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
ἰ/
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