AS Level Ancient Greek vocabulary (2009 ed.)

ἀγαθός	good
ἄγαν	too much
ἀγγέλλω	I announce
ἄγγελος	messenger
ἀγνοέω	I do not know
ἀγορά	market-place
ἀγρός	field, countryside
ἄγω	I lead
ἀγών	contest, trial
ἀδελφή	sister
ἀδελφός	brother
ἀδικέω	I wrong (someone)
ἀδικία	a wrong, wrong-doing
ἄδικος	criminal
ἀεί	always
Ἀθῆναι	Athens
Ἀθηναῖοι	Athenians
ἁθροίζω	I gather
ἀθυμέω	I am despondent
αἰδέομαι	I respect, revere
αἷμα	blood
αἱρέω	I take
αἱρέομαι	I choose
αἴρω	I raise, lift
αἰσθάνομαι	I perceive
αἰσχρός	disgraceful, ugly
αἰσχύνω	I shame
αἰσχύνομαι	I am ashamed
αἰτέω	I ask for
αἰτία	cause, charge, blame
αἰτιάομαι	I blame, accuse
αἴτιος	responsible
αἰχμάλωτος	prisoner
ἀκούω	I hear
ἄκρος	top (of)
ἀκτή	shore
ἄκων	unwilling
ἀληθής	true
ἅλις	enough
ἀλλά	but
ἀλλήλους	each other
ἄλλος	other
ἅμα	at the same time; together with
ἁμαρτάνω	I make a mistake, miss, fail
ἀμύνω	I ward off, defend
ἀμύνομαι	I resist
ἀμφί + acc	around, about
ἀμφότερος	both
ἄν	would, could (indefinite)
ἀνά + acc	up
ἀναβαίνω	I board (ship), mount (horse), put to sea
ἀναγιγνώσκω	I read
ἀναγκάζω	I compel
ἀνάγκη	necessity
ἀνάγομαι	I put to sea
ἀναχωρέω	I retreat
ἀνδρεία	courage, manliness
ἀνδρεῖος	brave, manly
ἄνεμος	wind
ἀνεύ + gen	without
ἀνήρ	man, husband
ἄνθρωπος	person, man
ἀντί + gen	instead of
ἄξιος	worthy, deserving
ἀξιόω	I think fit, expect
ἅπας	all, every
ἀπειλέω	I threaten
ἀπέχω	I keep off; I am distant (intransitive)
ἀπό + gen	from
ἀποθνῄσκω	I die, am killed
ἀποκρίνομαι	I answer
ἀποκτείνω	I kill
ἀπόλλυμι	I lose, destroy
ἀπολογέομαι	I make my defence
ἀπορέω	I am at a loss
ἀπορία	perplexity, difficulty
ἀποστερέω	I deprive
ἀπροσδόκητος	unexpected
ἅπτομαι	I lay hold of, reach
ἄρα	… then …
ἆρα	= a question
ἀργύριον	money
ἀργυροῦς	made of silver
ἀρετή	excellence, virtue
ἀριθμός	number
ἀριστερός	left
ἅρμα	chariot
ἁρπάζω	I seize
ἄρτι	recently
ἀρχή	beginning; rule
ἄρχω	I rule
ἄρχομαι	I begin
ἀσεβής	impious
ἀσθενής	weak
ἄσμενος	glad
ἀσπίς	shield
ἄστυ	city
ἀσφάλεια	safety
ἀσφαλής	safe
ἅτε	in as much as, seeing that
αὖ / αὖθις	in turn, again
αὐξάνω	I increase, grow
αὔριον	tomorrow
αὐτίκα	at once
αὐτός	himself; same; him, her, it, them
ἀφικνέομαι	I arrive
ἀφίστημι	I (make to) revolt
ἀφίσταμαι	I revolt
βαδίζω	I walk
βαθύς	deep
βαίνω	I go
βάλλω	I throw, fire at
βάρβαρος	non-Greek
βαρύς	heavy, grievous
