Lexicon Flashcards
ἄβατος
impassible
ἄβιος
unlivable, unsupportable, unbearable
ἄβροτος
without men, deserted by men
ἄβυσσος
abyss
ἀγαγ—
aor. stem of ἄγω
ἀγαθός
good, fine, noble, brave (of character)
ἀγαθὰ λέγω
I speak well of
ἀγαθὰ ποιέω
I do good to
Ἀγάθων
Agathon (tragic poet)
ἀγάλλομαι + dat
I glory, exault in
ἄγαμαι (ἠγάσθην)
I admire
Ἀγαμέμνων
Agamemnon
ἄγαν
too much, excessively
ἀγανακτέω
I am annoyed
ἀγαπάω
I love (ἀγάπη)
ἀγγέλλω
I announce, report
ἄγγελος
messenger
ἄγγος
vessel, urn
Ἆγις
Agis (King of Sparta)
ἄγκυρα
anchor
ἀγνοέω
I do not know, fail to understand, am ignorant
ἄγνοια
ignorance
ἀγνός
chaste
ἀγορά
assembly place, marketplace; Forum/Agora
ἀγοράζω
I buy in the market
ἀγορεύω
I address the assembly, proclaim
ἄγριος
fierce, cruel
ἄγορικος
of the country, rustic; boorish
ἀγρός
field, country, farm
ἀγρυπνἐω
I lie awake, pass sleepless nights, suffer insomnia
ἄγω
I lead, bring
ἀγών
contest, trial, competition; exploit
ἀδαμάντινος
adamantine, of steel
ἀδελφή
sister
ἀδελφιδῆ
niece
ἀδελφός
brother
άδεῶς
fearlessly
ἄδηλος
unclear
άδικέω
I am unjust; commit a crime, wrong, injure
ἀδίκημα
crime, wrong
ἀδικία
injustice, wrongdoing
ἄδικος
unjust; dishonest
ἀδίκως
unjustly; dishonestly
Ἄδμητος
Admetos (king of Pherae, husband of Alcestis)
ἀδολέσχης
idle talker, babbler; garrulous
ἀδύνατος
impossible; incapable
ᾄδω
I sing
ἀεί
always; continually; in succession
ἀείδω
ᾄδω
ἀεικής
shameful
ἀείμνηστος
not to be forgotten
ἀεκαζόμενος
unwilling(ly)
ἀεροβατέω
I tread the air
ἀετός
eagle
ἀηδών
nightingale
ἀήρ
air
ἀθανάτος
immortal
Ἀθηνᾶ
Athena
Ἀθήναζε
to Athens
Ἀθῆναι
Athens
Ἀθηναῖος
Athenian
Ἀθήνηθεν
from Athens
Ἀθήνησιν
at Athens
ἀθλητής
athlete
ἄθλιος
wretched, miserable
ἆθλον
prize
ἆθλος
contest, ordeal
ἁθροίζω
gather together
ἁθρόος
all together, all at once, in a body
ἀθυμέω
I am despondent
αἰ
εἰ
αἰάζω
I bewail, lament, say “αἰαῖ”
αἰαῖ
alas!
