τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα περὶ Ἅβραμ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ

Καὶ γίγνεται λιμὸς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ καταβαίνει Ἅβραμ εἰς Αἴγυπτον ὡς παροικήσων ἐκεῖ. ἐπεὶ εἰσέρχεται εἰς Αἴγυπτον, λέγει ὁ Ἅβραμ τῇ Σάρα τῇ γυναικὶ· "γυνὴ εὐπρόσωπος εἶ· εἰ ὀψονται σὲ οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι, ἐροῦσιν ὅτι ἡ γυνὴ ἐμοῦ εἶ. καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσί με, σὲ δὲ λήψονται. λέγε οὖν ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφὴ ἐμοὶ εἶ, ὅπως ἂν εὖ μοι γένηται διὰ σέ, καὶ ζήσεται ἡ ψυχὴ ἐμοῦ σοῦ ἕνεκα." εἰσέρχεται μὲν ὁ Ἅβραμ εἰς Αἴγυπτον, ὁρῶσι δὲ οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι τὴν γυναῖκα καλὴν οὖσαν, καὶ ὁρῶσι αὐτὴν οἱ ἄρχοντες τοῦ Φαραὼ καὶ ἐπαινοῦσιν αὐτὴν πρὸς τὸν Φαραὼ καὶ εἰσάγουσιν αὐτὴν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Φαραώ· καὶ τῷ Ἅβραμ εὖ χρῶνται δι᾽ αὐτήν, καὶ γίγνονται αὐτῷ πρόβατα καὶ μόσχοι καὶ ὄνοι, παῖδες καὶ παιδίσκαι, ἡμίονοι καὶ κάμηλοι. καὶ βλάπτει ὁ θεὸς τὸν Φαραὼ κακοῖς μεγάλοις καὶ πονηροῖς καὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ περὶ Σάρας τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ Ἅβραμ. καλεῖ δὲ Φαραὼ τὸν Ἅβραμ καὶ λέγει· "τί τοῦτο ἐποίησας ἐμοὶ οὐκ ἀπαγγέλων ὅτι ἡ Σάρα γυνή σού ἐστιν; τί εἶπας ὅτι ἀδελφή σου ἐστιν; καὶ ἔλαβον αὐτὴν ἐμαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα. καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ἡ Σαρὰ ἐναντίον σου· λάμβανε αὐτὴν καὶ ταχέως ἀπέρχου." καὶ ἐντέλλεται ὁ Φαραὼ ἀνδράσιν συμπροπέμπειν τὸν Ἅβραμ καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἐστὶ αὐτῷ, καὶ Λὼτ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ.

Notes

ὡς παροικήσων: you encountered (ἐνετύχετε) this construction in lesson eight: ἐρχόμεθα ἀνὰ τὰ ὄρη ὡς νεμοῦντες τὰ πρόβατα. It consists of the conjunction ὡς and the future participle and expresses purpose. See below for the verb παροικέω.

σοῦ ἕνεκα: ἕνεκα is a postposition, i.e., it comes after its object. See below for ἕνεκα.

ἐναντίον: ἐκεῖ ἐναντίον ἐν τύπῳ τῆς ὀνομαστικῆς ἢ αἰτιατικῆς πτώσεως καὶ τοῦ οὐδετέρου γένους ἐστὶ ἐπίρρημα.

Vocabulary

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Nouns (τὰ ὀνόματα)	English Definition	Dict.	Gram.	Author
ὁ λιμός, τοῦ λιμοῦ	famine	LSJ	231	Her.
ὁ/ἡ μόσχος, τοῦ/τῆς μόσχου		LSJ	231	Her.
ὁ/ἡ ὄνος, τοῦ/τῆς ὄνου		LSJ	231	Her.
ὁ/ἡ θεός, τοῦ/τῆς θεοῦ	god	LSJ	231	Her. Xen.
ἡ παιδίσκη, τῆς παιδίσκης	young girl, young female slave, maidservant	LSJ	216	Her.
ἡ ἡμίονος, τῆς ἡμιόνου		LSJ	231	Her.
ὁ/ἡ κάμηλος, τοῦ/τῆς καμήλου		LSJ	231	Her.

Adjectives (τὰ ἐπίθετα)	English Definition	Dict.	Gram.	Author
εὐπρόσωπος, ον	τὸ πρόσωπον καλόν ἐστι	LSJ	289
πονηρός, -ά, -όν	painful, grievous	LSJ	287	Xen.
ἐναντίος, -α, -ον	opposite	LSJ	287	Her. Xen.

Prepositions (αἱ προθέσεις)	English Definition	Dict.	Gram.	Author
ἕνεκα (σὺν γενικῄ)	on account of	LSJ	1665	Her. Xen.

Verbs (τὰ ῥήματα)	English Definition	Dict.	Gram.	Author
γίγνομαι, γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην	I become, come into being	LSJ	383	Her. Xen
καταβαίνω, καταβήσομαι, κατέβη	I go down	LSJ	383	Her. Xen
παροικέω, παροικήσω, παρῴκησα	I live nearby	LSJ	385
ὁράω (ὁρῶ), ὀψομαι, εἶδον	I see	LSJ	385	Her. Xen.
ἐρῶ	I will say, speak	LSJ	385	Her. Xen.
ἀποκτείνω, ἀποκτενῶ, ἀπέκτεινα	I kill, slay	LSJ	383	Her.
λαμβάνω, λήψομαι, ἔλαβον	See reading assignment 11 λαμβάνω αὐτὴν ἐμαυτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα  = ἄγομαι αὐτήν	LSJ	383	Her. Xen.
ζῶ, ζήσω	I live	LSJ	395	Her. Xen.
ἐπαινέω (ἐπαινῶ), ἐπαινέσω, ἐπῄνεσα	I praise	LSJ	385	Her. Xen.
χράομαι (χρῶμαι), χρήσομαι, ἐχρησάμην	I use (here: treat)	LSJ	385	Her. Xen.
βλάπτω, βλάψω, ἔβλαψα	I hurt, harm	LSJ	383	Her. Xen.
ἀπαγγέλλω, ἀπαγγελῶ, ἀπήγγειλα	I inform, report	LSJ	383, 407	Her. Xen.
συμπροπέμπω, συμπροπέμψω, συμπρέπεμψα	I join in escorting	LSJ	383	Her. Xen.
τυγχάνω, τεύξομαι, ἔτυχον	I happen (to be at a place); I meet; I happen upon The verb ἐντυγχάνω is a combination of the preposition (or preverb) ἐν with the verb τυγχάνω. It means "I meet with" or "I encounter."	LSJ	383, 384	Her. Xen.