Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 19

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



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