Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 24

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Greek English
θαμέες, ειαί, έα thick, crowded
μετά with, in among, in the midst of, in pursuit of
ἰός, οῦ, ὁ arrow
ἕζομαι, ἕσσομαι, εἷσα, ἑ(ε)σσάμην sit down, seat
βιός, οὐ, ὁ bow
μετά among, afterward, around
ἵ-ημι, ἥσω, ἧκα, εἷκα, εἷμαι throw, hurl, shoot, send
αἰεί, αἰέν always, ever, continually, eternally
ἀργύρεος, η, ον silver(y), of silver
ἐφ-ί-ημι, ἐφήσω, ἐφῆκα, ἐφεῖκα, ἐφεῖμαι shoot against, hurl upon, send upon
βάλλω, βαλέω, ἔβαλον, βέβληκα, βέβλημαι throw, hurl, shoot, dash
γί-γνομαι, γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι become, be, arise
αὐτάρ (ἀταρ) but, moreover, on the other hand
ἐχε-πευκής, ές sharp, biting
ἀργός, ή, όν bright, swift, flashing
νέκυς, νέκυος, ὁ dead body, corpse
οὐρεύς, ῆος, ὁ mule



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