Chase and Phillips: 75 most important principal parts (subset)

Question 1

At the back of Chase and Phillips, A New Introduction to Greek, there is an appendix with the 75 most important verbs and their principal parts. Here are the ones that occur in Plato’s Euthyphro

Memorizing these principal parts is the single most powerful tool for unlocking Greek and learning to read it.

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Answer 1

Take your time, but learn these verbs.

Question 2

ἄγω

Answer 2

ἄγω, ἄξω, ἤγαγον, ἦχα, ἦγμαι, ἤχθην

“lead”

Question 3

αἰσθάνομαι

Answer 3

αἰσθάνομαι, αἰσθήσομαι, ᾐσθόμην, ᾔσθημαι

“perceive”

Question 4

ἀκούω

Answer 4

ἀκούω, ἀκούσομαι, ἤκουσα, ἀκήκοα, —— , ἠκούσθην “hear”

Question 5

ἀποθνῄσκω

Answer 5

ἀποθνῄσκω, ἀποθανούμαι, ἀπέθανον, τέθνηκα, —— , —— “die”

Question 6

ἀποκτείνω

Answer 6

ἀποκτείνω, ἀποκτενῶ, ἀπέκτεινα, ἀπέκτονα, —— , —— “kill”

Question 7

ἀπόλλυμι

Answer 7

ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολῶ, ἀπώλεσα or ἀπωλόμην, ἀπολώλεκα or ἀπόλωλα, —— , ——

“destroy”; (middle and 2nd perfect) “perish”

Question 8

ἄρχω

Answer 8

ἄρχω, ἄρξω, ἦρξα, ἦρχα, ἦργμαι, ἤρχθην

“rule, begin”

Question 9

ἀφικνέομαι

Answer 9

ἀφικνέομαι, ἀφίξομαι, ἀφικόμην, ἀφῖγμαι, —— , —— “arrive”

Question 10

βούλομαι

Answer 10

βούλομαι, βουλήσομαι, —— , —— , βεβούλημαι, ἐβουλήθην

“wish”

Question 11

γίγνομαι

Answer 11

γίγνομαι, γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι, —— “become, be”

Question 12

γιγνώσκω

Answer 12

γιγνώσκω, γνώσομαι, ἔγνων, ἔγνωκα, ἔγνωσμαι, ἐγνώσθην “know”

Question 13

γράφω

Answer 13

γράφω, γράψω, ἔγραψα, γέγραφα, γέγραμμαι, ἐγράφην “write”

Question 14

δείκνυμι

Answer 14

δείκνυμι, δείξω, ἔδειξα, δέδειχα, δέδειγμαι, ἐδείχθην

“show”

Question 15

δίδωμι

Answer 15

δίδωμι, δώσω, ἔδωκα, δέδωκα, δέδομαι, ἐδόθην

“give”

Question 16

δοκέω

Answer 16

δοκέω, δόξω, ἔδοξα, —— , δέδογμαι, ——

“seem, think”; (impersonal) “seem best”

Question 17

ἐλαύνω

Answer 17

ἐλαύνω, ἐλῶ, ἤλασα, -ἐλήλακα, ἐλήλαμαι, ἠλάθην

“drive, march”

Question 18

ἕπομαι

Answer 18

ἕπομαι, ἕψομαι, ἑσπόμην, —— , —— , ——

“follow”

Question 19

ἔρχομαι

Answer 19

ἔρχομαι, ἐλεύσομαι, ἦλθον, ἐλήλυθα, —— , ——

“come, go”

Question 20

εὑρίσκω

Answer 20

εὑρίσκω, εὑρήσω, ηὗρον or εὗρον, ηὕρηκα or εὕρηκα, εὕρημαι, εὑρέθην

“find”

Question 21

ἔχω

Answer 21

ἔχω, ἕξω or σχήσω, ἔσχον, ἔσχηκα, —— , ——

“have, hold”

Question 22

ἵστημι

Answer 22

ἵστημι, στήσω, ἔστησα and ἔστην, ἕστηκα, ἕσταμαι, ἐστάθην

“stand”

