Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 27

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English Greek
surely, indeed, truly, certainly, for a fact ἦ (τοι) (ἦτοι)
vow, boast, prayer εὐχωλή, ῆς, ἡ
so much, so great, so large, so many, so long τόσ(σ)ος, η, ον
Calchas Κάλχας, αντος, ὁ
bird-interpreter, augur, soothsayer, seer οἰωνο-πόλος, ου, ὁ
off, from, away, back ἀπό
ward off, defend, protect, avert ἀμύνω, ἀμυνέω, ἤμυνα
who(so)ever, whichever, what(so)ever, who, which, what ὅ(σ)-τις, ἥ-τις, ὅ(τ)-τι
lamb ἀρήν, ἀρνός, ὁ, ἡ
destruction, ruin, death, curse λοιγός, οῦ, ὁ
whether … or εἴ τε (εἴτε) ... εἴ τε (εἴτε)
off, from, away, back ἀπό
complete, finished, full-grown, unblemished, perfect τέλωιος, η, ον
fat, savor, odor of roast meat κνίση, ης, ἡ
blame, find fault (with), reproach ἐπι-μέμφ-ομαι, ἐπιμέμψομαι, ἐπιμεμψάμην, ἐπεμέμφθην
why ὅ(τ)τι
(in) some way, somehow, (in) any way, perhaps πώς
Son of Thestor, Calchas Θεστορίδης, αο, ὁ
if, whether αἰ ( = εἰ)
this, that; he, she, it ὅ γε, ἥ γε, τό γε (ὅγε, ἥγε, τόγε)
wish, desire, be willing, prefer βούλομαι, βουλήσομαι, βέβουλα, βεβούλημαι, ἐβουλήθην



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