Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 39

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Greek English
δηλέ-ομαι, δηλήσομαι, ἐδηλησάμην, δεδήλημαι harm, hurt, destroy, damage, wrong, ruin
ἐλά-ω, ἐλά(σ)(σ)ω, ἤλασ(σ)α, ἐλήλακα, ἐλήλαμαι, ἠλάθην drive, strike, carry on, push, press
μαχέ-ομαι, μαχήσομαι, ἐμαχεσ(σ)άμην fight, battle
ἵππος, ου, ὁ ἡ horse, mare
καρπός, οῦ, ὁ fruit, crop, produce, harvest
ἐρι-βῶλαξ, ακος rich-clodded, heavy-clodded, fertile
δεῦρο hither, to this place, here
οὖρος, εος, τό mountain
Τρῶες, ων, οἱ Trojans
μεταξύ between, intervening
αἰτιος, η, ον blamable, to blame, guilty, accountable, responsible
ἠχήεις, εσσα, εν (re)echoing, roaring, (re)sounding, thundering
βωτι-άνειρα fem. man-nourishing, nuturing heroes; subst. nurse of heroes
σκιόεις, εσσα, εν shady, shadowy
αἰχμητής, ᾶο, ὁ spearman, warrior
Φθίη, ης, ἡ Phthia, a town and district in northern Greece, home of Achilles
βοῦς, βοός, ὁ ἡ ox, cow, bull



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