BBG Chapter 13+14 Flashcards
ἡ γυνή, γυναικός
woman, wife, bride (215; γυναικ)
- Gynecology is the branch of medicine dealing with women’s health and diseases.
ἡ δικαιοσύνη, -ης
righteousness, uprightness, justice (92; δικαιοσυνη)
- Dee guy sunny is righteous bro -
δώδεκα
twelve (75). Indeclinable.
- A dodecagon is a plane with twelve sides and twelve angles -
ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς -οῦ
singular: himself/herself/itself
plural: themselves
(319; ἑαυτο)
- He yelled “heautou” as he hit himself -
ἐκεῖνος -η, -ο
singular: that man/woman/thing
plural: those men/women/things
subts: he, she, it (265; 2-1-2; ἐκεινο)
- Man and woman are icky nose faces -
ἤ
or, than, either, nor, what (343)
- It could be A or B -
Note: Do not confuse this with the article ἡ, which always has a rough breathing. Also, watch out for the nominative feminine singular form of the relative pronoun ἥ, which has both an accent and a rough breathing mark.
κἀγώ
and I, but I, I also, I myself, I in turn (84).
- Andy and I can carry your cargo -
Note: Indeclinable. κἀγώ is a crasis of καί and ἐγώ. The frequency includes the forms κἀμέ and κἀμοί.
μακάριος -ία, -ιον
blessed, happy, fortunate (50; 2-1-2; μακαριο)
- Blessed and happy are those who do the Macarena -
μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα
large, great, loud, important, strong, high (243; 2-1-2; μεγαλο)
- That thing is mega large, man -
ἡ πόλις -εως
city, town, inhabitants (of a city) (163 [162]; πολς)
- Metropolis (“mother-city”) is the parent city of a colony - OR the “POLICE” keep the city safe
πολύς, πολλή, πολύ
singular: much, large, great (416; 2-1-2; πολλο)
plural: many
adverb: often
- A polygon is a much combined shape of many sides with often angles. -
πῶς
how? in what way? in what sense? how is it possible? (103)
- How should I pose? -
τό σημεῖον, -ου
sign, miracle, distinguishing mark, wonder, portent (77; σημειο)
- Simeon did a sign
ἡ ἀλήθεια, -ας
truth, truthfulness, reality (109; ἀληθεια)
- Alethiology is the science of the truth - I taught a pupil called “Athlethia”
ἡ εἰρήνη, -ης
peace, harmony, order, health (92; εἰρηνη)
- Irenic (εἰρηνικός) means “peaceful”