Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 32

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English Greek
dishonor, insult, slight, despise ἀ-τιμά-ω, ἀτιμήσω, ἠτίμησα
on account, because of, for the sake of ἕνεκα
unseemly, grievous, shameful, unfitting ἀ-εικής, ές
receive, accept ἀπο-δέχ-ομαι, ἀποδέξομαι, ἀπεδεξάμην, ἀποδέδεγμαι, ἀπεδέχθην
and not, nor οὔ-τε
unransomed, without a ransom paid ἀν-ά-ποινος, ον
unbought, without price ἀ-πρίατος, η, ον
neither … nor οὔτε ... οὔτε
girl, maiden, yound woman κούρη, ης, ἡ
propitiate, appease ἱλά-σκομαι, ἱλάσ(σ)ομαι, ἱλασ(σ)άμην, ἱλάσθην
on account of this, for this reason, therefore, consequently τούνεκα (= τοῦ ἕνεκα)
father, sire πατήρ, πατέρος (πατρός), ὁ
yet, still, in addition, further ἔτι
sacred, holy ἱερός, ή, όν
bright-eyed, flashing-eyed ἑλίκ-ωψ, ωπος (m) ἑλικ-ῶπις, ιδος (f)



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