Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 39

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Greek English
οὖρος, εος, τό mountain
καρπός, οῦ, ὁ fruit, crop, produce, harvest
Τρῶες, ων, οἱ Trojans
δεῦρο hither, to this place, here
δηλέ-ομαι, δηλήσομαι, ἐδηλησάμην, δεδήλημαι harm, hurt, destroy, damage, wrong, ruin
βοῦς, βοός, ὁ ἡ ox, cow, bull
αἰτιος, η, ον blamable, to blame, guilty, accountable, responsible
σκιόεις, εσσα, εν shady, shadowy
ἐρι-βῶλαξ, ακος rich-clodded, heavy-clodded, fertile
ἵππος, ου, ὁ ἡ horse, mare
αἰχμητής, ᾶο, ὁ spearman, warrior
βωτι-άνειρα fem. man-nourishing, nuturing heroes; subst. nurse of heroes
Φθίη, ης, ἡ Phthia, a town and district in northern Greece, home of Achilles
μεταξύ between, intervening
ἐλά-ω, ἐλά(σ)(σ)ω, ἤλασ(σ)α, ἐλήλακα, ἐλήλαμαι, ἠλάθην drive, strike, carry on, push, press
ἠχήεις, εσσα, εν (re)echoing, roaring, (re)sounding, thundering
μαχέ-ομαι, μαχήσομαι, ἐμαχεσ(σ)άμην fight, battle



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