GCSE Classical Greek wordlist 2 (2009):
History, Unit B402
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ἀγαθός ἀγαθή
ἀγαθόν |
good |
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ἀγγέλλω ἀγγελῶ ἤγγειλα
ἠγγέλθην |
I announce |
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ἄγγελος ἀγγέλου ὁ |
messenger |
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ἀγορά ἀγορᾶς ἡ |
market place |
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ἀγρός ἀγροῦ ὁ |
field;
countryside |
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ἄγω ἄξω ἤγαγον
ἤχθην |
I lead; bring |
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ἀδικέω |
I do wrong;
injure |
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ἄδικος ἄδικος
ἄδικον |
unjust; wrong |
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ἀεί |
always |
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Ἀθηναῖοι
Ἀθηναίων οἱ |
Athenians |
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ἆθλον ἄθλου τό |
prize; reward |
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αἱρέω αἱρήσω
εἷλον ᾑρέθην |
I take |
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αἰσθάνομαι
αἰσθήσομαι ᾐσθόμην |
I notice; perceive |
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αἰσχρός αἰσχρά
αἰσχρόν |
shameful; ugly |
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αἰτέω |
I ask; ask for |
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αἴτιος αἰτία
αἴτιον |
(+ gen.)
responsible for; guilty of |
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αἰχμάλωτος
αἰχμαλώτου ὁ |
prisoner (of war) |
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ἀκούω ἀκούσομαι ἤκουσα
ἠκούσθην |
I hear; listen |
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ἀληθής ἀληθής
ἀληθές |
true |
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ἀλλά |
but |
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ἄλλος ἄλλη ἄλλο |
other; another |
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ἀνά |
(+ acc.) up |
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ἀναγκάζω ἀναγκάσω
ἠνάγκασα ἠναγκάσθην |
I force; compel |
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ἀναχωρέω |
I retreat;
withdraw |
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ἀνδρεῖος ἀνδρεία
ἀνδρεῖον |
brave |
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ἄνεμος ἀνέμου ὁ |
wind |
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ἄνευ |
(+ gen.) without |
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ἀνήρ ἀνδρός ὁ |
man; husband |
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ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπου
ὁ |
man; person |
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ἄξιος ἀξία ἄξιον |
(+gen.) worthy of |
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ἀπό |
(+gen.) from;
away from |
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ἀποθνῄσκω
ἀποθανοῦμαι ἀπέθανον |
I die; am killed |
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ἀποκρίνομαι
ἀποκρινοῦμαι ἀπεκρινάμην |
I reply |
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ἀποκτείνω
ἀποκτενῶ ἀπέκτεινα |
I kill |
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ἆρα |
[introduces a
question] |
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ἀρχή ἀρχῆς ἡ |
beginning; power;
empire |
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ἄρχομαι |
(+gen.) I begin |
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ἄρχω |
(+gen.) I rule |
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ἀσθενής ἀσθενής
ἀσθενές |
weak |
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ἀσπίς ἀσπίδος ἡ |
shield |
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ἀσφαλής ἀσφαλής
ἀσφαλές |
safe |
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αὖθις |
again |
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αὐτόν αὐτήν αὐτό |
(acc./gen./dat.
only — also plural) him; her; it; them |
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αὐτός αὐτή αὐτό |
self; himself;
herself; itself (emphatic) |
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ὁ αὐτός ἡ αὐτή τὸ
αὐτό |
the same |
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ἀφικνέομαι
ἀφίξομαι ἀφικόμην |
I arrive |
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βαίνω βήσομαι
ἔβην |
I go |
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βάλλω βαλῶ ἔβαλον
ἐβλήθην |
I throw; I fire
at; hit (with missile) |
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βάρβαροι βάρβαρων
οἱ |
foreigners;
barbarians |
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βασιλεύς βασιλέως
ὁ |
king |
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βία βίας ἡ |
force; strength |
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βίος βίου ὁ |
life |
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βλάπτω |
I harm |
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βοάω |
I shout |
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βοή βοῆς ἡ |
shout |
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βοηθέω |
(+ dat.) I help;
come to help |
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βουλή βουλῆς ἡ |
plan; a council |
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βούλομαι
βουλήσομαι ἐβουλήθην |
I wish |
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βραδύς βραδεῖα
βραδύ |
slow |
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γάρ |
for |
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γε |
at any rate; even |
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γελάω γελάσομαι
ἐγέλασα |
I laugh |
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γέρων γέροντος ὁ |
old man |
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γῆ γῆς ἡ |
land |
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γίγνομαι
γενήσομαι ἐγενόμην |
I become; happen;
occur |
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γιγνώσκω γνώσομαι
ἔγνων ἐγνώσθην |
I know; realise;
understand |
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γλῶσσα γλώσσης ἡ |
tongue; language |
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γράφω |
I write |
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γυνή γυναικός ἡ |
woman; wife |
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δακρύω |
I cry |
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δέ |
but; and |
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δεῖ δεήσει ἐδέησε |
(with acc. and
infin.) it is necessary |
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δεινός δεινή
δεινόν |
terrible;
strange; clever |
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δέκα |
ten |
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δένδρον δένδρου
τό |
tree |
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δεσπότης δεσπότου
ὁ |
master |
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δεύτερος δευτέρα
δεύτερον |
second |
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δέχομαι δέξομαι
ἐδεξάμην |
I receive |
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δή |
indeed |
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διά + acc. |
