Plato, Hippias Minor vocabulary Flashcards
To review the most common Greek words found in Plato's Hippias Minor
ἀγαθός, ή, όν
good
ἀγορά, ἀγορᾶς, ἡ
marketplace
ἀγών, ῶνος, ὁ
contest, game
ἀδικέω
do wrong, be unjust, wrong (someone)
ἀεί
always
αἰσθάνομα
αἰσθάνομαι, αἰσθήσομαι, ᾐσθόμην, ᾔσθημαι
perceive
ἀκούω
ἀκούω, ἀκούσομαι, ἤκουσα, ἀκήκοα, —— , ἠκούσθην
hear, listen to (+ acc. of the thing, gen. of the person)
ἀληθής, ές
true
ἀλλά
but
ἀλλήλωv
each other (oblique cases only)
ἄλλος, η, ο
other, another
ἀμείνων, ἄμεινον
better (comparative of ἀγαθός)
ἄν
(conditional particle)
ἀναγκάζω
force, compel
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ
man, husband
ἄνθρωπος, ου, ὁ
man, human
ἀποκρίνομαι
answer, reply
ἆρα
(interrogative particle)
ἀρετή, ῆς, ἡ
excellence
ἄριστος, η, ον
best (superlative of ἀγαθός)
ἄρχω
rule, command (+ gen.); begin (+ gen.)
αὐτός, ή, όν
self (intensive); him, her, it (oblique cases); same
(attributive)
άφικνέομαι
ἀφικνέομαι, ἀφίξομαι, ἀφικόμην, ἀφῖγμαι
arrive, reach (+ εἰς)
βαίνω
βαίνω, βήσομαι, ἔβην, βέβηκα
go, walk
βάλλω
βάλλω, βαλῶ, ἔβαλον, βέβληκα, βέβλημαι, ἐβλήθην
throw, pelt
βέλτιστος, η, ον
best (superlative of ἀγαθός)
βέλτίων, βέλτιον
better (comparative of ἀγαθός)
βλάπτω
βλάπτω, βλάψω, ἔβλαψα, βέβλαφα, βέβλαμμαι, ἐβλήθην
harm, injure, damage
βοηθέω
help (+ dat.)
βουλεύω
plan; (middle) deliberate
βούλομαι
βούλομαι, βουλήσομαι, —— , —— , βεβούλημαι, ἐβουλήθην
want, wish, be willing
βραδύς, εῖα, ύ
slow
γάρ
for, because (postpositive)
γέρων, οντος, ὁ
old man
γέφυρα, ας, ἡ
bridge
γίγνομαι
γίγνομαι, γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι
become, happen
γιγνώσκω
γίγνωσκω, γνώσομαι, ἔγνων, ἔγνωκα, ἔγνωσμαι, ἐγνώσθην
know, perceive
γράφω
γράφω, γράψω, ἔγραψα, γέγραφα, γέγραμμαι, ἐγράφην
write
δέ
but, and (postpositive)
δεῖ
it is necessary
δείκνυμι
δείκνυμι, δείξω, ἔδειξα, δέδειχα, δέδειγμαι, ἐδείχθην
show
δεινός, ή, όν
strange, terrible, clever
δέχομαι
receive
δή
indeed (postpositive)
δηλόω
show
διά
on account of (+ acc.); through, by (+ gen.)
δικαιοσύνη, ης, ἡ
justice
δοκέω
δοκέω, δόξω, ἔδοξα, —— , δέδογμαι
seem, seem good, think
δοῦλος, ου, ὁ
slave
ἐάν
if (εἰ + conditional particle ἄν)
ἐγγύς
near (adv. or prep. + gen.)
ἐγώ, ἐμοῦ (μοῦ)
I, me
ἐθέλω
be willing, wish
εἰ
if, whether
εἰμί
be
εῖμι
go (future sense)
εἶπον
said (used as aorist of λέγω)
εἰς (ἐς)
into, onto, to (+ acc.); for (a purpose) (+ acc)
εἷς, μία, ἕν
one
ἐκ (ἐξ)
out of, from (+ gen.)
