Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 21

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English Greek
silent, quiet, being silent ἀκέων, ουσα, ον
fair-haired, well-haired, beautiful-tressed, etc. ἠύ-κομος, ον
pray, curse, invoke ἀρά-ομαι, ἀρήσομαι, ἠρησάμην
surround, go round, protect ἀμφι-βαίνω, ἀμφιβήσω, ἀμφέβησα, ἀμφιβέβηκα
loud-roaring, heavy-thundering πολύ-φλοισβος, ον
bear, produce, give birth to τίκτω, τέξω, ἔτεκον, τέτοκα
speak, say, tell φημί, θήσω, ἔφησα
fear, be afraid δείδω, δείσομαι, ἔδεισα, δείδοικα
come, go, depart κί-ω
old, (masc. as substantive old man) γεραιός, ή, όν
beach, shore, strand θίς, θινός, ἡ
as…so ὥς...ὥς
apart, away ἀπ-άνευθε(ν)
then, thereupon ἔπειτα
of a silver bow, equipped with a silver bow (Apollo) ἀργυρό-τοξος, η, ον
thus, so, in this way ὥς



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