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

Vocabulary

삼부작

sam-bu-jak — Trilogy; a series of three related works

저

jeo — I, me (humble/formal first-person pronoun)

목차

mok-cha — Table of contents; list of chapters

왕

wang — King; male monarch of a kingdom

번역

beon-yeok — Translation; converting text to another language

문학사

mun-hak-sa — Literary history; history of literature

전

jeon — Before; prior to a time or event

장학생

jang-hak-saeng — Scholarship student; one receiving academic funding

도서관

do-seo-gwan — Library; place for borrowing and reading books

판본에서

pan-bon-e-seo — From the edition; referring to a specific version

대학교

dae-hak-gyo — University; institution of higher education

출판부

chul-pan-bu — Publishing division; press of a university or organization

및

mit — And; also; as well as (formal conjunction)

출판사

chul-pan-sa — Publishing company; a firm that publishes books

최초

choe-cho — First; very first occurrence of something

출판

chul-pan — Publication; act of publishing a book or work

줄거리

jul-geo-ri — Plot; summary of a story's main events

신탁이

sin-tak-i — Oracle (subject); divine prophecy or prediction

내려지기를

nae-ryeo-ji-gi-reul — To be handed down; referring to a prophecy given

왕비

wang-bi — Queen; wife of a king, female royal consort

그에게서

geu-e-ge-seo — From him; indicating origin or source from someone

낳을

na-eul — Will give birth to; future form of to bear a child

아이가

a-i-ga — Child (subject); a young human being

아버지를

a-beo-ji-reul — Father (object); one's male parent

죽이고

juk-i-go — Kill and (then); to cause someone's death

어머니와

eo-meo-ni-wa — With mother; one's female parent

결혼할

gyeol-hon-hal — Will marry; future form of to get married

것이라

geo-si-ra — It is said that; expressing reported prediction

하였다

ha-yeot-da — Said/did; past tense formal verb ending

그리하여

geu-ri-ha-yeo — Therefore; and so; consequently in a narrative

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally; at last; after a long time