βασιλεύς	king
βασίλεια	queen
βέβαιος	firm, trusty, sure
βία	force
βίος	life
βλάπτω	I harm
βλέπω	I look
βοάω	I shout
βοή	shout
βοήθεια	help
βοηθέω	I help
βουλεύω / βουλεύομαι	I discuss, plan, consider
βουλή	counsel, council
βούλομαι	I wish
βραδύς	slow
βῶμος	altar
γαμέω / γαμέομαι	I marry
γάρ	for
γε	at any rate, at least
γελάω	I laugh
γένος	type, family, race
γέρων	old man
γέφυρα	bridge
γῆ	land, earth
γίγνομαι	I become, happen
γιγνώσκω	I get to know, realise, understand
γλῶσσα	tongue, language
γνώμη	opinion, judgement, intention
γοῦν	at any rate, at least
γράφω	I write
γυμνός	naked, unarmed
γυνή	woman, wife
δακρύω	I weep
δέ	and, but
δεῖ	it is necessary
δείκνυμι	I show
δεινός	terrible; clever, strange
δεῖπνον	meal
δένδρον	tree
δεξιά	right hand
δεξιός	right; skilled
δέομαι	I ask; need
δεσμός	bond, fetter
δεσμώτης	prisoner
δεσπότης	master
δέσποινα	mistress
δεῦρο	hither
δέχομαι	I receive, welcome
δή	[emphasises neighbouring word]
δήπου	of course, perhaps
δῆτα	of course, certainly
δῆλος	clear, certain
δηλόω	I show, point out
δῆμος	people
διά + acc	on account of, right through
διά + gen	through
διὰ τί	why?
δι᾽ ὀλίγου	soon
διαβαίνω	I cross
διαλέγομαι	I converse
διαφθείρω	I destroy, corrupt
διδάσκω	I teach, tell
δίδωμι	I give
διηγέομαι	I narrate
δίκαιος	upright, just, fair
δίκη	justice; lawsuit, penalty
διότι	because
διώκω	I pursue; prosecute
δοκέω	I seem, think
δοκεῖ + dat	it seems good
δόλος	trickery
δόξα	opinion, glory
δουλεύω	I am a slave
δοῦλος / δούλη	slave
δουλόω	I enslave
δράω	I do
δρόμος	flight, run
δύναμαι	I can
δύναμις	power, capacity
δυνατός	powerful, able; possible
δυστυχής	unfortunate
δῶρον	gift
ἐάν / ἤν	if
ἑαυτόν / αὑτόν	himself
ἐάω	I allow
ἐγγύς	near (as prep, takes gen)
ἐγώ or ἐγώγε / ἐμαυτόν	I / myself
ἐθέλω	I am willing, wish
ἔθνος	tribe
εἰ	if
εἰκός	probability
εἰμί	I am
εἰρήνη	peace
εἰς + acc	into, to
εἰσβάλλω	I invade
εἰσβολή	invasion; pass
εἶτα	then
εἴτε … εἴτε …	whether … or …
ἐκ or ἐξ + gen	out of, from
ἐξ οὗ	since the time when
ἔξω + gen	outside
ἕκαστος	each
ἕκατερος	each (of two)
ἐκεῖ	there
ἐκεῖθεν	thence
ἐκεῖσε	thither
ἐκεῖνος	that
ἐκκλησία	assembly
ἐκφεύγω	I escape
ἑκών	willing
ἐλαύνω	I drive
ἐλευθερία	freedom
ἐλεύθερος	free
ἐλευθερόω	I free
ἕλκω	I drag
Ἑλλας	Greece
Ἑλλην	Greek
ἐλπίζω	I hope, expect
ἐμός	my
ἐν + dat	in, on
