Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 11

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Greek English
ἀπο-λύ-ω, ἀπολύσω, ἀπέλῡσα loose, set free, release
ὅτε when(ever)
κατα-καίω, κατακαύσω, κατέκηα burn, consume
Ἀτρεΐδης, ᾱο (εω), ὁ son of Atreus (usually refers to Agamemnon)
ἀνα-βαίνω, ἀναβήσω, ἀνέβησα (ἀνέβην) go up, ascend, emabark
Χρύσης, ᾱο (εω), ὁ Chryses, a priest of the god Apollo from the town Chysa
Πηληιάδης, ᾱο (εω), ὁ son of Peleus, Achilles
προσ-έειπον or προσεῖπον 2nd aorist of εἴρω addressed, spoke to
κλεύω, --, ἔκλυον hear, hearken to
τότε then, at that time
μετ-έειπον or μετεῖπον = μετὰ-εῖπον 2nd aorist of εἴρω spoke among, addressed spoke to
χολό-ω, χολώσω, ἐχόλωσα anger, enrage, vex



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