Verb analysis
ἐκπεσόντες
ἐκ | πεσ | όντες
One finds the weak aorist stem by...
adding a sigma to the present stem
ἐν τὦ ποταμῷ
in the river
νύμφαι
nymphs (nominative plural)
Odysseus asked Nausikaa whether she was a ________ or a ________.
god, mortal
παρασκευάζειν
παρα | σκευάζ | ειν
The third person singular aorist active ending is...
-ε(ν)
τὰ ἱμάτια λούειν
to wash the clothes
κρύπτειν
to hide (present active infinitive)
Why did Zeus destroy Odysseus' ship?
His crew killed the cattle of the Sun
ἀπέθανον
ἀπo | (augment) | θαν | ον
What is the masculine aorist active participle of κελεύω?
κελεύσας
μακαριώτατος πάντῶν
most happy/blessed of all
θάμνοις
bushes (dative plural)
When Odysseus crawled out of the sea, where did he hide himself?
In bushes in the forest.
ἰδοῦσαι
ἰδ | οῦσαι
Translate ἀκούσασα
(she) having heard
τήν σφαῖραν ἔβαλε πρός ἀμφίπολον τινα
she threw the ball to a certain maid
εἶδον
I saw (1st singular or 3rd plural aorist active indicative)
What did the Nausikaa and the slave girls do immediately after washing the clothes?
they laid down and rested
ἐπανέλθετε
ἐπαν | έλθ | ετε
What is the (weak) aorist form of ἄρχω (I lead)?
ἦρξα
τίνων εἰς γῆν ἥκω; τίνων ἀκούω κλαζουσῶν;
παθών
Having suffered (aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine)
Why couldn't Odysseus make landfall at the first beach he saw?