Chapter 2, Vocabulary Flashcards
αἰτίᾱ, αἰτίᾱς, ἡ
cause; responsibility
ἀρχή, ἀρχῆς, ἡ
beginning; (supreme) power, rule; empire
δόξα, δόξης, ἡ
opinion, belief; reputation; glory; expectation
θάλαττα, θαλάττης, ἡ
sea
ἀλήθεια, ἀληθείᾱς, ἡ
truth
μοῖρα, μοίρᾱς, ἡ
fate (or chance, lot)
Γοργίᾱς, Γοργίου, ὁ
Gorgias
νεᾱνίᾱς, νεᾱνίου, ὁ
young man
Ἅιδης, Ἅιδου, ὁ
Hades
Ἀτρείδης, Ἀτρείδου, ὁ
Atreides, son of Atreus
Εὐρῑπίδης, Εὐρῑπίδου, ὁ
Euripides
ποιητής, ποιητοῦ, ὁ
maker; poet
πολίτης, πολίτου, ὁ
the iota is long but the macron does not display
citizen
δῆμος, δήμου, ὁ
(the) people
φόβος, φόβου, ὁ
fear
οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο
(demonstr. adj./pron.) this; pl., these
ἀγαθός, ἀγαθή, ἀγαθόν
good
Ἀθηναῖος, Ἀθηναίᾱ, Ἀθηναῖον
Athenian; masc. pl. subst., Athenians
δεινός, δεινή, δεινόν
fearsome, terrible; marvelous, strange; clever
δίκαιος, δικαίᾱ, δίκαιον
right, just
ἐχθρός, ἐχθρά, ἐχθρόν
the alpha is long but the macron won’t display
hated, hateful; hostile; masc. subst., enemy
κακός, κακή, κακόν
bad, evil
καλός, καλή, καλόν
beautiful; noble; fine
Λακεδαιμόνιος, Λακεδαιμονίᾱ, Λακεδαιμόνιον
Lacedaemonian, Spartan; masc. pl. subst., Lacedaemonians, Spartans
μόνος, μόνη, μόνον
only, alone
σοφός, σοφή, σοφόν
wise
φίλος, φίλη, φίλον
(be)loved, dear; loving, friendly; masc./fem. subst., friend; loved one
ἄδικος, ἄδικον
unjust
ἀθάνατος, ἀθάνατον
deathless, immortal
ἀλλά
(conj.) but
ἀπό
(prep. + gen.) (away) from
διά
(prep. + gen.) through
(prep. + acc.) on account of, because of
ἤ
(conj.) or; ἢ…ἢ… = either … or …
μή
(adv.) not (in a command, optative or subjunctive)
μόνον
(adv.) only
οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ
(adv.) not
οὐ/μὴ μόνον … ἀλλὰ καί … = not only … but also …
