Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 20

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English Greek
him, her, it μίν
vex ἐρεθίζω, ἐρεθίσω, ἠρέθισα
now, indeed, surely, then νύ
haply, perchance, perhaps κέ(ν), ἄν
come upon, come on, approach ἔπ-ειμι, ἐπείσομαι
approach, prepare, partake, share, go (come) to meet ἀντιά-ω, ἀντιάσω, ἠντίασα
go to, go against, attack, ply. ἐπ-οίχομαι, ἐποιχήσομαι, ἐπῴχωκα
come, go return νέομαι
help, assist, benefit, avail χραισμέω, χραισμήσω, ἐχραίσμησα
far (from, away), at a distance τηλόθι
safer σαώτερος, η, ον
bed, couch λέχος, εος, τό
safe σαός, ή, όν
so, how, so that, in order that, since, like (as), as, when ὡς
loom, mast ἱστός, οῦ, ὁ
sooner, until, before, formerly πρίν



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