Αἴγινα
Aigina (Island in the Saronic Gulf, near Athens)
Αιγινήτης
Aiginan
Αἴγιυπτ(ι)ος
Egypt(ian)
αἰδέομαι
I feel pity for; stand in awe of; fear
Ἅιδης
Hades
εἰς Ἅιδου
to (the house of) Hades
αἰδῶς
sense of shame, modesty respect (pudor)
αἰεί
ἀεί
αἰέν
ἀεί
αἰθήρ
upper air, sky
αἴθομαι
I burn, blaze
αἰκία
suffering, misery
αἰκίζομαι
I maltreat
αἷμα
blood; bloodshed
Αἴμων
Haimon (son of Creon)
αἰνέω
I praise
αἴνιγμα
riddle
αἰνικτηρίως
riddlingly, in a riddling fasion
αἰνίττομαι
I speak in riddles
αἶνος
tale, story
αἰνῶς
terribly
αἴξ
goat
αἰπυμήτης
with high thoughts, lofty-minded
αἱρέομαι
I choose, elect
αἱρέω
I take, capture, convict
αἴρω
I lift, raise up; set sail; exalt
αἰσθάνομαι
I perceive, notice, realise
Αἰσχίνης
Aischines (Athenian orator)
αἰσχρός
ugly; base, shameful, disgraceful
Αἰσχύλος
Aeschylus
αἰσχύνη
shame, disgrace
αἰσχύνομαι
I am ashamed, feel shame
αἰσχύνω
I dishonour, disgrace
αἰτέω
I ask for; ask alms of
αἰτία
reason, cause; responsibility, blame; charge, accusation, fault
αἰτιάομαι
I accuse
αἴτιος
responsible for
αἶψα
quickly, forthwith
αἰών
life, lifetime; age
Ἀκαδημεία
The Academy (Park and gymnasium at Athens)
Ἀκάνθιος
of Acanthos (city in Macedonia)
ἀκατασκεύαστος
unformed
ἀκήκοα
pf. ind. ἀκούω
ἀκίνητος
motionless, immovable
ἀκμαῖος
in full bloom, at the prime
ἀκμή
prime, zenith
ἀκολασία
lack of restraint
ἀκόλαστος
undisciplined, unrestrained; licentious
ἀκολουθέω
I follow, accompany
ἀκόλουθος
servant, slave
ἀκολούθως
in accordance with
ἀκονάω
I sharpen
ἀκούσιος
against one’s will, involuntary
ἀκοὐω
I hear, listen
ἀκριβῶς
accurately, exactly
ἄκρον
peak, summit
ἀκρόπολις
acropolis, citadel, high-city
ἄκρος
high, top of
Ἀκταίων
Actaeon
ἀκτή
shore, coast
ἄκων
unwilling(ly)
ἀλγέω
I feel pain, am in pain; grieve, suffer
ἄλγος
grief, pain, suffering
ἀλγύνω
I grieve, distress
ἀλήθεια
truth
ἀληθεύω
I tell the truth
ἀληθής
true
τὰ ἀληθῆ
the truth
ἀληθινῶς
truly, really
ἀληθῶς
truly, really
ὡς ἀληθῶς
in very truth
Ἁλικαρνασσεύς
Halicarnassian, from Halicarnassus
ἁλίσκομαι
I am caught, convicted
ἀλκή
valour, bravery
Ἄλκηστις
Alcestis (wife of Admetus)
Ἀλκιβιάδης
Alcibiades
ἄλκιμος
brave
ἀλλά
but; well, now
ἀλλάτω
I change
ἀλλήλους
each other, one another (reciprocal pronoun)
ἄλλοθι
elsewhere
ἅλλομαι
I leap
ἄλλος
other, the rest of; as well, besides
ἄλλος… ἄλλον
one… another
ἄλλοτε
at other times
ἀλλότριος
someone else’s, of another; alien
ἄλλως (τε καί)
otherwise; in vain; (especially)
ἅλμη
sea water, brine; sea
ἄλογος
speechless, irrational
ἅλς
sea
ἄλσος
grove
ἀλυσκάζω
shun, shrink away
ἄλφιτα
barley groats; daily bread
ἀλωπεκῆ
fox skin
ἀλώπηξ
fox
ἅλωσις
capture
ἅμα
at the same time; as, together with
ἄμα μέν… ἄμα δέ
partly… partly
ἄμα ἡλίῳ ἀνέχοντι
at sunrise
ἄμα τῇ ἡμέρα
at dawn
ἀμαθής
ignorant, unlearned
ἀμαθία
ignorance, stupidity
ἅμαξα
wagon
ἁμαρτ-
aor. stem of ἁμαρτάνω
ἁμαρτάνω