아들이

a-deul-i — Son (subject); one's male child

태어나자

tae-eo-na-ja — As soon as born; upon the birth of a child

갓난아이의

gan-nan-a-i-ui — Of a newborn; belonging to a newly born baby

발을

bal-eul — Feet (object); the lower extremities of the body

묶어

muk-eo — Tie up; bind together with rope or cord

산에

san-e — On/at the mountain; referring to a highland location

버려

beo-ryeo — Abandon; leave something or someone behind

죽게

juk-ge — To die; so as to cause death

그러나

geu-reo-na — However; but; a conjunction showing contrast

한

han — One; a certain; used before a noun

목동이

mok-dong-i — Shepherd (subject); person who herds animals

그

geu — That; he; a third-person reference or demonstrative

아이를

a-i-reul — Child (object); a young person

발견하여

bal-gyeon-ha-yeo — Having discovered; found something previously unknown

돌보다가

dol-bo-da-ga — While taking care of; tending to someone's needs

다른

da-reun — Another; different; other than the current one

목동에게

mok-dong-e-ge — To the shepherd; giving something to a herder

넘겼고

neom-gyeot-go — Handed over and; transferred to another person

목동은

mok-dong-eun — The shepherd (topic); person herding livestock

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

주인인

ju-in-in — Who is the master/owner; one's employer or lord

왕에게

wang-e-ge — To the king; giving or bringing to a monarch

데려갔다

de-ryeo-gat-da — Took (someone) there; brought a person somewhere

자식이

ja-sik-i — Child/offspring (subject); one's son or daughter

없던

eop-deon — Who did not have; lacking something in the past

소년을

so-nyeon-eul — Boy (object); a young male child

입양하였고

ib-yang-ha-yeot-go — Adopted and; legally took in a child as one's own

소년은

so-nyeon-eun — The boy (topic); a young male being discussed

자신이

ja-sin-i — Oneself (subject); referring to the person themselves

왕의

wang-ui — Of the king; belonging to a monarch

친아들이라

chin-a-deul-i-ra — Is the biological son; one's own natural male child

믿으며

mid-eu-myeo — Believing; while holding something to be true

자랐다

ja-lat-da — Grew up; developed from child to adult

훗날

hun-nal — In the future; someday later in one's life

출생에

chul-saeng-e — About birth; regarding one's origins at birth

의심을

ui-sim-eul — Doubt (object); a feeling of uncertainty or suspicion

품은

pum-eun — Having harbored; who held a feeling inside

그는

geu-neun — He (topic); referring to the male subject

신에게

sin-e-ge — To the god; addressing or consulting a deity

물었고

mul-eot-go — Asked and; posed a question to someone

일찍이

il-jjik-i — Long ago; earlier; at an earlier point in time

내려진

nae-ryeo-jin — That was handed down; a prophecy previously given

신탁과

sin-tak-gwa — Oracle and; divine prophecy along with something else

같은

ga-teun — Same; identical; of the same kind or nature

말을

mal-eul — Words (object); speech or what was spoken

들었다

deul-eot-da — Heard; received information through listening

아버지

a-beo-ji — Father; one's male parent

집이라

jib-i-ra — Is home; identifying a place as one's house

여긴

yeo-gin — Considered to be; thought of as something

곳을

got-eul — Place (object); a particular location or spot

떠나

ddeo-na — Leave; depart from a place or person

달아났고

dal-a-nat-go — Fled and; ran away from a place or situation

도망치는

do-mang-chi-neun — Fleeing; in the act of running away

도중에

do-jung-e — In the middle of; during the course of something

친아버지

chin-a-beo-ji — Biological father; one's birth/natural father

우연히

u-yeon-hi — By chance; accidentally; without intention

만나

man-na — Meet; encounter someone unexpectedly or planned

본의

bon-ui — One's true intention; what one actually meant

아니게

a-ni-ge — Not intentionally; unintentionally; against one's will

그를

geu-reul — Him (object); referring to a male person

말았다

mal-at-da — Ended up doing; an unintended regrettable action

도착한

do-chak-han — Having arrived; who reached a destination

수수께끼를

su-su-kke-kki-reul — Riddle (object); a puzzling question to be solved

풀었고

pul-eot-go — Solved and; found the answer to a problem

감사한

gam-sa-han — Grateful; thankful for something received

시민들은

si-min-deul-eun — Citizens (topic); members of a city or community

자신들을

ja-sin-deul-eul — Themselves (object); referring to a group of people

구해준

gu-hae-jun — Who saved; one who rescued others from danger

왕으로

wang-eu-ro — As king; in the role or position of a monarch

삼았다

sam-at-da — Made into; appointed someone to a position

이리하여

i-ri-ha-yeo — Thus; in this way; as a result of these events

자리를

ja-ri-reul — Position/seat (object); a role or place held

이어

i-eo — Succeeding; continuing from where someone left off

왕위에

wang-wi-e — On the throne; in the position of kingship

올랐고

ol-lat-go — Ascended and; rose to a position of power

과부가

gwa-bu-ga — Widow (subject); a woman whose husband has died

된

doen — Became; who has become a certain state

왕비와

wang-bi-wa — With the queen; together with the female monarch

결혼하였다

gyeol-hon-ha-yeot-da — Got married; formally entered into marriage

두

du — Two; the number two before a noun

사람

sa-ram — Person; a human being or individual

사이에

sa-i-e — Between; in the space or relationship of two things

자녀들이

ja-nyeo-deul-i — Children (subject); sons and daughters of parents

태어났고

tae-eo-nat-go — Were born and; came into the world

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to the male person mentioned

통치

tong-chi — Rule; governance; the act of governing a state

아래

a-rae — Under; beneath; below in position or authority

번영하였으나

beon-yeong-ha-yeot-eu-na — Prospered but; flourished yet with a contrast following

다시

da-si — Again; once more; a repetition of an action

끔찍한

kkeum-jjik-han — Terrible; horrifying; causing great fear or disgust

역병이

yeok-byeong-i — Plague (subject); a devastating infectious disease

도시를

do-si-reul — City (object); an urban area or municipality

덮쳤다

deop-chyeot-da — Struck; swept over; hit a place suddenly and severely

신탁에

sin-tak-e — To the oracle; consulting divine prophecy for guidance

신탁은

sin-tak-eun — The oracle (topic); a divine prophecy being discussed

그들에게

geu-deul-e-ge — To them; directed toward a group of people

피의

pi-ui — Of blood; relating to bloodshed or bloodguilt

죄악을

joe-ak-eul — Sin/evil (object); a morally wrong or wicked act

씻어내라고

ssi-seo-nae-ra-go — To wash away; an order to cleanse or purify sin

명하였다

myeong-ha-yeot-da — Commanded; issued an official order or directive