Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 43

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Greek English
ἄχος, εος, τό woe, pain, grief
Βρισηίς, ίδος, ἡ Briseis, daughter of Briseus
δι-άν-διχα in two ways, differently
κλισίη, ης, ἡ hut, barrack, tent
λάσιος, η, ον hariy, shaggy, rough, bushy
ἦτορ, ορος, τό heart, soul, spirit
μερ-μηρίζω, ἐμερμήριξα ponder, consider
ἐναρίζω, ἐναρίξω, ἠνάριξα strip of armor, spoil, slay
ὁμοιό-ω, ὁμοιώσω, ὡμοιώθην liken, make like, compare, make equal
στυγέω, ἔστυξα, ἐστυγήθην hate, loathe, dislike, make hateful, hold in horror, fear
φάσγανον, ου, τό sword, sabre
Πηλεΐων, ωνος, ὁ son of Peleus, Achilles
παύ-ω, παύσω, ἔπαυσα, πέπαυκα, πέπαυμαι, ἐπαύθην cease, stop, pause, check, restrain, hold off
μηρός, οῦ, ὁ thigh
ὅσ(σ)ος, η, ον how much, how great, how many, how large, how long
ἐρητύ-ω, ἠρήτυσα, ἠρητύθην check, restrain, control, hold back, curb
ὀξύς, εῖα, ύ sharp, biting, cutting, keen, acid
ἄντην openly, before the face



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