίθεται.
  5. ἡ ἀγαθὴ τὸν οἶνον τῇ παιδὶ δίδωσιν.

Answer key here.


Homework 22 (Due W 3/20)

Translate the following sentences.

  1. οἱ μαθηταὶ τὸ βιβλίον τὸ μέγα τῷ διδασκάλῳ ἔδοντο.
  2. ὁ ἀνὴρ ἐκείνους τοὺς δικαστὰς ἀπὸ τῆς δίκης ἀφῆκεν.
  3. οἱ κόροι τοὺς ἵππους ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἔστησαν.
  4. αἱ κόραι ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἔστησαν.
  5. αἱ σώρφρονες τὰ χρήματα ἐν τῇδε τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἔθεσαν.
  6. ἡ ἀγαθὴ τὸν οἶνον ταύτῃ τῇ παιδὶ ἔδωκεν.
  7. ὁ παῖς ἐπὶ τῇ ἵππῳ ἐτέθη.
  8. τὸ ποίημα τῇ γυναικὶ ἐδόθη.

Answer key here.


Homework 23 (Due R 3/21)

Translate the following sentences into Greek, using the compound verbs in the Week 8 Vocabulary.

  1. One man brought the books into the house, while the other man sold them to the woman.
  2. The good people settled in the house near the road.
  3. The soldier is attacking the enemies (lit., “the hostile people”).
  4. The general sent the army away into the road; for he saw the danger.
  5. The holy people are setting up the statues in the temple.

Answer key here.


Homework 24 (Due M 3/25)

In each of the following sentences, identify all of the words that belong to the temporal clause; then translate each sentence. For example:

ὁ παῖς τοὺς ἵππους ἀπὸ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἀφῆκεν ἐπεὶ αὐτοὺς ἔβλεψεν.

  • temporal clause: ἐπεὶ αὐτοὺς ἔβλεψεν
  • translation: The child sent the horses away from the road after he saw them.
  1. ὁ μαθητὴς, ἐπεὶ τὰ βιβλία ἤνεγκεν, αὐτὰ τῷ ἄλλῳ μαθητῇ ἀπέδοτο.
  2. ἐπεὶ ὁ στρατηγὸς ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας ἦλθεν, τοῖς στρατιώταις εἶπεν.
  3. εὐδαίμονες οἱ πολῖται ἐπεὶ ὁ οἶνος ἐμίγη.

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Homework 25 (Due W 3/27)

Identify all the words that belong to the relative clause in each of the following sentences, and indicate its antecedent; then translate each sentence. For example:

οἱ στρατιῶται οἳ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἦσαν ἀπὸ τῆς θαλάττης ἦλθον.

  • relative clause: οἳ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἦσαν
  • antecedent: στρατιῶται
  • translation: The soldiers who were in the road came from the sea.
  1. ὁ στρατηγὸς τοὺς πολίτας οἷς εἶπεν ἐφίλησεν.
  2. ἡ μεγάλη οἰκία ἐν ᾗ οἱ σώφρονες κατέστησαν παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἦν.
  3. ὁ διδάσκαλος οὗ τὸ βιβλίον οἱ μαθηταὶ ἔσχον αὐτοῖς ἔδωκεν.
  4. κακοὶ οἱ κόροι οἳ τοὺς λίθους ἔβαλον.

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Homework 26 (Due W 4/3)

Translate each of the following sentences into Greek.

  1. The first person who saw the horses led them away from the road.
  2. The girl who placed the gifts in the temple is small.
  3. The soldiers saw the evil man who did these things.
  4. The students listened to the words of the teacher who wrote the book.

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Homework 27 (Due R 4/4)

As you worked through Exam 2 and workshopped it in class today, what was particularly difficult in terms of the concepts that you needed to draw on? Put differently, what do you think you need more practice with?

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Homework 28 (Due M 4/8)

As you worked through Exam 2 and workshopped it in class today, what do you feel particularly confident about? How did you come to feel confident about it, and how can you use that to shore up what you discussed in your last homework assignment?

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Homework 29 (Due W 4/10)

Part 1

Form the requested infinitive from the given verb.

  1. ἀδικέω -> present active
  2. ἄγω -> aorist middle
  3. ἔχω -> aorist passive
  4. δίδωμι -> present active
  5. μείγνυμι -> present middle/passive
  6. αἰρέω -> present middle/passive
  7. ἵστημι -> aorist active (transitive)
  8. γράφω -> aorist active
  9. λαμβάνω -> aorist passive
  10. ἀκούω -> present active

Part 2

Identify the tense and voice of the following infinitives, and indicate the infinitive’s first principal part.

  1. ἑλέσθαι
  2. λέγειν
  3. δεῖξαι
  4. λαβεῖν
  5. ἀφεῖναι
  6. ἐνεχθῆναι
  7. ἀκούσασθαι
  8. λέγεσθαι
  9. μειγνύναι
  10. θέσθαι

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Homework 30 (Due R 4/11)

Each of the following sentences contains a subjective infinitive. Identify the infinitive and its tense and voice, and then translate the sentence. For example:

δεῖ τὸν παῖδα τὴν οἰκίαν βλέψαι.
βλέψαι - aorist active
It is necessary for the child to see the house.