I err, do wrong; make a mistake; fail to achieve; sin
ἁμαρτία
fault, wrong, sin, error
άμείβω
I change, alter
άμείνων
better (irreg. comp. of ἄγαθος)
άμηχανέω
I am at a loss, helpless
ἀμίς
chamberpot
ἄμμος
sand
ἀμύνω
I keep off, ward off; mid defend oneself against
Ἀμυρταῖος
Amyrtaeos
ἀμφί
about, around
ἀμφίαλος
sea-girt
ἀμφιβάλλομαι
I throw around, put on
ἀμφιδέα
bracelet, anklet
ἀμφιμάχομαι
I beseige
ἀμφότερος
both
ἀμφοτέρωθεν
from/on both sides
ἄμφω
both
άμώμητος
blameless
ἄν
modality particle, see grammar
ἀνά
up, up along; throughout, over; back
ἀναβαίνω
I go/come up; mount
ἀναβιβάζω
I cause to go up
ἀναβοάω
I call upon
ἄναβολή
putting off, delaying
ἀναγιγνώσκω
I read, read aloud
ἀναγκάζω
I force, compel
ἀναγκαῖος
necessary, constraining
ἀνάγκη
necessity, compulsion, force
ἀνάγκη ἐστίν
it is necessary
ἀνάγω
I bring up, raise; mid- set sail, put out to sea
άναδίδωμι
I give forth, send up
ἀναζητέω
I investigate
ἀνάθεμα
dedicated (to evil); accursed
ἀνάθημα
dedication
ἀναίδεια
shamelessness
ἀναιμόσαρκος
with bloodless flesh
ἀναιρέω
I pick up; give a response (of an oracle)
ἀναίσθητος
without feeling; stupid
ἀναίτιος
innocent
ἀναλαμβάνω
I take up, take with myself
ἀναλίσκω
I spend
ἀνάλυσις
loosening, releasing; resolution
ἀνάλωτος
impregnable, uncaptureable
ἀναμένω
I await, stay
ἀναμετρέομαι
I measure carefully
ἀναμιμνήσκω
I remind; mid- remember
ἄναξ
prince, lord, king
Ἀναξαγόρας
Anaxagoras (philosopher from Clazomenai in Asia Minor)
Ἀναξιμένης
Anaximenes (early philosopher)
ἀνάξιος
unworthy
ἀναπτύσσω
I unfold, disclose
ἀνασπάω
I haul up; tear up, pull down
ἀνάσσω
I rule over
ἀνασταλύζω
I weep, sob
ἀνασταυρόω
I impale
άνατίθημι
I dedicate
ἀναφέρω
I bring back; refer
ἀναχωρέω
I withdraw, retreat; retire
ἀνδρ-
stem of ἀνήρ
ἀνδραποδίζω
I enslave
ἀνδράποδον
captive, slave
ἀνδρεία
manliness; courage
ἀνδρεῖος
manly; brave
ἀνδριάς
statue
ἄνεμος
wind
ἀνεξέταστος
without enquiry/investigation
ἀνερ
ἀνήρ
ἀνερωτάω
I ask questions
ἄνευ
without
ἀνέχω
I hold, lift up; intr.- rise up
ἀνήρ
man; husband
ἄνθινος
flowery
ἀνθίστημι
I withstand, resist, oppose
ἄνθος
flower, bloom; glory
ἀνθρώπινος
human
ἄνθρωπος
man; human being, person
ἀνιάω
I distress, vex
ἀνίδρωτος
without raising a sweat
ἀνίστημι
I raise up; restore; cause to migrate, expel, uproot; Mid- rise up, stand up; migrate; go away
ἀνιστορέω
I make enquiry about, ask about
ἀνόητος
foolish
ἀνοίγνυμι
I open
ἀνοικοδομέω
I build up; rebuild
ἀνόμημα
transgression, sin, act of lawlessness
ἀνόμοιος
unlike, dissimilar
ἀνταγορεύω
I speak against, deny
ἀνταγωνίζομαι
I struggle against, vie with
ἀντακούω
I hear in turn
Ἀνταλκίδας
Antalkidas (Spartan general)
ἀντεῖπον
aor. of ἀνταγορεύω
ἀντιγράφω
I write in reply
ἀντιδίδωμι
I give in return
ἀντίθεσις
opposition, antithesis
ἀντιλέγω
I argue against, oppose
ἀντίον
opposite
Ἀντίοχος
Antiochus
Ἀντισθένης
Antisthenes (philosopher)
