Steadman's Core Vocabulary List: Plato's Symposium Flashcards
400 Most Frequently Used Greek Words in Plato's Symposium
άγαθός, άγαθή, άγαθόν
Good, Brave, Noble
Άγάθων, Άγάθονος, ό
Agathon, host of the Symposium
Άγω, άγνωστο, ήγαγον, ήχα, ήγμαι, ήχθην
To lead, bring, carry, convey; keep, maintain
άδύνατος, άδύνατον
Unable, Incapable, Impossible
άεί
Always, Forever, Immortal
άθάνατος, άθάνατον
Undying, Immortal
αϊρω, άρω, ήρα, ήρκα, ήρμαι, ήρθην
To Lift, Take up, Raise up; Exalt, Extol
αίσχρός, αίσχρά, αίσχρόν
Shamefully, Disgracefully
αίσχύνω, αίσχυνώ, ήσχυνα, —-, ήσχύμμαι, ήσχύνθην
To Shame, Dishonor
M-P: Feel Shame
αϊτιος, αϊτια, αϊτιον
Culpable, Responsible, Blameworthy
άκούω, άκούσομαι, ήκουσα, άκήκοα, ήκούσθην
To Hear, Listen to
Gen is by whom
άληθής, άληθές
True
άληθώς
Truly
Άλκιβιάδης, ό
Alcibiades
Famous Greek General, Lover to Socrates
άλλά
But
άλλήλων, άλλήλοις, άλλήλους
One Another
No nom. Forms
άλλος, άλλη, άλλο
Other, One…Another
άλλου (άλλοσε)
To Another Place, To Elsewhere
άλλως
Otherwise, In Another Way
άμα
At Once, At The Same Time, Together With (+Dat.)
άμείνων, άμείνον
Better
Compara. Of άγαθός
άμφότεροδ, άμφότερα, άμφότερον
Each of two, Both
άνευ
Modal adverb
Introduces subjunctives
άνά
Up, Upon (+ Dat.); Up to, On to (+Acc.)
άναγκάζω, άναγκάσω, ήνάγκακα, —, ήναγκάσθην
To Force, Compel, Requirw
άναγκαΐος, άναγκαΐα, άναγκαΐον
Necessary, Inevitable
άνάγκη, ή
Necessity, Force, Constraint
άναδέω, άναδήσω, άνέδησω, άναδέδκα, άναδέδεμαι, άνεδέθην
Το Tie Up, Bind up, Crown, Wreathe
άνδεΐος, ανδεΐα, αναδεΐον
Βrave, Courageous, Manly
άνευ
Without (+Gen.)
άνήρ, άνδρός, ό
Man, Male Human Being
άνθρωπος, ό
Human Being, Mankind
άνω
Up, Above, Aloft
άξιος, άξια, άξχιον
Worthy of, Deserving of (+Gen.)
άξίως
Worthily, Deservingly
άπαλός, άπαλή, άπαλόν
Delicate, Tender, Soft, Gentle
άπειμι, άπέσομαι
To Be Away, Absent
ἀπέρχομαι, ἀπελεύσομαι, ἀπῆλθον, ἀπελήλυθα, –, –·
To go away, Depart
ἀπό
from, away from (+ Gen.)
ἀποθνῄσκω, ἀποθανοῦμαι, ἀποέθανον, ἀποτέθνηκα, –, –
To Die, Die Off, Perish
ἀποπέω. ἀποπεήσω
To Be at a loss, Puzzled, Bewildered; Be Poor
ἁπτω, ἅυω, ἧυα, -, ἧμμαι, ἥφθην
To Fasten, Join
M-P Touch, Grasp (+ Gen.)
ἄρα
Then, Therefore, It seems, It turns out
ἆρα
Introduces a yes/no questions
ἀρετή, ἡ
Excellence, Virtue, Goodness
Ἀριστόδημος, ὁ
Aristodemus; Uninvited Guest to the Symposium
ἄριστος, ἄριστη, ἄριστον
Best, Most Excellent, (Superlative of άγαθός, άγαθή, άγαθόν)
Ἀριστοφάνης, ὁ
Guest and Playwright
ἁρμονία, ἡ
Attunement, Harmony; Fastening, Joint
ἄρρην, αρρενος ὁ, ἡ, τό
Male, Masculine
ἀρχή, ἡ
The Beginning; Rule, Office
ἄρχω, ἄρξω, ἦρξα, ἦρχα, ἦργμαι, ἦρχθην
To Begin, Rule, Be Leader of
ἅτε
Inasmuch as, Since, Seeing that (+PPLE.)
