Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 32

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Greek English
τούνεκα (= τοῦ ἕνεκα) on account of this, for this reason, therefore, consequently
ἔτι yet, still, in addition, further
κούρη, ης, ἡ girl, maiden, yound woman
ἀ-εικής, ές unseemly, grievous, shameful, unfitting
ἕνεκα on account, because of, for the sake of
ἀπο-δέχ-ομαι, ἀποδέξομαι, ἀπεδεξάμην, ἀποδέδεγμαι, ἀπεδέχθην receive, accept
οὔ-τε and not, nor
ἀ-τιμά-ω, ἀτιμήσω, ἠτίμησα dishonor, insult, slight, despise
ἀ-πρίατος, η, ον unbought, without price
ἀν-ά-ποινος, ον unransomed, without a ransom paid
οὔτε ... οὔτε neither … nor
ἱερός, ή, όν sacred, holy
ἱλά-σκομαι, ἱλάσ(σ)ομαι, ἱλασ(σ)άμην, ἱλάσθην propitiate, appease
πατήρ, πατέρος (πατρός), ὁ father, sire
ἑλίκ-ωψ, ωπος (m) ἑλικ-ῶπις, ιδος (f) bright-eyed, flashing-eyed



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