ἐνάντιος	opposite, contrary
ἕνεκα + gen	on account of, for the sake of
ἔνθα	there, then, when
ἐνθάδε	here, there
ἐνθένδε	from there, from when
ἐνιαυτός	year
ἔνιοι	some
ἐνίοτε	sometimes
ἐννοέω	I consider, think of
ἔνοικος	inhabitant
ἐνταῦθα	here, there, then
ἐντεῦθεν	hence, thence, thereupon
ἐντυγχάνω	I meet
ἐξαίφνης	suddenly
ἐξαπατάω	I deceive
ἔξεστι	it is allowed, is possible
ἑορτή	festival
ἐπαινέω	I praise
ἐπανέρχομαι	I return
ἐπεί / ἐπειδή / ἐπειδάν	since, when
ἐπεὶ τάχιστα	as soon as
ἔπειτα	then, afterwards
ἐπί + acc	against, on, on condition of
ἐπί + gen	on
ἐπί + dat	on condition of; beside
ἐπιλανθάνομαι	I forget
ἐπίσταμαι	I understand, know (how to)
ἐπιστολή	letter
ἐπιτήδεια	provisions
ἐπιτρέπω	I entrust
ἕπομαι	I follow
ἐργάζομαι	I work
ἔργον	work, deed
ἐρῆμος	deserted
ἔρχομαι	I go, come
ἐρωτάω	I ask (a question)
ἐσθίω	I eat
ἑσπέρα	evening, west
ἔσχατος	last, furthest
ἑταῖρος	companion
ἕτερος	one; the other; different
ἔτι	still, yet
ἕτοιμος	ready
ἔτος	year
εὖ	well
εὐγενής	noble
εὐδαίμων	happy, prosperous
εὐθύς	at once
εὑρίσκω	I find
εὐρύς	broad
εὐσεβής	pious
εὐτυχής	fortunate, lucky
εὔχομαι	I pray, boast
ἐφ᾽ ᾧτε	on condition that
ἐχθρός	hostile
ἔχω	I have, hold; + adverb "be"
ἕως	while, until
ζάω	I live
Ζεύς	Zeus
ζητέω	I seek
ἤ / ἤ … ἤ …	than; or / either … or …
ἡγεμών	leader, guide
ἡγέομαι	I lead; consider
ἤδη	now, already
ἥδομαι	I enjoy, am glad
ἡδύς	pleasant, sweet
ἥκιστα	least; not at all
ἥκω	I have come
ἥλιος	sun
ἥμεις / ἡμᾶς αὐτούς	we / ourselves
ἡμέρα	day
ἁμ᾽ ἡμέρᾳ	at daybreak
ἡμέτερος	our
ἤπειρος	mainland
ἡσυχάζω	I am calm, am quiet
θάλασσα	sea
θάνατος	death
θάπτω	I bury
θαρρέω / θαρσέω	I am confident
θαυμάζω	I am amazed, admire
θεάομαι	I look at
θεά	goddess
θεός	god
θεραπεύω	I care for
θεράπων / θεράπαινα	servant
θέρος	summer
θηρεύω	I hunt
θήριον	wild beast
θρασύς	reckless; bold
θυγάτηρ	daughter
θύρα	door
θύω	I sacrifice
θώραξ	breast plate
ἰατρός	doctor
ἱερεύς	priest
ἱερόν	temple
ἱερός	holy
ἵημι	I send; hurl
ἱκανός	sufficient; capable
ἵνα	so that, in order to
ἱππεύς	cavalryman
ἱππεύω	I ride
ἵππος	horse; cavalry
ἴσος	equal
ἴσως	perhaps
ἵστημι	I make to stand
ἵσταμαι	I stand
ἰσχυρός	strong
καθεύδω	I sleep
καθίζω	I make to sit down, sit down
καθίστημι	I make, appoint, put (into state of …)
καθίσταμαι	I am appointed, get (into the state of ...)
