Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 08

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Greek English
οὕνεκα (οὗ-ἕνεκα) because
ἄλλος, η, ο other, another
σκῆπτρον, ου, τό sceptre, staff
αὐτός, ή, ό self, him(self), her(self), it(self), same
κεῖνος, η, ο same as ἐκεῖνος, η, ο (that (one), he, she, it)
τέ ... τέ (τέ ... καί) (καὶ … τέ) both … and, not only … but also
δῖος, α, ον divine, heavenly, glorious
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ who, which, what
χρύσεος, η, ον golden, of gold
ὁ, ἡ, τό this, that, he, she, it; who, which, what
τέ and, also
ἀλλά but, moreover
(ἐ)κεῖνος, η, ο that (one), he, she, it
ἑκη-βόλος, ου, ὁ free-shooter, sharp-shooter
κακῶς evilly, wickedly, harshly, with evil consequences



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