Definitions Flashcards
Achates
Agate
”
Aden
Gland
Adenoid
Aeido
To sing
Comedian, comedy, melodious, melody, ode, parody, prosody, psalmody, rhapsody, tragedy
Aeiro
To lift, raise up
Aorta, meteor
Aēr
Lower air
Aerial, Aeronaut, aeroplane, air, airplane, malaria, midair
Agarikon
A kind of tree
Agaric
Ago, eg-
To lead, bring
Demagogue, pedant, strategy, synagogue
Agon
Contest, struggle
Allegorical, allegory, category, panegyric
Agora
Assembly, public speaking
Aegis
Aigis
Shield, aegis
Gypsy
Aigyptos
Egypt
Enigma
Ainos
Fable, riddle
Enigma
Alon
Age, eternity
Aeon (eon)
Aisthanomai
To feel perceive
Aesthetic
Aither
Ether, clear sky
Ether, ethereal, ethylene
Akademia
Academy
(After Akademos, a Demi-God)
Academic
Akakia
Acacia (Arabica)
”
Akme
The highest point
Acme
Akoniton
Monkshood (a plant)
Aconite
Akos
Remedy
Panacea
Akros
Topmost
Acrobat, acropolis
Alabastros
Alabaster
”
Algos
Pain
Neuralgia
Alkyon
Kingfisher
Halcyon
Allos
Another
Allegorical, allegory, parallax, parallel, parallelogram
Alpha
Alpha, the first Greek letter of the alphabet
Alpha, alphabet
Alyo
To be beside oneself
Hallucination
Amoibo
To change
Amoeba
Ammon
Ammon, the Libyan Zeus
Ammonia, vitamin
Amygdale
Almond
”
Anemos
Wind
Anemone
Angelos
Messenger
Angel, archangel, evangelical
Angos
A vessel of any kind
Hydrangea
Anison
Anise
”
Ankos
A bend, a hollow
Anchor, anchorage
Anthos
Blossom, flower
Anther, anthology, chrysanthemum
Anthrax
Charcoal
Anthracite, anthrax
Anthropos
Man
Anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropic
Aratto, arak-
To smite, dash
Cataract
Archo
To lead, rule, be the first, begin
Anarchy, archaeology, archaic, archangel, archbishop, archdeacon, archduke, archipelago, architect, archon, hierarchy, monarchy, oligarchy, patriarch
Aristos
Best
Aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocratic
Arithmos
Number
Arithmetic, logarithm
Arktos
A bear, the north
Antarctic, arctic
Aroma
Aromatic spice
Aroma, aromatic
Arteria
Windpipe, artery
Artery
Askeo
To exercise, train
Ascetic
Asparagos
Asparagus
”
Asphaltos
Asphalt
”
Asphodelos
Asphodel, daffodil
”
Aspis
Shield, asp, Egyptian cobra
Asp, aspic
Aspros
Rough, white diaper
Aster
Star, blue daisy
Asteroid, astrolabe, astrology, disaster
Asthma
Short-drawn breath
Asthma
Athlos
Contest (in war or sport)
Athlete
Atlas, -antos
Atlas, a giant, pillar of heaven
Atlas, transatlantic
Atmos
Steam
Atmosphere
Aulos
Pipe, tube
Hydraulic
Auos
Dry, exhausted
Austere
Aura
Breeze
Aura, soar
Autos
Self
Authentic, auto, autobiography, autocratic, autograph, automatic, automaton, automobile, autonomous, autonomy
Axios
Worthy, proper
Axiom
Azo
To dry up
Azalea
Baino, ba-, be-
To walk, step
Acrobat, basal, base, basement, basic, basis, diabetes
Bakterion
Staff, cane
Bacteria
Balaustion
Flower of wild, pomegranate
Balustrade, banister
Ballo, ble-, bol-
To throw
Devil, diabolical, emblem, hyperbole, metabolis, palaver, parable, parabola, parlance, parley, parliament, parlor, parole, problem, symbol
Balsamon
Balsam tree
Balm, embalm, balsam
Bapto
To dip
Baptism
Barbaros
Foreign, barbarous
Barbarian, rhubarb
Barys
Heavy
Barium, barometer
Basileus
King
Basil, basilica, basilisk
Beryllos
Sea green gem, beryl
Beryl
Beta
The second letter of the Greek alphabet
Alphabet, alphabetical, beta
Biblos
Bark of the papyrus, book
Bible, bibliography
Bios
Life
Amphibian, autobiography, biography, biology, microbe,
Bolbos
Onion
Bulb
Bombos
A brooming, humming
Bomb, bombard, bomber, bombshell, rebound
Bosko, bot-
To feed
Botanical, botanist, botany, proboscis
Boubalos
An African antelope
Buff, buffalo
Boubon
Groin
Bubonic
Bous
Bull, ox, cow
Bucolic, hecatomb
Boutyron
Butter
Butter, buttercup, butterfly, buttermilk, buttery
Brachion
The arm
Brace, bracelet, brassiere, embrace
Bromos
A smell, stink
Bromide
Bronchos
Windpipe, throat
Bronchial, bronchitis
Brotos
Mortal man
Ambrosia
Bryo
To swell, , to teem with
Embryo
Byrsa
The hide
Disburse, purse, reimburse
Bythos
Depth or bottom
Abyss