καί	and, even, also, actually
καίπερ	although
καιρός	right time, opportunity
καίτοι	and yet
καίω	I burn, set on fire
κακός	bad, cowardly
καλέω	I call, summon
καλός	fine, beautiful
κάμνω	I toil, am weary (of), am tired by
κατά + acc	down, according to, by (land, sea)
κατάσκοπος	spy
καταφρονέω	I despise
κατηγορέω	I accuse
κεῖμαι	I lie; am situated
κελεύω	I order
κενός	empty
κέρας	horn, wing
κεφαλή	head
κήρυξ	herald
κηρύσσω	I proclaim
κινδυνεύω	I risk; I am likely to
κίνδυνος	danger
κινέω	I move, arouse
κλέπτω	I steal
κοινός	common
κολάζω	I punish
κομίζω	I bring; convey
κόπτω	I cut, hit
κόρη	girl
κρατέω	I control, conquer
κράτος	might, force
κρίνω	I judge
κριτής	judge
κρύπτω	I hide
κτάομαι	I obtain
κτῆμα	possession
κυβερνήτης	helmsman
κύκλος	circle
κωλύω	I prevent, hinder
κώμη	village
λάθρᾳ	secretly
Λακεδαιμόνιοι	the Spartans
λαμβάνω	I take, capture
λανθάνω	I escape the notice of
λέγω	I say, tell
λείπω	I leave (behind)
λίθος	stone
λιμήν	harbour
λίμνη	marsh
λόγος	word, account, reason
λόγχη	spear
λοιπός	remaining
τὸ λοιπόν	in the future
λοχαγός	commander
λυπέω	I annoy, harass
λύπη	pain, grief
λύω	I loose
λύομαι	I ransom
μακρός	long
μάλα	very
μάλιστα	very much, especially
μᾶλλον	more
μανθάνω	I learn, understand
μαντεῖον	oracle
μάντις	prophet
μάτην	in vain
μάχη	fight
μάχομαι	I fight
μέγας	great, big
μέλλω	I intend, hesitate, am going to
μέμνημαι	I remember
… μέν … δέ	on the one hand … on the other … [marks a contrast]
μέντοι	however; certainly
μένω	I remain, await
μέρος	part, share
μέσος	middle
μετά + acc	after
μετά + gen	with
μεταπέμπομαι	I send for
μέχρι	until
μή (and compounds)	see under οὐ
μήν	month
μήτηρ	mother
μικρός	small
μισέω	I hate
μισθός	reward, fee
μόλις	scarcely, with difficulty
μόνον	only
μόνος	alone
μῦθος	word, story
μῶρος	foolish, stupid
ναί	yes
ναυμαχέω	I fight a sea-battle
ναυμαχία	sea-battle
ναῦς	ship
ναυτής	sailor
ναυτικόν	fleet
νεανίας	young man
νεκρός	corpse
νέος	young, new
νῆσος	island
νικάω	I conquer
νίκη	victory
νομίζω	I consider, believe
νόμος	law, custom
νοσέω	I am ill
νόσος	illness
νοῦς	mind
νῦν	now
νύξ	night
ξένος	stranger, foreigner, friend, host, guest
ξίφος	sword
ξύλινος	wooden
ὁ	the
ὅδε	this
ὁδός	road, journey
ὅθεν	whence
οἷ	whither
οἶδα	I know
οἴκαδε	homewards
οἰκέω	I dwell
οἰκία	house, home
οἴκοθεν	from home
οἴκοι	at home
οἶκος	home
οἰκτείρω	I pity
οἶνος	wine
οἷος	such (as)
οἷος τ᾽ εἰμί	I can
ὀλίγος	small, few
ὄμνυμι	I swear
ὅμοιος	similar, like
ὁμολογέω	I agree, admit
ὅμως	nevertheless
ὄνομα	name
ὄπισθε(ν)	behind, in future
ὅπλα	arms, armour
ὁπλίζω	I arm
ὁπλίτης	hoplite
ὅπως	so that
ὁράω	I see
ὀργή	anger
ὀργίζομαι	I become angry
ὀρθός	straight, correct
ὅρκος	oath
ὁρμάομαι	I set out
ὄρος	hill, mountain