αὖ
Again, In Turn; Further, Moreover
αὐτός, αὐτή, αὐτό
S/he/it; the same; -self
αὐτοῦ
At the very place, here, there
ἀφίημι, ἀγήσω, ἀφῆκα, ἀφεῖκα, ἀφεῖμαι, ἀφείθην
To Let Go, Release, Give Up, Send Forth, Launch
Ἀφροδίτη, ἡ
Aphrodite; Goddess of Love
Βίος, ὁ
Life
Βιόω, Βιώσομαι, ἐβίωσα, Βεβιωκα, βεβείωμαι, –
To Live
βλέπω, βλέψω, ἔβλεψα, –, –, –
to See, Look, Look to, Look at, Gaze Upon
Βούλομαι, βουλήσομαι, –, –, Βεβούλημαι, ἐβουλήθην
To Wish, Be Willing, Desire, Choose
Γαῖα, ἡ
Gaia, Earth
γάρ
For, Since
γε
At least, At any rate; Indeed
γελοῖος, γελοῖα, γελοῖον
Laughable, Ridiculous
γένεσις, γένεως, ἡ
Origin, Beginning, Birth, Generation
γεννάω, γεννήσω
To Beget, Engender, Bring forth, Produce
γένος, γένεος, τό
Race, Clan, Offspring, Child; Type, Kind
γίγνομαι, γενη.σομαι, ἐγένομην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι, –
To Become, Come into being, Be Born, Happen, Occur
γιγνώσκω, γνώσομαι, ἐ.γνων, ἐ.γνωκαα, ἐ.γνωσμαι, ἐγνώσθην
To Learn, Realize, Know
γυνή, γυναικός, ἡ
Woman, Wife
δέ
But, And, On the Other Hand
δεῖ
It is necessary, Must, Ought (+Acc. or Inf)
δεινός, δεινή, δενόν
Terrible; Strange, Marvelous; Clever
δειπνέω, δειπνήσω, ἐδείπνησα, δεδείπνηκα, –, –
To Make
δέω, δήσω, ἔδησα, δέδεκα, δέδεμαι, ἐδέθην
To Lack, Want, Need:
M-P Ask, Beg
δή
Indeed, Surely, Really, Certainly, Just
δῆλος, δῆλη, δῆον
Clear, Evident, Conspicuous, Obvious
δημιουργός, ὁ
Craftsman, Skilled Workman
δήπου
Perhaps, I suppose, I presume, Of course
διά
Through (+Gen.); On Account of, Because of (+Acc.)
διαλέγομαι, διαλέξομαι, διελεξάμην, –, διείλεγμαι, διελέχθην
To Converse with, Discuss, Talk to
διαφέρω, διαοἴσω, διήνεγκον, διενήνοχα, διενήνεγμαι, διηνέχθην
To Disagree, Differ; Be Superior
διηγέομαι, διηγήσομαι, διηγησάμην, –, διήγημαι, –
To Set out in detail, Relate, Narrate
δίδωμι, δώσω, ἐ.δωκα, δέδωκα, δέδομαι, ἐδόθην
To Give, Offer, Grant, Provide
δίκαιος, δίκαια, δίκαιον
Just, Right, Lawful, Fair
δικαίως
Rightly, Justly, Lawfully, Fairly
διό; δι’ ὅ
On account of which, On Which account
Διοτίμα, ἡ
Diotima; Only female mentioned at Symposium
διώκω, διώξω, ἐδίωξα, δεδόκηκα, δέδογμαι, ἐδοκήθην
To Pursue, Follow; Prosecute
δύναμαι, δυνήσομαι, –, –, δεδύνημαι, ἐδυνήθην
To Be Able, Can, Be Capable
δύναμις, δύναμεως, ἡ
Power, Force, Ability, Influence
δύο
Two
ἕ
3rd Person Sing. Reflexive pronoun acc.
ἐάν
If ever (+Subjunc.)
ἑαυτοῦ, ἑαυτοῆς, ἑαυτοῦ
himself, herself, itself, themselves
ἐάω, ἐάσω, εἴασα, εἴακα, εἴαμαι, εἰάθην
To Allow, Permit, Let be, Suffer
ἐγκωμιάζω, ἐγκωμιάσω, –, ἐγκεκωμίακα, –, –
To Praise, Laud, Extol
ἐγώ
I
ἐθέλω, ἐθελήσω, ἠθέλησα, ἠθέησα, ἠθέληκα, –, –
To Be Willing, Wish, Desire,
εἰ
If, Whether
εἶδον
Saw, Beheld (Aorist of ὁράω)
εἶδος, εἶδεος, τό
Form, Shape, Appearance,; Kind, Sort
εἶλον
Seized, Took
M-P Chose
(Aorist of αἱρέω)
εἰμί, ἔσομαι
To Be, Exist
εἶμι
Will go, Will come
Future of ἔρχομαι
εἶπον
Said, Spoke
Aorist of λέγω, φημί
εἰς
Into, To, For, In Regard to (+Acc.)
