Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 29

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Greek English
ἀρήγ-ω, ἀρήξω, ἤρηξα help, assist, succor
μέγας, μεηάλη, μέγα great, large, tall, mighty
πρό-φρων, ον eager, zealous, glad, joyful, kindly
χέρης, ες (dat. χέηι) worse, inferior, underling, subject, meaner
οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο that
κρατέω rule, bear sway
τοι-γάρ therefore
ἔπος, εος, τό word, saying, command, speech
ὅ-δε, ἥ-δε, τό-δε this (here)
ὄμνυμι, ὀμοῦμαι, ὤμοσ(σ)α, ὀμώμοκα, ὀμώμο(σ)μαι, ὠμό(σ)θην swear, pledge an oath with, swear by as witness, swear to
συν-τί-θημι, συνθήσω, συνέθηκα, συντέθεικα, συντέθειμαι, συνετέθην put together, unite, perceive, comprehend, heed
surely, indeed, truly, for a fact
κρείσσων, ον (comparative of κρατύς) mightier, more powerful, better



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