ἐνίοις μὲν οὕτως δοκεῖ, ἐνίοις δὲ οὔ,
some think so and some not.
τί ἂν συνέβη, εἰ ὁ Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ τοῦ Φιλίππου
οὐκ ἐνίκησε τὴν ἐν Ἀρβήλοις νίκην;
what would have been the consequence if Alexander,
the son of Philip, had not gained the battle of Arbela?
διετέλει ἂν ὁ Πέρσης δεσπόζων τῆς ἀνατολῆς, καὶ οὐκ ἂν
ἐκήρυσσον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον οἱ ἀπόστολοι Ἑλληνιστί· εἰσήγαγε γὰρ ὁ τοῦ
Φιλίππου υἱὸς τὴν Ἑλληνικὴν παιδείαν εἰς ὅλην τὴν ἀνατολήν,
the Persian would have continued lording it over the East, and
the Apostles would not have preached the gospel in Greek; for it
was the son of Philip that introduced Greek learning into all the East.
λαμπαδηφόρος δήπου τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς σοφίας ὁ μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος,
καὶ προάγγελος τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
Alexander the Great truly was the torch-bearer of
Greek wisdom and the harbinger of the gospel.
ἀληθέστατα λέγεις, very true.
καὶ ταῦτα μὲν περὶ τῆς ἄγαν ὑπηρετικῆς ταύτης προσθήκης εἰρήσθω.
χαῖρε,
and now enough of this very serviceable particle ἄν.
Adieu!
English Affinities
Ethics. Terpsichore. Ephemeral. Treasure. Alexander. Despot. Anatolia. Evangel. Angel. Scheme. Geography. Apostle. Pedagogue.
LESSON XVI
The Passive Voice