Easily Confused Words

Question 1

εἰ vs. εἶ

Answer 1

no accent = ‘if’

circumflex = ‘you (sg) are’

Question 2

ἄλλα vs. ἀλλὰ

Answer 2

accent on first syllable = neuter nom/acc pl. of ἀλλοϛ ‘other things’
accent on last syllable = ‘but’

Question 3

ἡ, ὁ, οἱ, αἱ vs. ἣ, ὃ, οἳ, αἳ

Answer 3

no accent = definite article

with accent = relative pronoun

Question 4

liquid verbs such μενεῖϛ vs. μένειϛ

Answer 4

circumflex = future tense

no circumflex = present tense

Question 5

τιϛ vs. τίϛ (and the rest of the paradigm)

Answer 5

accent on first syllable = interrogative

no accent or accent on second syllable = indefinite

Question 6

ἀρα vs. ἀρ-

Answer 6

ending in α = ‘so’

other endings = aorist of αἰρω (liquid verb)

Question 7

ἀρτι vs. ἀχρι

Answer 7

ἀρτι = 'now'
ἀχρι = 'until'

Question 8

γενν- vs. γεν- vs. γν-

Answer 8

γενν- = 'to bear'
γεν- = 2nd aorist of γινομαι
γν- = 2nd aorist of γινωσκω

Question 9

δε vs. δει

Answer 9

δε = 'but'
δει = 'it is necessary'

Question 10

δια vs. διο vs. δυο

Answer 10

δια = 'because of,' 'through'
διο = 'therefore'
δυο = 'two'

Question 11

εἰδον vs. εἰπον vs. ἐπιον

Answer 11

εἰδον = 2nd aorist of ὁραω
εἰπον = 2nd aorist of λεγω
ἐπιον = 2nd aorist of πινω

Question 12

εἰδον vs. εἰδωϛ

Answer 12

εἰδον = 2nd aorist of ὁραω
εἰδωϛ = participle of οἰδα

Question 13

εἰϛ vs. εἱϛ

Answer 13

εἰϛ = 'into'
εἱϛ = 'one'

Question 14

ἐξ vs. ἑξ

Answer 14

ἐξ = 'from' (before a vowel)
ἑξ = 'six'

Question 15

ἐν vs. ἑν

Answer 15

ἐν = 'in'
ἑν = 'one'

Question 16

ἐπει vs. ἐπι

Answer 16

ἐπει = 'since'
ἐπι = 'onto, on'

Question 17

καθωϛ vs. καλωϛ

Answer 17

καθωϛ = 'just as'
καλωϛ = 'appropriately, well'

Question 18

ὁτε vs. ὁτι

Answer 18

ὁτε = 'when' (the relative adverb)
ὁτι = 'that,' 'because,' or marking the beginning of speech

Question 19

οὐ vs. οὑ

Answer 19

οὐ = 'not'
οὑ = 'where,' 'whose,' 'of whom'

Question 20

σμειον vs. σημερον

Answer 20

σμειον = 'sign, miracle'
σημερον = 'today'

Question 21

ὑπερ vs. ὑπο

Answer 21

ὑπερ = 'above,' 'on behalf of'
ὑπο = 'under,' 'by'

Question 22

ὡϛ vs. ὡσπερ vs. ὡστε

Answer 22

ὡϛ = 'as, like'
ὡσπερ = 'just as'
ὡστε = 'with the result'

Question 23

ὅρος vs. ὄρος

Answer 23

ὅρος (rough breathing) = ‘boundary’

ὄρος (smooth breathing) = ‘mountain’

Question 24

ὅτε vs. τότε vs. πότε vs. ποτέ

Answer 24

ὅτε = when (relative adverb)
τότε = then, at that time (definite adverb)
πότε = when? (interrogative)
ποτέ = at some time, once, ever (indefinite adverb)

Question 25

ὑπάγω vs. ὑπαρχω

Answer 25

ὑπάγω = I go, leave
ὑπαρχω = I exist, I am