[Dickey] Ch 4: Preliminary Exercises

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Daniel Semler
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[Dickey] Ch 4: Preliminary Exercises

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Hi ya,

My answers for the preliminary exercises.

Preliminary Exercise 1 (on A and B)
a. Ἀθήναζε τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀφίξεται.
b. ἡ οἰκία τρεῖς σταδίους ἀπέχει (ἀπὸ) τῶν Ἀθηνῶν.
c. λίθος πέντε ποδῶν τὸ ὕψος.
d. ἑπτὰ ἡμερῶν οἴκαδε ἀφίξεται.
e. πέντε ἡμέρας Ἀθήνῃσι μένουσιv.
f. οἰκία ἑπτὰ ποδῶν τὸ εὖρος.
g. τῇ τετάρτῃ ἡμέρᾳ οἴκοθεν ἀφίξεται.
h. πέντε ἡμέρας οἴκοι μενεῖ.
i. λίθος ἑπτὰ ποδῶν τὸ μῆκος.
j. πέντε ἡμερῶν Ἀθήνηθεν ἀφίξεται.
k. οἰκία ἑπτα ποδῶν τὸ ὕψος.
l. ὁ λίθος ἑπτὰ σταδίους ἀπέχει (ἀπὸ) τῶν Ἀθηνῶν.
m. λίθος πέντε ποδῶν τὸ εὖρος.
n. Ἀθήνῃσι ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας μένουσιv.
o. οἰκία πέντε ποδῶν τὸ μῆκος.

Preliminary Exercise 2 (on C)
1. with only 50 soldiers - ἄγων/ἔχων
2. by the enemy - ὑπό + gen
3. with great courage – the dative
4. with him - μετά/σύν
5. with good fortune – the dative
6. by several arrows– the dative
7. by a spear-thrust– the dative
8. by a gigantic cavalry officer - ὑπό + gen
9. with ten men - ἄγων/ἔχων
10. with a rope – the dative
11. with justice – σύν
12. with great respect – the dative
13. with him – μετά/σύν
14. in truth - dative
15. in silence – the dative
16. with lamentations - μετά/σύν
17. in reality – the dative
18. with him - μετά/σύν
19. with sticks - the dative
20. by their guards – ὑπό + gen
21. with whips – the dative
22. by their torturers - ὑπό + gen
23. by everyone – ὑπό + gen
24. by cold – the dative
25. by the pain – the dative
26. by the prison doctor - ὑπό + gen
27. with certainty– μετά/σύν
28. by his own immune system – I suspect this should be dative.
29. by a feeling of - I suspect this should be dative.
30. captives with him - μετά/σύν
31. by their captors - ὑπό + gen
32. with much weeping - dative
33. by his family - ὑπό + gen
34. with his children - μετά/σύν
35. with stories - μετά/σύν

Preliminary Exercise 3 (on D, E and F)
1. I have a statue- dative of possession
2. two talents – genitive of price/value
3. for fifty minae - genitive of price/value
4. its face – dat/acc of respect
5. Pheidias’ sons – genitive of possession
6. It was formerly owned by a Spartan – dative of possession
7. his tastes - dat/acc of respect
8. his budget - dat/acc of respect
9. a talent and a half - genitive of price/value
10. He also had five other statues – dative of possession
11. how much – genitive of price/value
12. in design – dative/acc of respect
13. in workmanship - dative/acc of respect
14. quality of their materials - dative/acc of respect
15. art collection – genitive of possession
16. in what way – dative/acc of respect
17. friend’s house – genitive of possession
18. at a loss - genitive of price/value
19. fifty minae - genitive of price/value
20. one talent - genitive of price/value
21. he also had some black-figure vases - dative of possession
22. glazing technique - dative/acc of respect
23. painting - dative/acc of respect
24. money - genitive of price/value
25. good will - genitive of price/value
26. authorities - genitive of possession
27. the non-Spartan servants he had – dative of possession
28. cooking skills - dative/acc of respect
29. sewing - dative/acc of respect

Thx
D
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Welcome, Daniel!
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