ὅς	who
ὅσος	how much, how big
ὅστις	whoever
ὅτε / ὅταν	when
ὅτι	because, that
οὗ	where (relative)
οὐ / οὐκ / οὐχ / οὐχί / μή	not
οὐδαμοῦ / μηδαμοῦ	nowhere
οὐδαμῶς / μηδαμῶς	in no way
οὐδέ / μηδέ	and not, nor, not even
οὐδείς / μηδείς	no one
οὐδέποτε / οὔποτε / μηδέποτε / μήποτε	never
οὐκέτι / μηκέτι	no longer
οὔκουν	not
οὐκοῦν	therefore, then
οὖν	and so
οὔτε ... οὔτε / μήτε ... μήτε	neither ... nor
οὗτος	this
οὕτω / οὕτως	thus, so
ὀφθαλμός	eye
παιδεύω	I educate, train
παῖς	boy, girl, child
πάλαι	formerly
παλαιός	former, ancient
πάλιν	back, again
παρά + acc	contrary to, along
παρά + gen	from
παρά + dat	beside
παραδίδωμι	I hand over, surrender
παρασκευάζω	I prepare
πάρειμι	I am present
πάρεστι	it is possible
παρέχω	I provide
παρθένος	virgin
πᾶς	every, all
πανταχοῦ	everywhere
πάσχω	I suffer
πατήρ	father
πατρίς	fatherland
πατρῷος	of a father
παύω	I stop
παύομαι	I cease
πεδίον	plain
πεζῇ	on foot
πεζοί	infantry
πείθω	I persuade
πείθομαι	I obey
πειράομαι	I try
πελταστής	light-armed soldier
πέμπω	I send, escort
περί + acc	around
περί + gen	about
Πέρσης	Persian
πηδάω	I leap
πιέζω	I press hard upon
πίνω	I drink
πίπτω	I fall
πιστεύω	I believe, trust
πιστός	reliable, faithful
πλέω	I sail
πλῆθος	crowd, large number
πλήν + gen	except
πληρόω	I fill, man (a ship)
πλοῖον	boat
πλοῦς	voyage
πλούσιος	rich
ποιέω	I make, do
ποιέομαι	I value
περὶ πολλοῦ ποιεῖσθαι	to value highly
ποῖος / ὁποῖος	of what sort; such as
πολεμέω	I fight a war
πολέμιος	enemy
πόλεμος	war
πολιορκέω	I besiege
πόλις	city-state, city
πολίτης	citizen
πολλάκις	often
πολύς	much, many
πονέω	I toil, suffer
πόνος	toil, pain
πορεύομαι	I march
πόρρω / πρόσω	forwards, far away
πόσος / ὁπόσος	how great, how much, how many; as much as
ποταμός	river
πότε or ὁπότε / ποτε	when / at some time
πότερον … ἤ …	(whether) … or …
πότερος / ὁπότερος	which of two
πόθεν / ὅποθεν	whence?
ποῖ / ὅποι	whither?
ποῦ / ὅπου	where?
που	I suppose
πούς	foot
πρᾶγμα	thing, matter
πράσσω	I do, fare
πρέσβυς / πρέσβεις (pl)	elder / ambassadors
πρίν	before, until
πρό + gen	in front of
πρόγονος	ancestor
προδίδωμι	I betray
προθυμέω	I am eager
προθυμία	eagerness, zeal
πρόθυμος	eager, ready
πρός + acc	to, towards, against, in addition to
προσβάλλω	I attack
πρόσθεν / ἔμπροσθεν	before
προτεραία	the day before
πρότερον	before
πρῴ	early
πρῶτον	first
πύλη	gate
πυνθάνομαι	I ascertain, learn
πῦρ	fire
πῶς or ὅπως / πως	how / in some way
ῥᾴδιος	easy
ῥήτωρ	speaker, politician
ῥίπτω	I throw
σαφής	clear
σῆμα	sign, signal
σημαίνω	I show, give a sign
σήμερον	today
σιγάω	I am silent
σιγή	silence
σῖτος	corn; food; bread
σκεύη	equipment, baggage
σκηνή	tent
σκοπέω	I look at, examine
σκότος	darkness
σός	your
σοφία	cleverness, wisdom
σοφός	clever, wise
