Fable 6: The Hen and the Swallow Flashcards

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ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος, ὁ, ἡ

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bird; (esp. in Attic) cock, rooster; (feminine) hen

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ὄφις, ὄφεως, ὁ

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snake

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ῴόν, το (late form ὠόν)

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egg

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

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ἐπιμελῶς

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carefully, attentively

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ἐκθερμαίνω, aorist ἐκθέρμανα

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warm thoroughly.

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ἐκκολάπτω

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erase, obliterate; peck a chick out of its shell, hatch

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χελιδών, όνος, ἡ

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swallow

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θεάομαι, θεάσομαι, τεθέαμαι, ἐθεασάμην

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gaze at, behold

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μάταιος, α, ον

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vain, empty, idle; foolish

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ἀνατρέφω

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bring up, rear, educate

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ὅσπερ, ἥπερ, ὅπερ

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the very one who, the very one which (ὅς + intensifying -περ)

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ἄν

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if (Attic form of ἐάν)

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  • αὐξάνω αὐξήσω, ηὔξησα, ηὔξηκα, ηὔξημαι, ηὐξήθην
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make (something) increase; grow (transitive)

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  • ἄρχω, ἄρξω, ἦρξα, ἦρχα, ἦργμαι, ἤρχθην
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rule (+ gen.); middle begin (+ gen.)

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ἀτιθάσευτος, ον

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untamable, wild

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πονηρία, ἡ

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wickedness

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κἂν

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even if (= καὶ ἐάν)

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μάλιστα

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certainly; to the highest degree (adv., superlative of μάλα)

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εὐεργετέω, perfect passive εὐεργέτημαι

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do good to (someone), be kind