Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 04

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Greek English
ἐκ (ἐξ) from, out of
θάλασσα, ης, ἡ sea
ἐστί(ν) (he, she, it) is, there is
εἰσί(ν) (they) are, there are
ἐπί to, at upon, against, beside, up to, etc.
δέ but, and, so, for
ἐπί to, at upon, against, beside, up to, etc.
πολλή much, many, numerous
ψῡχή, ῆς, ἡ soul, breath, life, spirit
θεά, ᾶς, ἡ goddess
γάρ for, in fact
ἐκ (ἐξ) from
Κίλλα, ης, ἡ Cilla, a town in the Troad
πυρή, ῆς, ἡ (funeral) pyre
πάτρη, ης, ἡ fatherland, native land
οὐ (οὐκ, οὐχ) not, no



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