because of; on account of |
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διά + gen. |
through |
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διὰ τί |
why? |
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διότι |
because |
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δι᾽ ὀλίγου |
soon |
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διαφθείρω
διαφθερῶ διέφθειρα διεφθάρην |
I destroy |
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δίκαιος δικαία
δίκαιον |
just; fair |
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διώκω |
I chase; pursue |
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δοκεῖ (μοι) δόξει
ἔδοξε |
(I) decide (= it
seems good (to me)) |
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δοῦλος δούλου ὁ |
slave |
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δύο δύο δύο |
two |
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δυστυχής δυστυχής
δυστυχές |
unlucky |
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δῶρον δώρου τό |
present; gift |
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εἄν |
if |
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ἑαυτόν ἑαυτήν
ἑαυτό |
(acc./gen./dat.
only) himself; herself; itself; themselves |
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ἐγώ ἐμοῦ |
I; (acc. etc —
me) |
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ἐθέλω ἐθελήσω
ἠθέλησα |
I wish; am
willing |
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εἰ |
if |
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εἰδέναι |
(cf. οἶδα) to
know |
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εἰδώς εἰδυῖα
εἰδός |
(cf. οἶδα)
knowing |
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εἰμί ἔσομαι ἦν |
I am |
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εἰρήνη εἰρήνης ἡ |
peace |
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εἰς |
(+ acc.) to; into |
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εἰς τοσοῦτον |
to such an extent |
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εἷς μία ἕν |
one |
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εἰσβάλλω |
I throw into;
invade |
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ἐκ or ἐξ |
(+ gen.) out of;
from |
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ἕκαστος ἑκάστη
ἕκαστον |
each |
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ἐκεῖ |
there |
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ἐκεῖνος ἐκείνη
ἐκεῖνο |
that; those |
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ἐκκλησία
ἐκκλησίας ἡ |
assembly; meeting |
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ἐκφεύγω |
I escape |
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ἐλεύθερος
ἐλευθέρα ἐλεύθερον |
free |
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Ἕλλην Ἕλληνος ὁ |
a Greek |
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ἐλπίζω ἐλπιῶ
ἤλπισα |
I hope; expect |
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ἐμός ἐμή ἐμόν |
my; mine |
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ἐν |
(+ dat.) in;
among |
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ἐνθάδε |
here |
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ἐννέα |
nine |
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ἔνοικος ἐνοίκου ὁ |
inhabitant |
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ἕξ |
six |
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ἔξεστι(ν) (μοι) |
I am allowed; I
can (= it is permitted to me/possible for me) |
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ἐπεί |
when; since |
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ἔπειτα |
when; afterwards |
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ἐπί |
(+ acc.) against;
on to; on; at |
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ἐπιστολή
ἐπιστολῆς ἡ |
letter |
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ἕπομαι ἕψομαι
ἑσπόμην |
(+ dat.) I follow |
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ἕπτα |
seven |
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ἔργον ἔργου τό |
work; task; deed;
action |
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ἔρχομαι εἶμι
ἦλθον |
I go; come |
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ἐρωτάω ἐρωτήσω ἠρόμην
(or ἠρώτησα) |
I ask (a
question) |
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ἐσθίω ἔδομαι
ἔφαγον |
I eat |
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ἑσπέρα ἑσπέρας ἡ |
evening |
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ἔτι |
still |
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ἔτος ἔτους τό |
year |
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εὖ |
well |
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εὐθύς |
immediately; at
once |
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εὑρίσκω εὑρήσω
ηὗρον ηὑρέθην |
I find |
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εὐρύς εὐρεῖα εὐρύ |
wide |
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εὐτυχής εὐτυχής
εὐτυχές |
lucky; fortunate |
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ἐχθρός ἐχθρά
ἐχθρόν |
hostile |
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ἔχω (imperfect
εἶχον) ἕξω ἔσχον |
I have |
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ἕως |
while; until |
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Ζεύς Διός ὁ |
Zeus |
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ζητέω |
I seek |
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ἤ |
or; than |
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ἤ...ἤ... |
either...or... |
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ἡγεμών ἡγεμόνος ὁ |
guide; leader |
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ἤδη |
already; by now |
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ἡδύς ἡδεῖα ἡδύ |
pleasant; sweet |
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ἡμεῖς ἡμῶν |
we |
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ἡμέρα ἡμέρας ἡ |
day |
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ἡμέτερος ἡμετέρα
ἡμέτερον |
our |
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θάλασσα θαλάσσης
ἡ |
sea |
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θάνατος θανάτου ὁ |
death |
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θάπτω θάψω ἔθαψα |
I bury |
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θαυμάζω |
I am amazed at;
admire |
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θεά θεᾶς ἡ |
goddess |
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θεός θεοῦ ὁ ἡ |
god |
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θυγάτηρ θυγατρός
ἡ |
daughter |
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θύρα θύρας ἡ |
door |
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θύω |
I sacrifice |
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ἰατρός ἰατροῦ ὁ |
doctor |
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ἱερόν ἱεροῦ τό |
temple |
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ἱερός ἱερά ἱερόν |
sacred |
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ἵνα |
(+ subj. or opt.)
