Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 24

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English Greek
among, afterward, around μετά
but, moreover, on the other hand αὐτάρ (ἀταρ)
silver(y), of silver ἀργύρεος, η, ον
sharp, biting ἐχε-πευκής, ές
throw, hurl, shoot, send ἵ-ημι, ἥσω, ἧκα, εἷκα, εἷμαι
shoot against, hurl upon, send upon ἐφ-ί-ημι, ἐφήσω, ἐφῆκα, ἐφεῖκα, ἐφεῖμαι
mule οὐρεύς, ῆος, ὁ
dead body, corpse νέκυς, νέκυος, ὁ
throw, hurl, shoot, dash βάλλω, βαλέω, ἔβαλον, βέβληκα, βέβλημαι
sit down, seat ἕζομαι, ἕσσομαι, εἷσα, ἑ(ε)σσάμην
with, in among, in the midst of, in pursuit of μετά
bow βιός, οὐ, ὁ
become, be, arise γί-γνομαι, γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι
thick, crowded θαμέες, ειαί, έα
always, ever, continually, eternally αἰεί, αἰέν
bright, swift, flashing ἀργός, ή, όν
arrow ἰός, οῦ, ὁ



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