εἷς μία ἐν
One, Single, Alone
εἰοέρχομαι, εἰσελεύσομαι, εἰσῆλθον, εἰσελήλυθα, –, –
To Go In, Enter
εἴωθα
To Be Accustomed
ἐκ
Out of, From (+Gen.)
ἕκατστος, ἕαστη, ἕκαστον
Each, Each one, Every, Every one
ἐκεῖνος, ἐκεῖνη, ἐκεῖνον
That, Those
ἑκών, ἐκοῦσα, ἑκόν
Willing, Intentional
ἐμαυτοῦ, ἐμῆς, ἐμοῦ
Myself
ἐμός, ἐμή, ἐμόν
My, Mine
ἐμποιέω, ἐμποιήσω, εποι.ησα, πεποίηκα, πεποίημαι, ἐποιηθην
To Engender, Implant, Cause
ἐν
In, On, Among (+Dat.)
ἐναντίος, ἐναντία, ἐναντίον
Opposite, Contrary, Facing
ἐνδεής, ἐνδές
In Need of, Lacking, Deficient (+Gen.)
ἐνδίδωμι, ἐνδώσω, ἐνέδωκα, ἐνδέδωκα, ἐνδέδομαι,
To Give in, Surrender; Give, Lend
ἕνεκα
For the sake of, Because of, For (+Preceding Gen.)
ἐνθάδε
Here, Hither, There, Thither; Now, In this case
ἐνταῦθα
Here, Hither, There, Thither; Then, at that time
ἐντυγχάνω, ἐντεύξομαι, ἔτυχον, τετύχηκα, –, –
To Chance Upon, Meet With, Encounter (Dat.)
ἐξαπατάω, ἐξαπατήσω
To Deceive, Beguile, Trick
ἔοικα
To Be Like, Seem Like, Resemble, Be Likely,
ἐπαινέω, ἐπαινέσω, ἐπῄνεσα, ἐπῄνεκα, –, ἐπῃνέθην
To Praise, Praise for, Approve, Commend
ἔπαινος, ὁ
Praise, Approval, Commendation
ἐπεί
Since, Because; When, After
ἐπειδάν
Whenever
ἐπειδή
Since, Because; When, After
ἔπειτα
Then, Next, Secondly
ἐπί
Near, At (+Gen. +Dat.), To, (+Acc.) Upond, After (+Dat.)
ἐπίθυμέω, ἐπιθυμήσω
To Desire, Long For
ἐπιθυμία, ἡ
Desire, Longing, Yearning
ἐπιστήμη, ἡ
Knowledge
ἐπιτίθημι, ἐπιθήσω, ἔθηκα, τέθηκα, τέθειμαι, ἐτέθην
To Put on, Impose, Attribute; Set on, Attack
ἐπιχειρέω
To Attempt, Try, Endeavor; Attack, Set upon
ἕπομαι, ἔψομαι, ἐσπόμην, –, –, –
To Follow, Accompany, Escort
ἐραστής, ἐραστοῦ, ὁ
Lover
ἐραστός, ἐραστή, ἐεραστόν
Beloved, Lovely
ἐράω, –, ἠράσθην
To Love, To Be In Love with, Desire (+Gen.) Aorist Deponent
ἐργάξομαι, ἐργάσομαι, ἠργασάμην, –, εἴργασμαι, ἠργάσθην
To Work, Accomplish
ἐργον, τό
Work, Labor, Deed, Act
ἐρέω
Will Say, Will Speak, Will Mention (Future of λέγω, Perfect εἴρημαι)
ἐρομαι, ἐρhσομαι, ἠρόμην
To Ask, Question, Inquire
Ἐπυξίμαχος, ὁ
Eryximachus
ἐρχομαι, ἐλεύσομαι, ἦλθον, ἐλήλυθα, –, –
To Come, Go
ἐρώμενος, ὁ, ἡ
Beloved, the One Loved
Ἔρως, Ἔρωτος, ὁ
The God Eros, Love, Desire
ἔρως, ἐρωτος, ὁ
Love, Desire
ἐρωτάω, ἐρωτήσω, ἠρόμην, ἠρώτηκα, ἠρώτημαι, ἠρωτήθην
To Ask, Inquire, Question
ἐρωτικός, ἐρωτική, ἐρωτικόν
Erotic, Amorous, Of Desire
ἑταῖρος, ὁ
Companion, Comrade, Mate
ἕτερος, ἑτερα, ