Lesson_007_Attic_Greek_Memorization

Question 1

ἄνθρωπος

Answer 1

2nd Decl. Masc. Nom. Sg. Noun

Question 2

ἀνθρώπου

Answer 2

2nd Decl. Masc. Gen. Sg. Noun

Question 3

ἀνθρώπῳ

Answer 3

2nd Decl. Masc. Dat. Sg. Noun

Question 4

ἄνθρωπον

Answer 4

2nd Decl. Masc. Acc. Sg. Noun

Question 5

ἄνθρωπε

Answer 5

2nd Decl. Masc. Voc. Sg. Noun

Question 6

ἄνθρωποι

Answer 6

2nd Decl. Masc. Nom. Pl. Noun or 2nd Decl. Masc. Voc. Pl. Noun

Question 7

ἀνθρώπων

Answer 7

2nd Decl. Masc. Gen. Pl. Noun

Question 8

ἀνθρώποις

Answer 8

2nd Decl. Masc. Dat. Pl. Noun

Question 9

ἀνθρώπους

Answer 9

2nd Decl. Masc. Acc. Pl. Noun

Question 10

χαίρω, χαιρήσω, ἐχαίρησα, κεχάρηκα, κεχάρημαι, ἐχάρην

Answer 10

be happy; (+dat.) rejoice (in), take delight (in) {Like ἐθέλω and μέλλω, χαίρω forms its Fut. by adding both η and σ to its Pres. stem. The Imperat.s χαῖρε and χαίρετε are frequently used as greetings (“be happy!”—i.e., “hello”) or as parting words (“be happy!”—i.e., “farewell!”).}

Question 11

ἀδελφή, -ῆς, ἡ

Answer 11

sister

Question 12

ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ

Answer 12

brother (voc. sg. ἂδελφε has recessive accent; voc. pl. ἀδελφοί is regular) [cf. Philadelphia]

Question 13

ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ

Answer 13

(masc.) human being, person, man, mankind, humankind; (fem.) woman, womankind [cf. anthroplogy, philanthropic] {ὁ ἂνθρωπος in its generic sense (“mankind” or “humankind”) can, and usually does, include both mena dn women; ἡ ἂνθρωπος in its generic sense (“womankind”) never includes men. Likewise οἱ ἂνθρωποι means either “men” or “people,” whereas αἱ ἂνθρωποι means “women” exclusively. In the vocative the word often has a harsh ring; e.g., ἀκούεις, ἂνθρωπε; (“are you listening, man?”). }

Question 14

θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ

Answer 14

(masc.) god; (fem.) goddess (voc. sg. θεός or θεέ) [cf. theology, atheist] {During the Classical age the gods were invoked using the vocative plural (θεοί); the vocative singular, either θεός or θεέ, does not being to be used until the period of Koine Greek.

Question 15

ἵππος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ

Answer 15

(masc.) horse; (fem.) mare [cf. hippodrome, Philip]

Question 16

λίθος, -ου, ὁ

Answer 16

stone [cf. paleolithic, monolith]

Question 17

λύπη, -ης, ἡ

Answer 17

pain, grief

Question 18

ὁδός, -οῦ, ἡ

Answer 18

way, path, road, journey [cf. exodus, method]

Question 19

ποταμός, -οῦ, ὁ

Answer 19

river [cf. hippopotamus, Mesopotamia]

Question 20

χαρά, -ᾶς, ἡ

Answer 20

joy, delight

Question 21

ἀπό (ἀπ᾽, ἀφ᾽)

Answer 21

(prep. + gen.) away from (ἀπ before smooth breathing, ἀφ᾽ before rough breathing) [cf. apocalypse, apogee, apology] {Unlike ἐκ, which indicates movement from the interior of one region into another, ἀπό indicates movement that begins at the edge of a place; “The fish are jumping out of (ἐκ) the river.” “The horse is galloping away from (ἀπό) the river.”}