Ancient Greek Vocabulary


Font Notice

You must have a unicode font that supports polytonic greek (see Unicode Polytonic Greek Fonts, for example) to see the Greek properly. If you see a bunch of boxes, you probably do not have a unicode font installed.

Other Notice

The tools I am writing are works in progress, and they are for entertainment purposes only. Use them at your own risk. If you do find any errors, please let me know.

Pharr Lesson 19

Mouse over to see answers. IE users will have to double-click at the words to see them (due to deficiencies in IE). Probably you should consider getting a modern browser such as firefox.

Greek English
παρά, πάρ, παραί from the side of, beside, to the side of
ὕστερος, η, ον behind, later, at another time, further(more)
κρατερός, ή, όν strong, harsh, powerful, stern, mighty
μή not, lest, that not
ἔνθα then, there(upon), here
ἤ (ἠέ) or, than, whether
κιχάνω, κιχήσομαι, ἐκιχησάμην (ἔκιχον, ἐκίχην) come upon, overtake, arrive (at)
νῦν now, at this time (commonly implies a contrast)
τέλλω, ἔτειλα, τέταλμαι command, enjoin (upon), accomplish, rise
Ἀγαμέμνων, ονος, ὁ Agamemnon
δηθύ-νω loiter, tarry, delay
ἀφ-ί-ημι, ἀφήσω, ἀφῆκα send away, dismiss, hurl, drive off
αἰδέομαι, αἰδέσ(σ)ομαι, ᾐδεσ(σ)άμην reverence
ἐπ-ευ-φημέω, ἐπευφήμησα shout, assent, approve
μῦθος, ου, ὁ word, command, story
εἶμι, εἴσομαι come, go, shall come, shall go
ἤ...ἤ either…or, whether…or
παρά, πάρ, παραί beside, nearby



Ancient Greek Tools

Ed Donnelly