ἕκαστος, η, ον
each (of 3 or more), every
ἑκάτερος, α, ον
each of two
ἐκεῖ
there
ἐκεῖνος, η, ο
that
ἐλπίς, ιδος, ἡ
hope, expectation
ἐμαυτοῦ, ῆς
(in oblique cases) myself; (possessive gen.) my own
ἐν
in, on (+ dat.); among (+ dat. pl.)
ἐπειδή
since, after
ἔργον, ου, τό
work, deed
ἔρχομαι
ἔρχομαι, ἐλεύσομαι, ἦλθον, ἐλήλυθα
come, go
ἐρωτάω
ask
ἔτι
still, yet
εὖ
well
εὑρίσκω
εὑρίσκω, εὑρήσω, ηὗρον or εὗρον, ηὕρηκα or εὕρηκα, εὕρημαι, εὑρέθην
find, find out
ἔχω
ἔχω, ἕξω or σχήσω, ἔσχον, ἔσχηκα
have; hold, keep
ζῷον, ου, τό
animal
ἤ
or
ἤδη
already
ἡδύς, εῖα, ύ
sweet, pleasant
ἡμεῖς, ἡμῶν
we
ἡμέτερος, α, ον
our
θαυμάζω
wonder at, admire
ἵνα
in order to, in order that, so that
ἵππος, ου, ὁ
horse
ἰσχυρός, ά, όν
strong
καί
and, also, even
κακός, ή, όν
bad
καλός, ή, όν
beautiful, fine
κατά
by way of (+ acc.); under (+ gen.)
κελεύω
order
κεφαλή, ῆς, ἡ
head
κινδυνεύω
run risks
κίνδυνος, ου, ὁ
danger
κρείττων, κρεῖττον
better (comparative of ἄγαθος)
κτάομαι
acquire
λαμβάνω
λαμβάνω, λήψομαι, ἔλαβον, εἴληφα, εἴλημμαι, ἐλήφθην
take, capture, catch; arrest
λανθάνω
λανθάνω, λήσω, ἔλαθον, λέληθα
escape the notice of
(+ participle)
λέγω
λέγω, λέξω, ἔλεξα, εἴρηκα, λέλεγμαι, ἐλέχθην
say, speak, tell
λείπω
λείπω, λείψω, ἔλιπον, λέλοιπα, λέλειμμαι, ἐλείφθην
leave
λόγος, ου, ὁ
word, argument
μακρός, ά, όν
long
μάλα
very much
μάλιστα
very much, most, especially (superlative of μάλα)
μᾶλλον
more (comparative of μάλα)
μανθάνω
μανθάνω, μαθήσομαι, ἔμαθον, μεμάθηκα
learn
μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα
big, great, large
μείζων, μεῖζον
bigger (compartive of μέγας)
μέλλω
μέλλω, μελλήσω, ἐμέλλησα
be about to, intend to (+ fut. inf.)
μέν
(sets up contrast with δέ; postpositive)
μένω
μένω, μενῶ, ἔμεινα, μεμένηκα
stay, remain; await, wait for
μετά
after (+ acc); with (+ gen.)
μή
not
μικρός (σμίκρος) α, ον
small
μιμνῄσκομαι
remember
μιμνήσκω (μιμνῄσκω)
μιμνήσκω, -μνήσω, -ἔμνησα, —— , μέμνημαι, ἐμνήσθην
remind
νόμος, ου, ὁ
law, custom
νοῦς, νοῦ, ὁ
mind
νῦν
now
ὅδε, ἥδε, τόδε
this
οἶδα
know
οἴκοθεν
from home
οἷος, α, ον
the kind which, of such a kind
ὄλιγος, η, ον
little, few
ὄνομα, ατος, τό
name
ὅπως
in order to, so that; how, however
ὁράω
see
ὅς, ἥ, ὅ
who, which, that
ὅσος, η, ον
as much as, as many as
ὅταν
when (ὅτε + conditional particle ἄν)
ὅτε
when
ὅτι
because; that (objective fact)
οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ
not
οὐδείς, οὐδεμία, οὐδέν
no one, not one, nothing (adj. and pronoun)
οὖν
therefore
οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο
this
οὕτω or οὕτως
thus, in this way
παιδεύω
educate, teach, train
παίς, παιδός, ὁ, ἡ
child, boy, girl
πάλαι
of old, long ago
παρασκευάζω
prepare
παρέχω
provide, cause, produce
πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν
all, every, whole
πάσχω
πάσχω, πείσομαι, ἔπαθον, πέπονθα
suffer
πατήρ, πατρός, ὁ
father
παύω
stop
πείθω
πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα, πέπεικα and πέποιθα, πέπεισμαι, ἐπείσθην
persuade; trust; (middle) obey (+ dat.)