Question 23

καλέω

Answer 23

καλέω, καλῶ, ἐκάλεσα, κέκληκα, κέκλημαι, ἐκλήθην

“call”

Question 24

λαμβάνω

Answer 24

λαμβάνω, λήψομαι, ἔλαβον, εἴληφα, εἴλημμαι, ἐλήφθην “take”

Question 25

λέγω

Answer 25

λέγω, λέξω, ἔλεξα, εἴρηκα, λέλεγμαι, ἐλέχθην

“say”

Question 26

μανθάνω

Answer 26

μανθάνω, μαθήσομαι, ἔμαθον, μεμάθηκα, —— , —— “learn”

Question 27

μέλει

Answer 27

μέλει, μελήσει, ἐμέλησε, μεμέληκε, —— , ——

“concern” (impersonal)

Question 28

μέλλω

Answer 28

μέλλω, μελλήσω, ἐμέλλησα, —— , —— , ——

“intend, be about to”

Question 29

μένω

Answer 29

μένω, μενῶ, ἔμεινα, μεμένηκα, —— , ——

“remain”

Question 30

νομίζω

Answer 30

νομίζω, νομιῶ, ἐνόμισα, νενόμικα, νενόμισμαι, ἐνομίσθην “believe, think”

Question 31

οἴομαι or οἶμαι

Answer 31

οἴομαι or οἶμαι, οἰήσομαι, —— , —— , —— ᾠήθην

“think”

Question 32

ὁράω

Answer 32

ὁράω, ὄψομαι, εἶδον, ἑόρακα and ἑώρακα, ἑώραμαι and ὦμμαι, ὤφθην

“see”

Question 33

πάσχω

Answer 33

πάσχω, πείσομαι, ἔπαθον, πέπονθα, —— , ——

“suffer”

Question 34

πείθω

Answer 34

πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα, πέπεικα and πέποιθα, πέπεισμαι, ἐπείσθην

“persuade”; (2nd perfect) “trust”; (middle) “believe, obey”

Question 35

πέμπω

Answer 35

πέμπω, πέμψω, ἔπεμψα, πέπομφα, πέπεμμαι, ἐπέμφθην “send”

Question 36

πίνω

Answer 36

πίνω, πίομαι or πιοῦμαι, ἔπιον, πέπωκα, -πεπομαι, ἐπόθην “drink”

Question 37

πίπτω

Answer 37

πίπτω, πεσοῦμαι, ἔπεσον, πέπτωκα, —— , ——

“fall”

Question 38

πράττω

Answer 38

πράττω, πράξω, ἔπραξα, πέπραχα, and πέπραγα, πέπραγμαι, ἐπράχθην

“do”

Question 39

πυνθάνομαι

Answer 39

πυνθάνομαι, πεύσομαι, ἐπυθόμην, πέπυσμαι, —— , —— “learn, inquire”

Question 40

τίθημι

Answer 40

τίθημι, θήσω, ἔθηκα, τέθηκα, τέθειμαι, ἐτέθην

“place, put”

Question 41

τυγχάνω

Answer 41

τυγχάνω, τεύξομαι, ἔτυχον, τετύχηκα, —— , —— “hit, happen, obtain”

Question 42

φαίνω

Answer 42

φαίνω, φανῶ, ἔφηνα, πέφαγκα and πέφηνα, πέφασμαι, ἐφάνθην and ἐφάνην “show”; (middle and 2nd perf. and 2nd aor. pass) “appear”

Question 43

φέρω

Answer 43

φέρω, οἴσω, ἤνεγκα and ἤνεγκον, ἐνήνοχα, ἐνήνεγμαι, ἠνέχθην “bear, carry”

Question 44

φεύγω

Answer 44

φεύγω, φεύξομαι or φευξοῦμαι, ἔφυγον, πέφευγα “flee”

Question 45

φημί

Answer 45

φημί, φήσω, ἔφησα, —— , —— , —— “say”

Question 46

Homeric εἴρω (“say”); Attic uses λέγω and φημί in the present

Answer 46

εἴρω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον, εἴρηκα, εἴρημαι, ἐρρήθην “say”