Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 34

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English Greek
better, braver, superior (comparative of ἀγαθός) ἀμείνων, ον
wish, desire, be willing (ἐ)θέλω, ἐθελήσω, ἠθέλησα, ἠθέληκα
form, nature, beauty, growth, appearance, character φυή, ῆς, ἡ
speak, say, tell, harangue, address an assembly ἀγορεύ-ω, ἀγορεύσω, ἠγόρευσα
wife, spouse ἄ-λοχος, ου, ἡ
be εἰμί, ἔσ(σ)ομαι
safe, sound, unhurt, unharmed, well σόος, η, ον
worse, inferior χερείων, ον
Chryseis, daughter of Chryses Χρυσηίς, ίδος, ἡ
[loc. of οἶκος] – at home οἴκοι
prefer, wish rather προ-βούλομαι, προβουλήσομαι, προβέβουλα, προβεβούλημαι, προεβουλήθην
lawfully wedded, legally married, wedded in youth κουρίδιος, η, ον
denotes likeness, union, association with, intensification ἀ- (ἁ-)
destroy, kill, ruin ἀπ-όλλυμι, ἀπολέσ(σ)ω, ἀπώλεσ(σ)α, ἀπόλωλα
prophesy, foretell, declare an oracle, inquire of a god, interpret the divine will θεο-προπέ-ω
build, stature, size, form, body, structure δέμας, αος, τό



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