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Alpha to Omega vocabulary Flashcards

All the vocab from Alpha to Omega that I have studied.

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γράφω, γράψω

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write, draw

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ἐθέλω, ἐθελήσω

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(+ infinitive) be willing (to), wish (to)

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θύω, θύσω

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offer sacrifice, sacrifice, slay (long u because acute)

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κλέπτω, κλέψω

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steal

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παιδεύω, παιδεύσω

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teach, educate

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σπεύδω, σπεύσω

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(+ infinitive) hasten (to), strive (to), be eager (to)

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φυλάττω, φυλάξω

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stand guard, guard, protect, preserve

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μή

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(negative adverb used with imperative mood) not

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οὐ (οὔ, οὐκ, οὐχ)

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(negative adverb used with indicative mood) not

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καί

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(conjunction) and; (adverb) also, even

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καὶ … καί

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both … and

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πέμπω, πέμψω

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send “propempticon” (a type of poem written in classical times with the purpose of sending a friend on a good journey.)

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ἀγορά, -ᾶs, ἡ

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marketplace, market “agoraphobia” (fear of crowds)

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ἐπιστολή, -ῆs, ἡ

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letter, message “epistle”

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ἠσυχία, -αs, ἡ

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leisure, quiet, tranquility, peace

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θεά, -ᾶs, ἡ

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goddess

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σκηνή, -ῆs, ἡ

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tent “scene” (in Greek theater, the backdrop behind which actors could change and death scenes were carried out )

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χώρα, -αs, ἡ

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land, country, countryside, space, position ~corn~

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εἰs

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(prep. + acc.) into, to

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ἐκ (ἐξ)

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(prep. + gen.) out of (like Latin “ex”)

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ἐν

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(prep + dat.) in, on (like Latin “in”)

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ὦ

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(particle used with a noun in the vocative) O!

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ὰκούω, ὰκούσομαι

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(+ genitive for person or accusative for actual sound) hear, listen, listen to. “acoustics”

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βλάπτω, βλάψω

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harm, hurt ~bop on the head~ ~blight~

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κελεύω, κελεύσω

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(with accusative for doer of commanded action or dative for recipient + infinitive) order (to), command (to), urge (to)

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δέσποινα, -ης, ἡ

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mistress (of the household), lady, Lady (title for a goddess) (Despoina was a goddess worshiped under the title ‘the mistress’-the goddess of the mysteries of Arcadian cults. domos (house) + potnia(lady))

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θάλαττα, -ης, ἡ

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sea “thalassocracy” (state with primary marine realms/power)

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θεράπαινα, -ης, ἡ

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servant (female), maid

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κλίνη, -ης, ἡ

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couch, bed “recline” “clinic”

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μοῖρα, -ᾱς, ἡ

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destiny, fate, the goddess Destiny/Fate. “moirologist” (a professional mourner-fate+word)

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ὣρᾱ, -ᾱς, ἡ

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season, hour; (with accusative or dative + infinitive) it is time (to) “hour” “horoscope”

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ἐπεί/ἐπειδή

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(conjunction) when, after, since, because

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ἀλλάττω, ἀλλάξω

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change, alter (always transitive, “subject Y makes object X change”/is not hanged itself) “alter” “parallax” (he apparent change/shift of an object against a background due to a change in observer position.

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διώκω, διώξω

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pursue, chase, hunt, drive away, banish ~die or go~

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ἔχω, ἕξω, σχήσω

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have, hold, possess (2 separate future tenses), be able + infinitive. “cathexis” (the concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea-retention, holding) ~exorcism possesses you~ ~I have/posses an exo-ske-leton and am able to move~

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ἕξω

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(ἔχω future - imperfective aspect) “shall have, hold, possess [for a period of time].” (+ infinitive) “shall be able (to)”

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σχήσω

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(ἔχω future - aorist aspect), “I shall get hold of [on a particular occasion]”

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μέλλω, μελλήσω

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(+ future infinitive) be about (to), intend (to); (+ present infinitive) delay (to), hesitate (to) ~melodramatic-diva who acts extreme, one day does it, one day delays~ ~mellow-someone who hesitates/is slow to do things~

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κόρη, -ης, ἡ

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maiden, girl, daughter (=an exception to normal rule that in attic ᾱ after ρ never changes to η) ~like the Greek Archaic sculptures~

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οἰκία, -ᾱς, ἡ

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house, household ~oink-the pig is in the house~

