Greek Vocabulary

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Α

ἀγ/

lead, act, do
ἄγω, ἄξω, ἤγαγον, ἦχα, ἦγμαι, ἤχθην

ἀκου/ (ἀκοϝ/)

hear, listen
ἀκούω, ἀκούσομαι, ἤκουσα, ἀκήκοα, —, ἠκούσθην

ἀληθέσ/

see λαθ/

ἁλ/ ἁλo/

get caught / captured
ἁλίσκομαι, ἁλώσομαι, ἑάλων, ἑάλοκα, —, —

ἄνθρωπο/, ἡ or ὁ

person, human being
ἄνθρωπος, ἀνθρώπου, ἡ or ὁ

ἄστυ/, τό

town
ἄστυ, ἄστεος (Ionic) or ἄστεως (Attic), τό

ἁφ/

touch, fasten, light
ἅπτω, ἅψω, ἧψα, —, ἥμμαι, ἧφθην

Β

βα/

walk, step, go
βαίνω, βήσομαι, ἔβην, βέβηκα, βέβαμαι, ἐβάθην

βαλ/

throw
βάλλω, βαλέω, ἔβαλον, βέβληκα, βέβλημαι, ἐβλήθην

βασιλέϝ/, ὁ

king
βασιλεύς, βασιλῆος (Homeric) or βασιλέος (Ionic) or βασιλέως (Attic), ὁ

βουλ/ D

want, wish
βούλομαι, βουλήσομαι, —, —, βεβούλημαι, ἐβουλήθην

Γ

γεν/ D

become, come into being, be
γίγνομαι, γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι, ἐγενήθην

γένεσ/, τό

tribe, sort, kind, family
γένος, γένεος (Ionic) or γένους (Attic), τό

γνο/

find out, learn, know
γιγνώσκω, γνώσομαι, ἔγνων, ἔγνωκα, ἔγνωσμαι, ἐγνώσθην

γραφ/

write, scratch; M indict, accuse
γράφω, γράψω, ἔγραψα, γέγραφα, γέγραμμαι, ἐγράφην or ἐγράφθην

Δ

δεικ/

show, point out
δείκνυμι, δείξω, ἔδειξα, δέδειχα, δέδειγμαι, ἐδείχθην

δεινό/

clever, terrible, fearsome
δεινός, δεινή, δεινόν

δο/

give
δίδωμι, δώσω, ἔδωκα, δέδωκα, δέδομαι, ἐδόθην

δώρο/, τό

gift, present
δῶρον, δώρου, τό

δυ/

δυνα/ D

be able, can
δύναμαι, δυνήσομαι, —, —, δεδύνημαι, ἐδυνήθην

δώρο/, τό

see δο/

E

ἐλθ/ ἐλυθ/

go, come
ἔρχομαι (or εἶμι), ἐλεύσομαι (or εἶμι), ἦλθον, ἐλήλυθα, —, —

ἐνεγκ/ ἐνεκ/

carry, bear
(supplies the aorist and perfect forms of φερ/)

ἑπ/ (or σεπ/)

follow, pursue, accompany
ἕπομαι, ἕψομαι, ἐσπόμην, —, —, —

ϝέργο/, τό

work
ἔργον, ἔργου, τό

ἐσ/

be
είμι, ἔσομαι, —, —, —, —

εὑρ/

find
εὑρίσκω, εὑρήσω, ηὗρον (or εὗρον), ηὕρηκα, ηὕρημαι (or εὕρημαι), ηὑρέθην (or εὑρέθην)

Z

H

Θ

θαν/

die (regularly prefixed with ἀπο/)
θνῄσκω, θανέομαι, ἔθανον, τέθνηκα, —, —

θαυματ/

be amazed, be surprised
θαυμάζω, θαυμάσομαι, ἐθαύμασα, τεθαύμακα, τεθαύμασμαι, ἐθαυμάσθην

θε/

put, set, make
τίθημι, θήσω, ἔθηκα, τέθηκα, τέθειμαι, ἐτέθην

θεά/, ἡ

goddess
θεά, θεᾶς, ἡ

I

/

go
εἶμι (progressive forms only)

K

καλε/

call
καλέω, καλέω, ἐκάλεσα, κέκληκα, κέκλημαι, ἐκλήθην

κεφαλά/, ἡ

head
κεφαλή, κεφαλῆς, ἡ

κοπ/

hit, cut
κόπτω, κόψω, ἔκοψα, κέκοφα, κέκομμαι, ἐκόπην

Λ

λαθ/

escape notice
λανθάνω, λήσω, ἔλαθον, λέληθα, λέλησμαι, —

ἀληθέσ/

true
ἀληθής, ἀληθές

λεγ/

say, speak
λέγω, λέξω (or ἐρέω), ἔλεξα (or εἶπον), εἴρηκα, λέλεγμαι (or εἴρημαι), ἐλέχθην (or ἐρρήθην)

