lesson 1, pgs. 33-35 Flashcards
ἀνάγκη, ἀνάγκης, ἡ
necessity
ἄνθρωπος, ἀνθρώπου, ὁ/ἡ
person, human being, man, with article; humankind; of individuals and generically (anthropomorphic)
ἀρετή, ἀρετῆς, ἡ
goodness, excellence, virtue
ἀρχή, ἀρχῆς, ἡ
beginning, origin; power, empire, office; first principle (cf. the meanings of ἄρχω)
βίος, βίου, ὁ
life, livelihood (macrobiotic)
βουλή, βουλῆς, ἡ
will, determination; Council, Senate
γνώμη, γνώμης, ἡ
thought, opinion (gnomic)
δίκη, δίκης, ἡ
justice, order, right; lawsuit, trial
δῶρον, δώρου, τό
gift (Pandora)
εἰρήνη, εἰρήνης, ἡ
peace (Irene)
εἰρήνηv ἄγειν
live in peace
ἔργον, ἔργου, τό
deed, work (erg, energy)
ἥλιος, ἡλίου, ὁ
sun (helium; Helius, the sun god)
θάνατος, θανάτου, ὁ
death (euthanasia, thanatopsis)
θεός, θεοῦ, ὁ/ἡ
god, goddess (voc. sg., θεός)
πρὸς θεῶν
good heavens!, in the name of the gods!
λίθος, λίθου, ὁ
stone (lithograph)
λόγος, λόγου, ὁ
reason, word; speech; account; principle
μέτρον, μέτρου, τό
measure, moderation (meter)
νῆσος, νήσου, ἡ
island (Peloponnesian)
νόμος, νόμου, ὁ
usage, custom law (cf. νομίζω)
κατὰ νόμον
according to law
παρὰ νόμον
contrary to law
ξένος, ξένου, ὁ
guest-friend, stranger, foreigner (xenophobic)