Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 12

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English Greek
send, escort, conduct πέμπω, πέμψω, ἔπεμψα
burn (down), consume κατακαίω, κατακαύσω, κατέκηα
lead, drive, conduct, bring ἄγω, ἄξω, ἤγαγον
persuade, win over, mislead πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα (πέπιθον)
do, make, perform, cause, fashion, prepare τεύχω, τεύξω, ἔτευξα (τέτυκον)
loose, free, break up, destroy λύω, λύσω, ἔλῡσα
dishonor, slight, insult ἀτῑμάζω, ἀτῑμάσω, ἠτίμασα
have, hold, keep ἔχω, ἕξω, ἔσχον
anger, enrage, vex χολόω, χολώσω, ἐχόλωσα
go up, ascend ἀναβαίνω, ἀναβήσω, ἀνέβησα
loose, set free ἀπολύω, ἀπολύσω, ἀπέλῡσα
speak, say, tell εἴρω, ἐρέω, εἶπον
bear, bring, carry φέρω, οἴσω, ἤνεικα
rule (over), guard, protect ἀνάσσω, ἀνάξω, ἤναξα
love, cherish, entertain hospitably φιλέω, φιλήσω, ἐφίλησα
come, go, walk βαίνω, βήσω, ἔβησα
burn, consume καίω, καύσω, ἔκηα
kill, destroy, ruin ὀλέκω
please ἁνδάνω, ἁδήσω, ἕαδον
hear, hearken to κλεύω, ---, ἔκλυον
accomplish, fulfill, perform τελείω, τελέω, ἐτέλεσ(σ)α
sing (of), hymn, chant ἀείδω, ἀείσω, ἤεισα



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