Martyrdom of Polycarp Flashcards
παροικέω
to live as a stranger
παροικία
n. sojourn, stay
πληθύνω
to multiply
ἐπισφραγίζω
to seal
καταπαύω
to bring to an end; to cause to rest
σχεδόν
adv. almost
προάγω
to precede; to lead forward
περιμένω
to wait for
σκοπέω
to look for, pay attention to
πέλας
adv. nearby
βέβαιος
adj. abiding; reliable; valid
γενναῖος
adj. noble
εὐλαβής
adj. devout, God-fearing
ἀνατίθημι
to ascribe, attribute
ὑπομονητικός
adj. patient, showing endurance
φιλοδέσποτος
adj. love of a master
καταξαίνω
to tear to shreds
φλέψ
n. vein
οἰκονομία
n. arrangement
ὀδύρομαι
to mourn
γρύζω
to grumble
στενάζω
to groan
ἀποδημέω
to take a journey
ὁμιλέω
to speak, converse
καταφρονέω
to despise
ἐξαγοράζω
to buy off, buy time
ψυχρός
adj. cold
μηδέποτε
never
σβέννυμι
to extinguish, quench
θηρίον
n. wild animal
δεινός
adj. terrible
κῆρυξ
n. herald, preacher
ὑποστρώννυμι
to spread out underneath
ποικίλος
adj. variegated
ἰδέα
n. form, kind
κολαφίζω
to beat
ἐπίμονος
adj. lasting
ἄρνησις
n. denial
μηχανάομαι
to devise, contrive
ἐπιρρώννυμι
to innervate, strenghten
δειλία
n. cowardice
ἐπισήμως
outstandingly
θηριομαχέω
to fight wild animals
ἀνθύπατος
proconsul
ἡλικία
n. age
κατοικτείρω
to show compassion
ἐπισπάω
to draw to oneself
προσβιάζομαι
to compel
ἀπαλλάσσω
to depart; to release
θεοφιλής
adj. God-loving
θεοσεβής
adj. God-fearing
ἐπιβοάω
to cry out
προσφάτως
adv. recently
δειλιάω
to be cowardly
παραβιάζομαι
to prevail upon
ἑκών
willingly
ἐκλιπαρέω
to beg
ἐπιθύω
to offer up
ἐπαινέω
to praise
προδίδωμι
to betray