  1. τοῖς μαθηταῖς ἐνεγκέσθαι τὰ βιβλία πρέπει.
  2. χρὴ τοὺς στρατιώτας τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἐπιτιθέσθαι.
  3. τὰς μακρὰς ἐπιστολὰς γράψαι δεῖ.
  4. ἔξεστι τῇ κόρῃ τῇ σώφρονι ἐκεῖνα τὰ δῶρα λαβεῖν.
  5. δοκεῖ τὰ δῶρα μὴ κρύπτειν.

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Homework 31 (Due M 4/15)

Each of the following sentences contains a complementary infinitive or an infinitive used as the object of a preposition. Identify the infinitive and its tense and voice, and then translate the sentence.

  1. μέγας ὁ ἵππος ὃς ἔρχεσθαι εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν ἐθέλει.
  2. ὁ μαθητὴς τὰ βιβλία ἀποδοσθαι οὐ δύναται.
  3. οἱ πολῖται εὐδαίμονες εἶναι ἐθέλουσιν.
  4. ὁ στρατηγὸς τὸ τοὺς στρατιώτας ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας ἐλθεῖν ἐκέλευσεν.
  5. διὰ τὸ ἐκείνους τοὺς κάκους λόγους ἀκούειν, οἱ παῖδες ἐφοβήσαντο.

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Homework 32 (Due W 4/17)

Identify the voice and then the gender, case, and number of each of the following present tense participles. If there are multiple possibilities, list them.

  1. λυόμενοι
  2. αἱροῦντας
  3. δεικνῦσα
  4. μειγνυμένων
  5. ποιουμέναις
  6. κελεῦον
  7. γράφοντα
  8. μειγνῦντος
  9. πέμπουσιν
  10. κρυπτομένοις
  11. ἱστάσῃ
  12. τιθέμενον
  13. ἱέντα
  14. διδούς
  15. ἱσταμένῳ

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Homework 33 (Due R 4/18)

Identify the voice and then the gender, case, and number of each of the following aorist tense participles. If there are multiple possibilities, list them.

  1. λυσάμενοι
  2. εἱλόντας
  3. δείξασα
  4. μιγέντων
  5. ποιηθείσαις
  6. κελεῦσαν
  7. γράψαντα
  8. μείξαντος
  9. πέμψασιν
  10. κρυφθέντι
  11. στάσῃ
  12. θέμενον
  13. ἀφέντα
  14. δούς
  15. σταμένῳ

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Homework 34 (Due M 4/22)

Each of the following sentences contains an attributive participle. Indicate the participle, indicate its tense and voice, and then translate the sentence. For example:

ὁ ὑπὸ τοῦ κόρου ἀγομένος ἵππος εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν ἦλθεν.

  • ἀγομένος - present passive
  • The horse that was (being) led by the boy came into the road.
  1. μέγα τὸ βιβλίον τὸ ὑπὸ τοῦ διδασκάλου γραφέν.
  2. οἱ τὰ δῶρα φέροντες ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἔθεσαν.
  3. ὁ στρατιώτης ὁ τὰ ὅπλα λαβὼν πρὸς τὸν στρατηγὸν ἤνεγκεν.
  4. οἱ πολῖται τῷ τὸν οἶνον μειγνῦντι εἶπον.
  5. ἡ σώφρων τοὺς ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀκουομένους λόγους ἔγραψεν.

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Homework 35 (Due W 4/24)

Each of the following sentences contains a complementary participle. Indicate the participle, indicate its gender, case, and number, and then translate the sentence.

  1. ὁ κόρος τὸν ἵππον εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν ἄγων ἦρξεν.
  2. οἱ στρατηγοὶ ἄρχουσι τὰ ὅπλα τοῖς στρατιώταις διδόντες.
  3. ἡ γυνὴ τὰ δῶρα ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τιθεῖσα παύεται.
  4. ἡ γυνὴ παύει τοὺς ἀνδρὰς τὰ δῶρα ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τιθέντας.

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Homework 36 (Due R 4/25)

Translate each of the following sentences four times, each time interpreting the participle in one of the four types of circumstantial participle: temporal, causal, concessive, conditional. Keep in mind the relativity of tense between the participle and the main verb. For example:

ὁ κόρος τὸν ἵππον βλέπει ἐλθὼν εἰς τὴν ὅδον.

  • The boy sees the horse after he came into the road.
  • The boy sees the horse because he came into the road.
  • The boy sees the horse although he came into the road.
  • The boy sees the horse if he came into the road.
  1. ἡ κόρη, τὴν ἐπιστολὴν γράψασα, αὐτὴν τῷ ἀδελφῷ ἔπεμψεν.
  2. οἱ μαθηταὶ τοῦ διδασκάλου οὐκ ἤκουσαν, πόλλους λόγους λέγοντος.
  3. οὐκ εὐτυχὴς ὁ ἵππος ὑπὸ τοῦ παῖδος ἀχθεὶς.

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