λόγο/, ὁ

statement, argument, account (often translated “word,” but a λόγος is a complete sentence, not an individual word)
λόγος, λόγου, ὁ

λιπ/

leave
λείπω, λείψω, ἔλιπον, λέλοιπα, λέλειμμαι, ἐλείφθην

λόγο/, ὁ

see λεγ/

λυ/

release, loosen
λύω, λύσω, ἔλυσα, λέλυκα, λέλυμαι, ἐλύθην

κατα/λυ/

put down, destroy
καταλύω, καταλύσω, κατέλυσα, καταλέλυκα, καταλέλυμαι, κατελύθην

M

μνα/

recall, mention, bring to mind, remember
μιμνήσκω, μνήσω, ἔμνησα, —, μέμνημαι, ἐμνήσθην

N

νήσο/, ἡ

island
νῆσος, νήσου, ἡ

νομιδ/

think
νομίζω, νομίσω (or νομιέω), ἐνόμισα, νενόμικα, νενόμισμαι, ἐνομίσθην

νούσο/, ἡ

sickness, disease
νοῦσος, νούσου, ἡ

νύκτ/, ἡ

night
νύξ, νυκτός, ἡ

Ξ

O

ὁδό, ἡ

road, way
ὁδός, ὁδοῦ, ἡ

ϝοῖνο/, ὁ

wine
οἶνος, οἴνου, ὁ

ὀπ/

see, look
(supplies forms for ὁρα/)

ὀφθαλμό/, ὁ

eye
ὀφθαλμός, ὀφθαλμοῦ, ὁ

ὄρεσ/, τό

mountain, mountain range
ὄρος, ὄρεος (Ionic) or ὄρους (Attic), τό

ὀφθαλμό/, ὁ

see ὀπ/

Π

παθ/

experience, suffer, endure
πάσχω, πείσομαι, ἔπαθον, πέπονθα, —, —

παίδ/, ἡ or ὁ

child, son, daughter, enslaved person
παῖς, παιδός, ἡ or ὁ

πετ/ πτ/

(“move through the air”) fall, fly
πίπτω, πεσέομαι, ἔπεσον, πέπτωκα, —, —

πιθ/

persuade; M obey
πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα (or ἔπιθον), πέπεικα (or πέποιθα), πέπεισμαι, ἐπείσθην

πόδ/, ὁ

foot
πούς, ποδός, ὁ

ποιε/

do, make; (with adverb) treat, act
ποιέω, ποιήσω, ἐποίησα, πεποίηκα, πεποίημαι, ἐποιήθην

ποιητά/, ὁ

maker, content creator
ποιητής, ποιητοῦ, ὁ

πόλι/, ἡ

city-state
πόλις, πόλιος (Ionic) or πόλεως (Attic), ἡ

πραγ/

do, act; M earn
πράττω, πράξω, ἔπραξα, πέπραχα (or πέπραγα), πέπραγμαι, ἐπράχθην

πυθ/ D

inquire, question, learn by hearsay, find out
πυνθάνομαι, πεύσομαι, ἐπυθόμην, —, πέπυσμαι, —

P

Σ

σεπ/

see ἑπ/

σκευαδ/

prepare, fix
σκευάζω, σκευάσω, ἐσκεύασα, ἐσκεύακα, ἐσκεύασμαι, ἐσκευάσθην

σοφό/

wise, clever
σοφός, σοφή, σοφόν

στα/

stand, set up
ἵστημι, στήσω, ἔστησα (or ἔστην), ἕστηκα, ἕσταμαι, ἐστάθην

Σωκράτεσ/, ὁ

Socrates
Σωκράτης, Σωκράτους, ὁ

T

τέκνο/, τό

child
τέκνον, τέκνου, τό

τελ/ (τελε/)

accomplish, finish, complete; perform a duty
τέλλω (or τελέω), τελέω, ἔτειλα (or ἐτέλσα), τετέλεκα, τέταλμαι (or τετέλεσμαι), ἐτελέσθην

τέλεσ/, τό

end, duty; military division
τέλος, τέλεος (Ionic) or τέλους (Attic), τό

τεμ/

cut
τέμνω, τεμέω, ἔτεμον (or ἔταμον), τέτμηκα, τέτμημαι, ἐτμήθην

Y

Φ

φερ/

carry, bear; M win
φέρω, οἴσω, ἤνεικον (or ἤνεγκον or ἤνεικα or ἤνεγκα), ἐνήνοχα, ἐνήνειγμαι (or ἐνήνεγμαι), ἠνείχθην (or ἠνέχθην)

φυ/

X

χέρ/, ἡ

hand, arm
χείρ, χειρός, ἡ

χώρα/, ἡ

place, land, country
χώρη, χώρης, ἡ

Ψ

Ω