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Classical Greek
‘Theognis
‘Theognis (see page 163) traveled to Sicily, Euboea, and Sparta during his
exile but always longed for his native Megara. The following are lines 783—
788:
ABov pv yap Kaye wai elg Euxedsyy rote yoiav,
FAbov 8" BbPoing épnehsev neBlov,
Exdpmy t' Bbparé Sovaxotpépov dyhadv Gotu,
kat p’ dotAevv pogpivang ndivtes énepysjievov-
GAM ofmig nor répyig ent epévas HABev éxelvev-
otitwg oddev tip’ fv plAtepov GAo nétpns.
[RA8ov, I went — Eywye (a strengthened form of éyé), Iindeed LEikéAnv...yatav,
the land of Sicily duneAbev xeBloy, the vine-clad plain Bbpord
Bovaxotpégou, of the Eurotas (Sparta’s river), which nourishes reeds &yhadv, glo-
rious ép{Aevv = éo(Aovv (imperfect of prhéo), here, were welcoming xpoppdvac,
graciously émepxduevov, (when) coming to (them) oBtig... tép wig, no joy
‘epévag, my heart — txelvav, from those things ottug... &p(a), so true is it that
obdiv...4v... GAA, translate, no other thing is (was) giAxepov ...n&tpNG,
dearer (toa man) than his fatherland)
New Testament Greek
Luke 6.20-21
The Beatitudes
‘The following comes from the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount:
Kal adtds Endiptig t0bg dgBaApods adrod eig rods paBnytiic adtod Eheyev,
“oncdepror ot xraxot,
rr dperépa dotiv H Baordeta 108 Beod.
paxtprot of xewavtes viv,
Sm xopracOhoeobe.
paxéiprot of xhatovees viv,
bu yehdoerte.”
labri¢:ie,, Jesus éxdipa, lifting up tobg uanths, the disciples EAerev, he was
saying Haxdprot, blessed ol xtmzol, the beggars Bt, because, for a
Bacrrela, the kingdom ol netvavres, those who are hungry xoptacOhaeabe,
you will be filled ol xAatovtes, those who weep —yehdaere, you will Laugh]