Chapter 2, Vocabulary

Question 1

αἰτίᾱ, αἰτίᾱς, ἡ

Answer 1

cause; responsibility

Question 2

ἀρχή, ἀρχῆς, ἡ

Answer 2

beginning; (supreme) power, rule; empire

Question 3

δόξα, δόξης, ἡ

Answer 3

opinion, belief; reputation; glory; expectation

Question 4

θάλαττα, θαλάττης, ἡ

Answer 4

sea

Question 5

ἀλήθεια, ἀληθείᾱς, ἡ

Answer 5

truth

Question 6

μοῖρα, μοίρᾱς, ἡ

Answer 6

fate (or chance, lot)

Question 7

Γοργίᾱς, Γοργίου, ὁ

Answer 7

Gorgias

Question 8

νεᾱνίᾱς, νεᾱνίου, ὁ

Answer 8

young man

Question 9

Ἅιδης, Ἅιδου, ὁ

Answer 9

Hades

Question 10

Ἀτρείδης, Ἀτρείδου, ὁ

Answer 10

Atreides, son of Atreus

Question 11

Εὐρῑπίδης, Εὐρῑπίδου, ὁ

Answer 11

Euripides

Question 12

ποιητής, ποιητοῦ, ὁ

Answer 12

maker; poet

Question 13

πολίτης, πολίτου, ὁ

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Answer 13

citizen

Question 14

δῆμος, δήμου, ὁ

Answer 14

(the) people

Question 15

φόβος, φόβου, ὁ

Answer 15

fear

Question 16

οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο

Answer 16

(demonstr. adj./pron.) this; pl., these

Question 17

ἀγαθός, ἀγαθή, ἀγαθόν

Answer 17

good

Question 18

Ἀθηναῖος, Ἀθηναίᾱ, Ἀθηναῖον

Answer 18

Athenian; masc. pl. subst., Athenians

Question 19

δεινός, δεινή, δεινόν

Answer 19

fearsome, terrible; marvelous, strange; clever

Question 20

δίκαιος, δικαίᾱ, δίκαιον

Answer 20

right, just

Question 21

ἐχθρός, ἐχθρά, ἐχθρόν

the alpha is long but the macron won’t display

Answer 21

hated, hateful; hostile; masc. subst., enemy

Question 22

κακός, κακή, κακόν

Answer 22

bad, evil

Question 23

καλός, καλή, καλόν

Answer 23

beautiful; noble; fine

Question 24

Λακεδαιμόνιος, Λακεδαιμονίᾱ, Λακεδαιμόνιον

Answer 24

Lacedaemonian, Spartan; masc. pl. subst., Lacedaemonians, Spartans

Question 25

μόνος, μόνη, μόνον

Answer 25

only, alone

Question 26

σοφός, σοφή, σοφόν

Answer 26

wise

Question 27

φίλος, φίλη, φίλον

Answer 27

(be)loved, dear; loving, friendly; masc./fem. subst., friend; loved one

Question 28

ἄδικος, ἄδικον

Answer 28

unjust

Question 29

ἀθάνατος, ἀθάνατον

Answer 29

deathless, immortal

Question 30

ἀλλά

Answer 30

(conj.) but

Question 31

ἀπό

Answer 31

(prep. + gen.) (away) from

Question 32

διά

Answer 32

(prep. + gen.) through
(prep. + acc.) on account of, because of

Question 33

ἤ

Answer 33

(conj.) or; ἢ…ἢ… = either … or …

Question 34

μή

Answer 34

(adv.) not (in a command, optative or subjunctive)

Question 35

μόνον

Answer 35

(adv.) only

Question 36

οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ

Answer 36

(adv.) not

οὐ/μὴ μόνον … ἀλλὰ καί … = not only … but also …