in order that; in order to |
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ἱππεύς ἱππέως ὁ |
cavalryman; in
plural (the) cavalry |
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ἵππος ἵππου ὁ |
horse |
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ἰσχυρός ἰσχυρά
ἰσχυρόν |
strong |
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καθεύδω |
I sleep |
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καθίζω καθιῶ
ἐκάθισα |
I sit |
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καί |
and; also; even;
too |
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καίπερ |
(+ participle)
although |
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καίω καύσω ἔκαυσα
ἐκαύθην |
I burn; set on
fire |
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κακός κακή κακόν |
bad; wicked |
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καλέω καλῶ
ἐκάλεσα ἐκλήθην |
I call |
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καλός καλή καλόν |
beautiful;
handsome; fine |
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κατά + acc. |
according to; by;
down; along |
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κατὰ γῆν |
by land |
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κατά + gen. |
down from |
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κελεύω |
I order |
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κεφαλή κεφαλῆς ἡ |
head |
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κίνδυνος κινδύνου
ὁ |
danger |
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κλέπτω κλέψω
ἔκλεψα ἐκλάπην |
I steal |
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κολάζω |
I punish |
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κόπτω κόψω ἔκοψα |
I cut (down) |
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κρύπτω |
I hide |
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κτάομαι κτήσομαι
ἐκτησάμην |
I obtain; get |
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κωλύω |
(+ infin.) I
hinder; prevent (someone from doing) |
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λάθρᾳ |
in secret;
secretly |
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Λακεδαιμόνιοι
Λακεδαιμονίων οἱ |
the Spartans |
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λαμβάνω λήψομαι ἔλαβον
ἐλήφθην |
I take; capture |
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λέγω ἐρῶ εἶπον
ἐρρήθην |
I say; speak;
tell |
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λείπω λείψω
ἔλιπον ἐλείφθην |
I leave |
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λιμήν λιμένος ὁ |
harbour |
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λόγος λόγου ὁ |
word; speech;
argument; story; account |
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λύω |
I untie; set free |
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μάλιστα |
most; very much;
especially |
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μᾶλλον |
more |
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μανθάνω μαθήσομαι
ἔμαθον |
I learn;
understand |
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μάχη μάχης ἡ |
battle |
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μάχομαι μαχοῦμαι
ἐμαχεσάμην |
I fight |
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μέγας μεγάλη μέγα |
big; great |
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μέλλω μελλήσω
ἐμέλλησα |
(+ fut. infin.) I
intend; am going to |
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...μέν...δέ |
[marks a
contrast] |
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μέντοι |
however |
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μένω μενῶ ἔμεινα |
I wait; remain |
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μετά + acc. |
after |
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μετά + gen. |
with |
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μή |
not |
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μηδείς μηδεμία
μηδέν |
no-one; nothing;
no |
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μηδέποτε |
never |
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μήτε...μήτε... |
neither...nor |
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μήτηρ μητρός ἡ |
mother |
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μικρός μικρά
μικρόν |
little |
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μισέω |
I hate |
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μόνον |
only |
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μόνος μόνη μόνον |
alone; only |
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μῦθος μύθου ὁ |
story |
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μῶρος μώρα μῶρον |
stupid; foolish |
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ναῦς νεώς ἡ |
(irregular) ship |
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ναύτης ναύτου ὁ |
sailor |
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ναυτικόν ναυτικοῦ
τό |
fleet |
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νεανίας νεανίου ὁ |
young man |
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νεκρός νεκροῦ ὁ |
corpse |
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νέος νέα νέον |
new; young;
recent |
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νῆσος νήσου ἡ |
island |
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νικάω |
I win; conquer |
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νίκη νίκης ἡ |
victory |
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νομίζω νομιῶ
ἐνόμισα |
I think; consider |
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νόμος νόμου ὁ |
law; custom |
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νόσος νόσου ἡ |
disease |
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νῦν |
now |
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νύξ νυκτός ἡ |
night |
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ξένος ξένου ὁ |
stranger;
foreigner; guest; host |
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ξίφος ξίφους τό |
sword |
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ὁ ἡ τό |
the |
