Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 20

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English Greek
haply, perchance, perhaps κέ(ν), ἄν
now, indeed, surely, then νύ
so, how, so that, in order that, since, like (as), as, when ὡς
come, go return νέομαι
help, assist, benefit, avail χραισμέω, χραισμήσω, ἐχραίσμησα
safe σαός, ή, όν
safer σαώτερος, η, ον
approach, prepare, partake, share, go (come) to meet ἀντιά-ω, ἀντιάσω, ἠντίασα
him, her, it μίν
come upon, come on, approach ἔπ-ειμι, ἐπείσομαι
vex ἐρεθίζω, ἐρεθίσω, ἠρέθισα
go to, go against, attack, ply. ἐπ-οίχομαι, ἐποιχήσομαι, ἐπῴχωκα
sooner, until, before, formerly πρίν
loom, mast ἱστός, οῦ, ὁ
far (from, away), at a distance τηλόθι
bed, couch λέχος, εος, τό



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