Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 12

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



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