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ἔτι

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(adverb) still, yet, longer

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μηκέτι

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(adverb) no longer, no more - used with imperative mood (μη+έτι)

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οὐκέτι

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(adverb) no longer, no more ; (used with indicative mood like οὐ) (οὐ+έτι)

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πάλιν

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(adverb) back, backwards, again, once more “palindrome”

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ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽)

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(conjunction) but

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χαίρω, χαιρήσω

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be happy; (+dative) rejoice (in), take delight (in) (imperative is frequently used as a greeting or parting-hello! farewell!) ~care~ ~cheer~

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ἀδελφή, ἀδελφῆς, ἡ

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sister “Philadelphia”–(From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant “brotherly love” from Greek φιλεω (phileo) “to love” and αδελφος (ἀδελφός) “brother”.)

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ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ

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(voc. sg. ἄδελφε) brother “Philadelphia”–From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant “brotherly love” from Greek φιλεω (phileo) “to love” and αδελφος (adelphos) “brother”.)

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ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ

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(masc.) human being, person, man, mankind, humankind; (fem.) woman, womankind “anthropology”

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θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ

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(voc. sg. θεός or θεέ) (masc.) god; (fem.) goddess

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ἵππος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ

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(masc.) horse; (fem.) mare “hippopotamus” (river horse) “Phillip”

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λίθος, -ου, ἡ

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stone “lithos” “paleolithis”

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λύπη (long ύ), -ης, ἡ

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pain, grief ~droop-sad face~

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ὁδός, -οῦ, ἡ

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way, path, road, journey “exodus” “method”

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ποταμός, -οῦ, ὁ

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river “hippopotamus” (river horse)

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χαρά (long ά), χαρᾶς, ἡ

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joy, delight (goes with the verb) ~cheer~ ~care~

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ἀπό (ἀπ᾽, ἀφ᾽)

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(preposition+genitive) away from (Latin “ab”) (indicates movement that begins at the edge of a place)

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εὑρίσκω, εὑρήσω

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find, find out, discover “eureka”

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λείπω, λείψω

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leave, leave behind, “eclipse” “ellipsis”

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βίος, -ου, ὁ

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life, lifetime, livelihood “biology”

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δῶρον, -ου, τό

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gift “Dorothy” “Theodore” (latin-dono)

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ἔργον, -ου, τό

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work, task, occupation, deed “ergometer”(exercise machine) “ergonomics” (way things work)

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θησαυρός, -οῦ, ὁ

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treasure, treasury, storehouse “thesaurus” (thesaurus is “treasure” in Latin)

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τέκνον, -ου, τό

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child, offspring ~tike~

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φυτόν, -οῦ, τό

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plant, tree “neophyte” (plant species recently introduced to an area) (cyanophyte, etc, plant taxonomy) ~futon-bed of bamboo trees~

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ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν

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good (at doing something), brave (morally), virtuous, (M, F, N nom.s) “Agatha” “agathology”(-the science or theory of the good)

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ἄξιος, -ᾱ, -ον

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worthy; worthy (of, to), deserving (of,to) (“that which commends itself as evidence”). (TAKES GENATIVE OR INFIN. 1st/2nd ADJ: M, F, N) “axiom”(An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.) (from greek “ago”-I drive, like the latin)

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καλός, -ή, -όν

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beautiful, handsome, fair, good, fine, noble “calisthenics”(gymnastics exercise) “kaleidoscope”

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ἀπολείπω

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leave behind, abandon (stronger form of λείπω) (ἀπο” away from, before. added to other words)

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ἀθάνατος, -ον

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immortal, undying (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON ANTEPENULT) 2-ending adjective

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ἀνάξιος, -ον

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worthless; (+genitive or infinitive) unworthy (of, to); undeserving (of, to) (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON ANTEPENULT) 2-ending adjective

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δουλεύω, δουλεύσω

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be a slave (to), serve; (TAKES DATIVE) ~do labor~

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δεσπότης, -ου, ὁ

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master (of the household), lord, despot (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON PENULT); (voc. sg. δέποτα has recessive accent; voc pl. δεσπόται is regular); despotism/”despot”(gov. with single absolute power);

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δοῦλος, -η, -ον

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enslaved (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON PENULT)

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ἐλεύθερος, -ᾱ, -ον

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free; (+genitive) free (of), free (from)(PERSIST’T ACCENT ON ANTEPENULT); Latin=”liber”; ~lutherins are freed with god~

