Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 20

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



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