Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 36

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English Greek
steal, be stealthy, deceive, hide κλέπτω, κλέψω, ἔκλεψα, κέκλοφα, κέκλεμμαι, ἐκλέφθην
fourfold, quadruply τετρα-πλῇ
threefold, triply τρι–πλῇ
mind, plan, purpose νόος, ου, ὁ
this, that, he, she, it ὅ-δε, ἥ-δε, τό-δε
send forward, send forth, give up προ-ΐ-ημι, προήσω, προέηκα, προεῖκα, προεῖμαι, προείθην
Troy, the city Τροίη, ης, ἡ
evade, pass by, outwit, elude, circumvent παρ-έρχομαι, παρελεύσομαι, παρῆλθον, παρελήλυθα
sack utterly, destroy utterly ἐξ-αλαπάζω, ἐξαλαπάξω, ἀξηλάπαξα
ever, at any time ποθί
gathered together again, re-collected, re-assemlbed παλίλ-λογος, η, ον
repay, requite, recompense, atone for ἀπο-τίνω, ἀποτίσω, ἀπέτισα, ἀποτέτικα, ἀποτέτισμαι, ἀπετίσθην
well-walled ἐυ-τείχεος, ον
collect, gather (together) ἐπ-αγείρω, ἐπήγειρα, ἐπαγήγερμαι, ἐπηγέρθην
be seemly, be fitting (either, also, in addition) ἐπείκω, ἐπ-έοικα
thus, so, in this way οὕτω(ς)
godlike θεο-είκελος, η, ον



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