Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 45

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English Greek
winged, flying πτερόεις, εσσα, εν
insolence, wantonness, forwardness, hybris ὕβρις, ιος, ἡ
haply, perchance, perhaps ἄν = κέ(ν)
destroy, kill, ruin, lose; mid: perish, die ὄλλυμι, ὀλέσ(σ)ω, ὤλεσ(σ)α, ὄλωλα
cease (from), refrain, slack(en), weaken λήγ-ω, λήξω, ἔληξα
why (in the world)? τί-πτε (τί ποτε)
address, speak to, say to προσ-αυδά-ω, προσαυδήσω, προσηύδησα
and not, but not, nor, not even μη-δέ
revile, reproach, abuse ὀνειδίζω, ὠνείδισα
in order that, (so) that, where ἵνα
again, in turn, but, however, further(more), anew αὖτε
quickly, swiftly, soon τάχα (ταχύς)
neither ... Nor μη-δὲ ... μη-δέ
child, descendant, offspring, young τέκος, εος, τό
gleaming-eyes, flashing-eyed ('owl-eyed') γλαυκ-ῶπις, ιδος
aegis-holding αἰγί-οχος, η, ον
speak, lift up the voice φωνέ-ω, φωνήσω, ἐφώνησα
arrogance, insulting conduct, deed of insolence ὑπερ-οπλίη, ης, ἡ



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