Ancient Greek Vocabulary


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Pharr Lesson 45

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Greek English
ὕβρις, ιος, ἡ insolence, wantonness, forwardness, hybris
ὄλλυμι, ὀλέσ(σ)ω, ὤλεσ(σ)α, ὄλωλα destroy, kill, ruin, lose; mid: perish, die
τέκος, εος, τό child, descendant, offspring, young
προσ-αυδά-ω, προσαυδήσω, προσηύδησα address, speak to, say to
μη-δὲ ... μη-δέ neither ... Nor
τί-πτε (τί ποτε) why (in the world)?
αἰγί-οχος, η, ον aegis-holding
ἵνα in order that, (so) that, where
τάχα (ταχύς) quickly, swiftly, soon
γλαυκ-ῶπις, ιδος gleaming-eyes, flashing-eyed ('owl-eyed')
ὑπερ-οπλίη, ης, ἡ arrogance, insulting conduct, deed of insolence
αὖτε again, in turn, but, however, further(more), anew
ἄν = κέ(ν) haply, perchance, perhaps
ὀνειδίζω, ὠνείδισα revile, reproach, abuse
φωνέ-ω, φωνήσω, ἐφώνησα speak, lift up the voice
λήγ-ω, λήξω, ἔληξα cease (from), refrain, slack(en), weaken
πτερόεις, εσσα, εν winged, flying
μη-δέ and not, but not, nor, not even



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