περί
about, concerning (+ gen.); around (+ acc.)
πίπτω
πίπτω, πεσοῦμαι, ἔπεσον, πέπτωκα
fall
πιστεύω
trust, believe (+ dat.)
πλείστος, η, ον
very much, very many; most (superlative of πολύς)
πλέιων, πλείον
more (comparative of πολύς)
πλέω
sail
ποιέω
make, do, treat
ποιητής, οῦ, ὁ
poet
ποῖος, α, ον
what kind? (interrogative)
ποιός, ά, όν
some kind (enclitic)
πόλις, εως, ἡ
city
πολύς, πολλή, πολύ
much, many
πότε
when? (interrogative)
ποτέ
once, sometime, ever (enclitic)
πότερον
whether
πότερος, α, ον
which of two? (interrogative)
ποῦ
where? (interrogative)
που
somewhere; to some extent, sort of (enclitic)
πράττω
πράττω, πράξω, ἔπραξα, πέπραχα, and πέπραγα, πέπραγμαι, ἐπράχθην
do, manage, fare
πρός
to, toward (+ acc.); against, near, in the presence of (+ dat.)
πρότερον
before, formerly
πυνθάνομαι
πυνθάνομαι, πεύσομαι, ἐπυθόμην, πέπυσμαι
learn, find out by enquiry
πῶς
how? (interrogative)
πως
somehow (enclitic)
ῥάδιος, α, ον
easy
σαφής, ές
clear
σοφία, ας, ἡ
wisdom
σοφός, ή, όν
wise
στρατιά, ᾶς, ἡ
army
στρατόπεδον, ου, τό
camp (for an army)
σύ, σοῦ or σου
you (singular)
σῴζω
save, protect
σῶμα, ατος, τό
body
ταράττω
throw into confusion
τάχιστος, η, ον
fastest, swiftest, quickest (superlative of ταχύς)
ταχύς, εῖα, ύ
fast, swift, quick
τε
and (enclitic)
τίθημι
τίθημι, θήσω, ἔθηκα, τέθηκα, τέθειμαι, ἐτέθην
put, place
τίς, τί
who? what? (interrogative)
τις, τι
someone, something; anyone, anything (enclitic)
τοιοῦτος, τοιαύτη, τοιοῦτο
this kind, such
τοσοῦτος, τοσαύτη, τοσοῦτο
this much, this great, this many; so much, so great, so many
τότε
then
τρεῖς, τρία
three
τυγχάνω
τυγχάνω, τεύξομαι, ἔτυχον, τετύχηκα
happen to (+ participle); happen upon
ὑπέρ
on behalf of, for (+ gen.)
ὑπό
by (+ gen. of personal agent); from, by reason of (cause)
(+ gen.); under (+ dat.)
φαίνω
φαίνω, φανῶ, ἔφηνα, πέφαγκα and πέφηνα, πέφασμαι, ἐφάνθην and ἐφάνην
show; (middle and passive) seem, appear
φέρω
φέρω, οἴσω, ἤνεγκα and ἤνεγκον, ἐνήνοχα, ἐνήνεγμαι, ἠνέχθην
carry, bear
φεύγω
φεύγω, φεύξομαι or φευξοῦμαι, ἔφυγον, πέφευγα
flee
φημί
φημί, φήσω, ἔφησα
say
φίλος, ου, ὁ
friend
φοβέω
frighten, terrify; (middle) be afraid
φόβος, ου, ὁ
fear
χαλεπός, ή, όν
difficult, dangerous, harsh
χείρων, χεῖρον
worse (comparative of κακός)
χρῆμα, ατος, τό
thing; (in plural) money
ψευδής, ές
false
ὤ
(oh) (used with the vocative)
ὡς
since, because; as; to (a person, + acc.); in order to, in
order that; that (personal opinion); how; when
ὥσπερ
just as
ὤστε
(so) that, (so) as to