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κακός, -ή, -όν

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ugly, bad (at doing something), cowardly, (morally) bad, evil, wicked (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON ULTIMA) “cacophony”

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μαθητής, -οῦ, ὁ

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student, disciple (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON ULTIMA) 1st declension masculine noun “Matthew” “Mathematics”

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οἰκέτης, -ου, -ὁ

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servant (of the household), family member -very opposite meanings. 1st declension masculine noun. οἰκίᾱ-“household”

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δούλη, -ης, ἡ

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(female) slave (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON PENULT) 1st declension masculine noun. ~like verb~ ; doulocracy (gov. by slaves);

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νεᾱνίᾱς, οῦ, ὁ

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young man, youth (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON ΑNTEPENULT). Latin=neanias-“young man”. νεoς-“new, young”–“neo” in English

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πρότερος, -ᾱ, -ον

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former, earlier (ACCENT ON ANTEPENULT). Latin=pro-(sometimes) “before” ~prototype~

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δοῦλος, -ου, ὁ

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slave (male) (PERSIST’T ACCENT ON PENULT). 1st declension masculine noun. ~like verb~ doulocracy (gov. by slaves); doula (emotional support woman at a birthing)

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λέγω, ερω/λέξω

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Say, speak, tell “dialect” “dyslexia” ερω is another verb but more preferred

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πράττω, πράξω

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Do, act “practice” praxis”

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φεύγω, φεύξομαι

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Flee, avoid, escape, be in exile ~fugitive~ (future has middle ending even in active meaning)

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ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ

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Truth, (dat.) in truth, truly, really “alethic” (of or pertaining to the various modalities of truth like its possibility)

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θάνατος, -ου, ὁ

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death, personification of death (with capitol theta)

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κίνδυνος, -ου, ὁ

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danger, risk ~kindle-risk of catching things on fire~ ~people who are too kind are dangerous~

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φίλος, -η, -ον

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(+ dative) dear (to) “biblophile” “hemophiliac” “philatelist”

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φίλος, ου, ο or φιλη, ης, ἡ

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Friend “biblophile” “hemophiliac”

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δέ (δ’)

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(postpositive conjunction) and, but

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μέν

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(postpositive particle) indeed

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μὲν…δέ

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(correlatives) on one hand…on the other hand

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ὁ μὲν… ὁ δέ

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(correlatives) this one…that one; the one…the other; (pl.) some…others

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οὖν

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(postpositive particle) and so, therefore

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πείθω, πείσω

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(with acc. + infin.) persuade (to); (mid. + dat.) obey (often governs an infinitive and person persuaded in acc, person obeyed in dative) ~πεί rhymes with obey~

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τρέπω, τρέψω

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turn; (mid) betake oneself, move (does not mean “I become” but “I make something turn”-always has DO in active, in middle it is reflexive) “protreptic” (serving to isntruct) “trophy” “trope”

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ἅμαξα,-ης, ἡ

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cart, wagon ~ham+axe=put it in the cart for the market~

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λίμνη, -ης, ἡ

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marsh, lake, pond “limnology” (the science concerning these things)

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τρόπος, -ου, ὁ

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turn, way, manner, habit; (pl.) character (like verb τρέπω) “trope” (a rout, a turning of the enemy) “trophy” “entropy” ( ἐν+..a measure of the number of specific ways in which a system may be arranged) “heliotropic” (plants turning under the influence of light)

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μακρός, -ά, -όν

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long, long-lasting “macron” “macrocosm”

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μικρός, -ά, -όν

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small, little “microscope” “microphone”

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πόρρω

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(adv) far, far off; (prep + gen) far away from ~”procul” in latin-far~

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ὑπο, (ὑπ’, ὑφ’)

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(prep. + gen.) from under, by; (prep. + dat.) under; (prep. +acc.) under, to a place under; This + gen of a person=gen of personal agent denoting passive voice; hypocrisy “hypodermic” “hypotenuse” “hypothesis”

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τόπος, -ου, ὁ

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place, passage (in a book) “topic” “topography” “utopia”

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ἄρκτος

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ἄρκτος, -ου, ἡ: bear

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βλέπω

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βλέπω, βλέψομαι: see

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σωτηρίᾱ

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σωτηρίᾱ, -ᾱς, ἡ: safety

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