4A-B Flashcards
δαίμων, ὁ
god, daimon (think demon)
ἔτι καὶ νῦν
even now, still now
γεωργός, ὁ
farmer (cf. the name George, originally ‘farmer’)
γυνή, ἡ
woman, wife (cf. gynaecology)
κρατέω
hold sway, hold power (over) (cf. -cracy words such as democracy, aristocracy)
νή
by [a god’s name]
ὀλίγος, -η, -ον
small, few (cf. oligopoly, oligarchy (rule by the few))
ἀτιμάζω
dishonour, hold in dishonour
δεσπότης, ὁ
master [of slaves, sct] (cf. despot)
διαφθείρω
destroy, kill (cf. the disease diphtheria)
κωλύω
prevent, stop
μάλιστα
especially, particularly, yes
νεκρός, ὁ
corpse (cf. necropolis (i.e. city of the dead))
νόμος, ὁ
law, convention
νόσος, ἡ
plague, disease
φόβος, ὁ
fear (cf. phobia)
φέρω
carry, bear (cf. -fer words in English - aquifer (water-carrying), etc.)
πυρά, ἡ
funeral pyre (cf. pyre)
θεός, ὁ/ἡ
god, goddess
θνητός, -ή, -όν
mortal
τιμάω
honour
τύπτω
strike, hit
ἄστυ, τό
city (of Athens)
κακοδαίμων, κακόδαιμον
unlucky, dogged by an evil daimon