ἀνυποδησία
going barefoot
ἀνυπόδητος
without shoes
ἄνω
up, above
ἄνωγα
I command, order (defective)
ἀνωφελής
useless
ἄξενος
inhospitable
ἀξιόπιστος
worthy of credit, trustworthy
ἄξιος
worthy, deserving; worthwhile
ἀξιόω
I deem worthy
ἀόρατος
unseen, invisible
ἀπαγγέλω
I announce, report
ἀπαγορεύω
I forbid
ἀπάγχομαι
I hang myself
ἀπαγχονίζω
I hang
ἀπάγω
I lead/take away
ἀπαθής
not suffering
ἀπαίρω
I sail away, depart
ἀπαλλαγή
deliverance
ἁπαλύνω
I make tender, delicate
ἀπάνθρωπος
far from men; desolate
ἀπανίστημι
I withdraw
ἀπαντάω
I (go to) meet
ἅπαξ
(only) once
ἀπαραίτητος
unmoved by prayer, inexorable
ἀπαρνέομαι
I deny
ἅπας
all, the whole of
ἀντέχω
I hold out, withstand
ἀντί
instead of, in return for
ἀντιβολέω
I supplicate, entreat, beseech
ἀπατάω
I decieve
ἀπάτη
deceit
ἀπέθανον
aor. of ἀποθνῄσκω
ἀπεικάζω
I like, compare
ἀπείλεω
I threaten
ἄπειμι
I am absent
ἀπείργω
I hinder, prevent
ἀπειρία
inexperience
ἄπειρος
ignorant of, inexperienced in
ἀπείρως ἔχω
I am without experience
ἀπενθής
free from grief, woe
ἀπέρισκέπτως
incautiously
ἀπέρχομαι
I go away, depart
άπέχω
I am distant from; keep away from; keep my hands off
ἀπιστέω
I distrust
ἀπιστία
faithlessness
ἄπιστος
incredible; untrustworthy, not to be believed; mistrustful
ἀπίστως ἔχω
I am mistrustful
ἄπλετος
boundless, immense
ἅπλους
simple
ἀπο
from, away from
ἀποβαίνω
I step off from, land
ἀποβάλλω
I throw away; lose
ἀποδημία
being abroad, away from one’s country
ἀποδιδράσκω
I run away, escape, flee
ἀποδίδωμι
I give back, return, repay; mid- sell
ἀποθαν-
aor. stem- ἀποθνῄσκω
ἀποθνῄσκω
I die, am killed
ἄποικος
settler, colonist
ἀποκρίνομαι
I answer
ἀπόκρισις
answer, reply
ἀποκρύπτω
I hide from sight; conceal for my own purposes
ἀποκτείνω
I kill
ἀποκωλύω
I hinder from
ἀπολέγομαι
I pick out
ἀπολεσ-
aor. stem ἀπόλλυμι
ἀπόλλυμι
I kill, ruin, destroy; loose
ἀπωλόμην
I was killed
ἀπόλωλα
I am lost, dead, ruined
᾽Απόλλων
Apollo
ἀπολογέομαι
I defend myself, speak in my defence, plead in my defence
ἀπολογία
defence speech
ἀπολύω
I free, release
ἀπομιμέομαι
I imitate, copy
ἀποπίμπω
I fall overboard
ἀποπλέω
I sail away
ἀποπνίγομαι
I choke, suffocate, am drowned
ἀπορέω
I am at a loss, at difficulty
ἀπορία
lack of provisions, want; perplexity; difficulty
ἀποστατέω
I stand aloof from
ἀποστέλλω
I send away
ἀποστερέω
I deprive of, rob, defraud; refuse payment of
ἀποστροφή
turning away from, escape
ἀπότακτος
set apart for special use
ἀποτειχίζω
I wall off
ἀποτέμνω
I cut off
ἀποτίθημι
I put away; bury; mid- lay aside
άποτρέχω
I run away, run off
ἀποτυγχάνω
I fail to obtain
ἀπούρας
having taken away (epic aor pple. of ἀπαυράω)
ἀποφαίνω
I reveal, show
ἀποφέρω
I carry away
ἀποχωρέω
I go away, depart
ἀποχώρησις
public toilet; privy
ἀπραγμόνως
without trouble
ἀπράγμων
free from business, not meddling in public affairs
ἅπτω
I fasten, fix; light a lamp; mid- touch