σπονδαί	treaty
στάδιον [pl. στάδιοι]	stade [a unit of length]
στέλλω	I send, equip
στενός	narrow
στόλος	expedition
στόμα	mouth
στράτευμα	army
στρατεύω	I march
στρατηγέω	I am general
στρατηγός	general
στρατιά	army
στρατιώτης	soldier
στρατοπεδεύομαι	I encamp
στρατόπεδον	camp
στρατός	army
σύ / σεαυτόν	you / yourself
συγγενής	related, kin
συγχωρέω	I agree
συλλέγω	I collect, assemble
συμβουλεύω	I advise
συμμαχία	alliance
σύμμαχος	ally
συμφορά	disaster; event
σύν + dat	with
σφᾶς / σφᾶς αὐτούς	them / themselves
σφέτερος	their
σφόδρα	very much
σχεδόν	nearly, almost
σῴζω	I save, keep
σωτηρία	safety
σῶμα	body
σώφρων	sensible, sober, moderate
τάξις	arrangement, rank, (battle) order
ταράσσω	I throw into confusion
τάσσω	I draw up, arrange
τάφος	tomb
τάχα / τάχ' ἄν	quickly, perhaps / perhaps
ταχύς	quick
τε / τε … τε	and / both … and …
τειχίζω	I fortify
τείχισμα	fortification
τεῖχος	wall
τελευτάω	I end; die
τελευτή	end
τέλος	end (adv. in the end)
τέμνω	I cut
τέχνη	craft; skill
τίθημι	I place; make
τιμάω	I honour
τιμή	honour
τιμωρέω	I punish, avenge
τιμωρέομαι	I take vengeance on
τίς;	who?
τις	(a) certain, someone, something
τοι	I assure you
τοιοῦτος	such
τόλμα	daring
τολμάω	I dare
τόξευμα	arrow
τοξεύω	I shoot
τόξον	bow
τοξότης	archer
τόπος	place
τοσοῦτος	so great, so many
τότε	at that time
τραῦμα	wound
τραυματίζω	I wound
τρέπω	I turn, rout
τρέχω	I run
τριήρης	trireme
τροπαῖον	trophy
τρόπος	way, manner, custom
τυγχάνω	I happen, hit
τύπτω	I strike
τύχη	chance, luck, fortune
ὑβρίζω	I insult
ὕδωρ	water
υἱός	son
ὕλη	wood
ὑμεῖς / ὑμᾶς αὐτούς	you / yourselves
ὑμέτερος	your
ὑπέρ + acc	above, beyond, over
ὑπέρ + gen	on behalf of
ὑπισχνέομαι	I promise
ὕπνος	sleep
ὑπό + gen	under; by
ὑστεραία	the next day
ὕστερος	latter; later
ὕστερον	later
ὑψηλός	high
φαίνομαι	I appear, seem
φέρω	I bear, + adverb (e.g. κακῶς) = I take it (ill)
φεύγω	I flee, am accused, am banished
φημί	I say
φθάνω	I do something first
φθονέω	I grudge, resent, envy
φθόνος	grudge, envy
φιλέω	I love; am accustomed
φιλία	affection
φίλιος	dear, friendly
φίλος / φίλη	friend
φοβέομαι	I fear
φόβος	fear
φονεύω	I murder, kill
φυγάς	an exile
φυγή	exile
φύλαξ	guard
φυλάσσω	I guard
φωνή	voice
χαίρω	I rejoice
χαλεπός	difficult, harsh
χαλκοῦς	brazen
χάριν ἔχω	I thank
χειμών	winter; storm
χείρ	hand
χθές	yesterday
χράομαι	I use; treat
χρή	it is necessary
χρῆμα	thing; money (in pl.)
χρησιμός	useful
χρηστήριον	oracle
χρόνος	time
χρυσός	gold
χρυσοῦς	golden
χώρα	land, place
χωρέω	I go
χωρίον	place
ψεύδω	I cheat, deceive
ψεύδομαι	I lie, I am mistaken
ψηφίζομαι	I vote
ὦ	o
ὧδε	thus
ὥρα	time
ὡς	as, when, that, because, how
ὡς + superlative adverb	as ... as possible
ὥσπερ	as if
ὥστε	so that
ὠφελέω	I benefit, help