Greek Word of the Week 010 πηνίκ' ἐστι τῆς ἡμέρᾱς; at what time? (Patreon)

Greek WotW 010

πηνίκ’ ἐστι τῆς ἡμέρᾱς; at what time?

Λούκιός σ’ ἀσπάζεται, ὦ πρόξενε! How late in the day is it? Πηνίκ’ ἐστὶ τῆς ἡμέρᾱς;

Πηνίκα means “at what precise point of time?” “at what hour?”

Πηνίκα μάλιστα; “About what o’clock is it?”

Πηνίκ’ ἄττα; “At about what hour?”

Πηνίκα τῆς νυκτός; “What time at night?”

Πηνίκ’ ἐστὶν ἄρα τῆς ἡμέρᾱς;

How could we respond?

Τῇ πρώτῃ ὥρᾳ· τῇ δευτέρᾳ, κτλ.

Πηνίκα τῆς ἡμέρᾱς ἐγείρεσθαι εἴωθας; What time of day do you usually wake up? Practice by writing your answer in Greek below! Ἴθι χαίρων.