Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 1

Vocabulary

von

Preposition meaning 'by' or 'from'

Inhalt

Content or summary of a text

KÖNIG

King, a male monarch or ruler

AUF

Preposition meaning 'on' or 'at'

Übersetzung

Translation of a text into another language

Ehemaliger

Former, referring to a previous role or position

Stipendiat

Scholar or fellow holding an academic scholarship

Aus

Preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of'

Edition

Edition, a particular version of a published work

Ursprünglich

Originally, referring to the first instance or version

veröffentlicht

Published, past participle of to publish

Erstmals

For the first time, indicating an initial occurrence

Jahr

Year, a unit of time spanning twelve months

INHALT

Contents or summary of a written work

König

King, a male ruler of a kingdom

verkündete

Announced or proclaimed, past tense of verkünden

Orakel

Oracle, a divine prophecy or prophetic source

dass

Conjunction meaning 'that', introducing a subordinate clause

Kind

Child, a young human being

Königin

Queen, a female monarch or king's consort

gebären

To give birth, to bear a child

würde

Would, subjunctive/conditional form of 'werden'

Vater

Father, a male parent

töten

To kill, to cause someone's death

Mutter

Mother, a female parent

heiraten

To marry, to enter into marriage

Als

When or as, used to introduce a past time clause

daher

Therefore, for that reason or consequently

Zeit

Time, the ongoing sequence of events

Sohn

Son, a male child of a parent

geboren

Born, past participle of to be born

wurde

Was/became, simple past form of 'werden'

wurden

Were/became, simple past plural form of 'werden'

Füße

Feet, the lower extremities of the body

Säuglings

Of the infant, genitive form of Säugling

zusammengebunden

Bound together, past participle of zusammenbinden

auf

Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'

Berg

Mountain or hill, a large landform

Tod

Death, the end of life

überlassen

Left to, abandoned or entrusted to someone

Doch

But or however, expressing contrast or contradiction

Hirte

Shepherd, a person who tends sheep

fand

Found, simple past tense of finden

pflegte

Cared for, simple past tense of pflegen

übergab

Handed over, simple past tense of übergeben

anderen

Another, referring to a different person or thing

Hirten

Shepherd (dative/genitive), a tender of livestock

Herrn

Master or lord, a man of authority

brachte

Brought, simple past tense of bringen

Da

Since or because, introducing a causal clause

kinderlos

Childless, having no children

adoptierte

Adopted, simple past tense of adoptieren

Knaben

Boy, an older or literary term for a young male

Glauben

Belief or faith; here meaning 'in the belief that'

aufwuchs

Grew up, simple past tense of aufwachsen

tatsächlich

Actually or indeed, expressing something as a fact

Königs

Of the king, genitive form of König

später

Later, at a subsequent point in time

Herkunft

Origin or background, where someone comes from

zweifelte

Doubted, simple past tense of zweifeln

befragte

Consulted or questioned, simple past of befragen

Gott

God, a divine or supreme being

vernahm

Heard or learned, simple past tense of vernehmen

selbst

Self or himself, used for emphasis

Prophezeiung

Prophecy, a prediction of future events

zuvor

Previously or before, referring to an earlier time

verkündet

Proclaimed, past participle of verkünden

Daher

Therefore, as a result of what was previously stated

floh

Fled, simple past tense of fliehen

Haus

House or home, a place of residence

dessen

Whose or of which, genitive relative pronoun

hielt

Considered or held, simple past tense of halten

traf

Met or encountered, simple past tense of treffen

Flucht

Flight or escape, the act of fleeing

tötete

Killed, simple past tense of töten

ungewollt

Unintentionally or unwittingly, without meaning to

ankam

Arrived, simple past tense of ankommen

löste

Solved, simple past tense of lösen

Rätsel

Riddle or puzzle, a question needing clever thought

dankbaren

Grateful, adjective in inflected form of dankbar

machten

Made, simple past tense of machen

Retter

Rescuer or savior, one who saves others

herrschte

Ruled, simple past tense of herrschen

Stelle

Place or position, substituting another's role

heiratete

Married, simple past tense of heiraten

verwitwete

Widowed, past participle used as adjective

Kinder

Children, the plural of Kind

blühte

Flourished or bloomed, simple past of blühen

unter

Preposition meaning 'under' or 'among'

Herrschaft

Rule or dominion, the exercise of authority

doch

But or yet, expressing contrast or emphasis

abermals

Once again, indicating repetition of an event

fiel

Fell or struck, simple past tense of fallen

schwere

Severe or heavy, adjective inflected from schwer

Pest

Plague, a deadly epidemic disease

über

Preposition meaning 'over', 'about', or 'upon'

Stadt

City or town, an urban settlement

herein

In or into, directional adverb suggesting inward movement

Abermals

Once more, again, indicating repeated occurrence

befragt

Consulted or questioned, past participle of befragen

gebot

Commanded, simple past tense of gebieten

Blutschuld

Blood guilt, moral responsibility for a violent death

reinigen

To cleanse or purify, removing guilt or impurity