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ὅδε ἥδε τόδε |
this |
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ὁδός ὁδοῦ ἡ |
road; path; way;
journey |
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οἶδα |
I know |
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οἰκέω |
I live (in);
inhabit |
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οἰκία οἰκίας ἡ |
house |
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οἶνος οἴνου ὁ |
wine |
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οἷός τ' εἰμί |
I am able; I can |
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ὀκτώ |
eight |
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ὀλίγοι ὀλίγαι
ὀλίγα |
few |
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ὀλίγος ὀλίγη
ὀλίγον |
little |
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ὄνομα ὀνόματος τό |
name |
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ὅπλα ὅπλων τά |
weapons; arms;
armour |
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ὁράω ὄψομαι εἶδον
ὤφθην |
I see |
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ὀργίζομαι
ὀργιοῦμαι ὠργίσθην |
(+ dat.) I grow
angry (with) |
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ὄρος ὄρους τό |
mountain |
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ὅς ἥ ὅ |
who; which |
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ὅτι |
that |
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οὐ οὐκ οὐχ οὐχι |
not |
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οὐδείς οὐδεμία
οὐδέν |
no-one; nothing;
no |
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οὐδέποτε |
never |
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οὖν |
therefore; and so |
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οὔτε...οὔτε |
neither...nor |
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οὗτος αὕτη τοῦτο |
this |
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οὕτω(ς) |
so; in this way |
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παῖς παιδός ὁ ἡ |
child; son;
daughter; boy; girl |
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παρά + acc. |
contrary to |
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παρά + gen. |
from |
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παρασκευάζω |
I prepare |
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παρέχω |
I provide; cause;
produce |
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πᾶς πᾶσα πᾶν |
all; every |
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πάσχω πείσομαι
ἔπαθον |
I suffer;
experience |
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πατήρ πατρός ὁ |
father |
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παύομαι |
(middle) I stop;
cease from (doing something) |
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παύω |
I stop |
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πείθομαι πείσομαι
ἐπιθόμην |
I obey |
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πείθω |
I persuade |
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πειράομαι
πειράσομαι |
I try |
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πέμπτος πέμπτη
πέμπτον |
fifth |
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πέμπω |
I send |
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πέντε |
five |
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περί + acc. |
round |
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περί + gen. |
about; concerning |
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πίνω πιοῦμαι
ἔπιον |
I drink |
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πίπτω πεσοῦμαι
ἔπεσον |
I fall |
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πιστεύω |
(+ dat.) I
believe; trust |
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πιστός πιστή
πιστόν |
faithful |
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πλέω πλεύσομαι
ἔπλευσα |
I sail |
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πλήν |
(+ gen.) except |
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πλούσιος πλουσία
πλούσιον |
rich |
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πόθεν |
from where? |
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ποῖ |
to where? |
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ποιέω |
I do; make |
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ποῖος ποία ποῖον |
what sort of? |
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πολέμιοι πολεμίων
οἱ |
the enemy |
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πόλεμος πολέμου ὁ |
war |
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πόλις πόλεως ἡ |
city; state |
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πολίτης πολίτου ὁ |
citizen |
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πολλάκις |
often |
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πολλοί πολλαί
πολλά |
many |
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πολύς πολλή πολύ |
much |
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πορεύομαι
πορεύσομαι ἐπορεύθην |
I travel; march |
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πόσοι πόσαι πόσα |
how many? |
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πόσος πόση πόσον |
how big? how
much? |
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ποταμός ποταμοῦ ὁ |
river |
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πότε |
when? |
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ποῦ |
where? |
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πούς ποδός ὁ |
foot |
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πράσσω πράξω
ἔπραξα ἐπράχθην |
I do; fare;
manage |
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πρό |
(+ gen.) before;
in front of |
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πρός |
(+ acc.) to;
towards; against |
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προσβάλλω |
(+ dat.) I attack |
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πρότερον |
before; formerly |
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πρῶτον |
at first; first |
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πρῶτος πρῶτη
πρῶτον |
first |
