Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 12

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English Greek
rule (over), guard, protect ἀνάσσω, ἀνάξω, ἤναξα
persuade, win over, mislead πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα (πέπιθον)
lead, drive, conduct, bring ἄγω, ἄξω, ἤγαγον
hear, hearken to κλεύω, ---, ἔκλυον
come, go, walk βαίνω, βήσω, ἔβησα
bear, bring, carry φέρω, οἴσω, ἤνεικα
loose, free, break up, destroy λύω, λύσω, ἔλῡσα
loose, set free ἀπολύω, ἀπολύσω, ἀπέλῡσα
please ἁνδάνω, ἁδήσω, ἕαδον
dishonor, slight, insult ἀτῑμάζω, ἀτῑμάσω, ἠτίμασα
burn, consume καίω, καύσω, ἔκηα
accomplish, fulfill, perform τελείω, τελέω, ἐτέλεσ(σ)α
anger, enrage, vex χολόω, χολώσω, ἐχόλωσα
speak, say, tell εἴρω, ἐρέω, εἶπον
kill, destroy, ruin ὀλέκω
sing (of), hymn, chant ἀείδω, ἀείσω, ἤεισα
love, cherish, entertain hospitably φιλέω, φιλήσω, ἐφίλησα
burn (down), consume κατακαίω, κατακαύσω, κατέκηα
go up, ascend ἀναβαίνω, ἀναβήσω, ἀνέβησα
have, hold, keep ἔχω, ἕξω, ἔσχον
do, make, perform, cause, fashion, prepare τεύχω, τεύξω, ἔτευξα (τέτυκον)
send, escort, conduct πέμπω, πέμψω, ἔπεμψα



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