Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 18

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English Greek
die, perish θνήσκω, θανέομαι, ἔθανον, τέθνηκα
priest, holy man ἱερεύς, ῆος, ὁ
swift, speedy ὠκύς, ὠκεῖα, ὠκυ
foot πούς, ποδός, ὁ
diaphragm, mind, heart, soul, spirit, disposition φρήν, φρενός, ἡ
flee, fly, escape, run (off, away, along) φεύγω, φεύξομαι, ἔφυγον, πέφευγα
bull ταῦρος, ου, ὁ
assembly, meeting place, gathering, harangue ἀγορή, ῆς, ἡ
thigh-piece, thigh bone μηρίον, ου, τό
old man γέρων, οντος, ὁ
hollow κοῖλος, η, ον
old age, eld. γῆρας, αος, τό
our, ours ἡμέτερος, η, ον
goat αἴξ, αἰγός, ὁ, ἡ
tenth δέκατος, η, ον
Argos, a country and city in Greece Ἄργος, εος, τό



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