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πύλη πύλης ἡ |
gate |
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πυνθάνομαι
πεύσομαι ἐπυθόμην |
I learn;
ascertain; ask |
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πῦρ πυρός τό |
fire |
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πῶς |
how? |
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ῥᾴδιος ῥᾳδία
ῥᾴδιον |
easy |
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σιγή σιγῆς ἡ |
silence |
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σῖτος σίτου ὁ |
food; corn |
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σός σή σόν |
your |
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σοφός σοφή σοφόν |
wise |
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στρατηγός
στρατηγοῦ ὁ |
general;
commander |
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στρατιά στρατιᾶς
ἡ |
army; expedition |
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στρατιώτης
στρατιώτου ὁ |
soldier |
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σύ σοῦ |
you (singular) |
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συλλέγω συλλέξω
συνέλεξα |
I collect;
assemble |
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σύμμαχοι συμμάχων
οἱ |
allies |
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συμφορά συμφορᾶς
ἡ |
misfortune;
disaster |
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σῴζω σώσω ἐσώσα
ἐσώθην |
I save |
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σῶμα σώματος τό |
body |
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ταχύς ταχεῖα ταχύ |
fast; quick |
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τεῖχος τείχους τό |
wall |
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τέλος |
at last |
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τέσσαρες τέσσαρες
τέσσαρα |
four |
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τέταρτος τετάρτη
τέταρτον |
fourth |
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τιμάω |
I honour; respect |
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τιμή τιμῆς ἡ |
honour |
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τίς τί |
who?; what?;
which? |
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τις τι |
a certain;
someone; something |
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τοιοῦτος τοιαύτη
τοιοῦτο |
such |
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τοσοῦτοι τοσαῦται
τοσαῦτα |
so many |
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τοσοῦτος τοσαύτη
τοσοῦτο |
so great; so much |
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τότε |
then |
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τρεῖς τρεῖς τρία |
three |
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τρέχω δραμοῦμαι
ἔδραμον |
I run |
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τρίτος τρίτη
τρίτον |
third |
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τύχη τύχης ἡ |
chance; luck;
fortune (good or bad) |
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ὕδωρ ὕδατος τό |
water |
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υἱός υἱοῦ ὁ |
son |
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ὕλη ὕλης ἡ |
wood; forest |
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ὑμεῖς ὑμῶν |
you (plural) |
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ὑμέτερος ὑμετέρα
ὑμέτερον |
your |
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ὑπέρ |
(+ gen.) on
behalf of |
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ὑπισχνέομαι
ὑποσχήσομαι ὑπεσχόμην |
I promise |
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ὕπνος ὕπνου ὁ |
sleep |
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ὑπό |
by (with agent of
passive verbs) (+ gen.) |
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ὕστερον |
later |
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ὑψηλός ὑψηλή
ὑψηλόν |
high |
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φαίνομαι φανοῦμαι
ἐφάνην |
I seem; appear |
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φέρω οἴσω ἤνεγκα
ἠνέχθην |
I carry; bear;
endure |
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φεύγω φεύξομαι
ἔφυγον |
I run away |
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φημί φήσω ἔφην
(impf.) |
I say |
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φιλέω |
I love; like |
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φίλος φίλου ὁ |
(male) friend |
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φοβέομαι
φοβήσομαι ἐφοβήθην |
I am afraid; fear |
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φόβος φόβου ὁ |
I fear |
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φονεύω |
I murder; kill |
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φύλαξ φύλακος ὁ |
guard |
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φυλάσσω |
I guard |
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φωνή φωνῆς ἡ |
voice |
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χαλεπός χαλεπή
χαλεπόν |
difficult |
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χειμών χειμῶνος ὁ |
storm; winter |
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χείρ χειρός ἡ |
hand |
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χράομαι χρήσομαι
ἐχρησάμην |
I use (+ dat.) |
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χρή |
(with acc. and
infin.) it is necessary |
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χρήματα χρημάτων
τά |
money; goods;
property |
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χρόνος χρόνου ὁ |
time |
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χρυσός χρυσοῦ ὁ |
gold |
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χώρα χώρας ἡ |
country; land |
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ὦ |
o... (addressing
someone) |
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ὡς |
when; as; because |
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ὡς τάχιστα |
(or other
superlative) as quickly (etc) as possible |
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ὥστε |
that; so that;
with the result that |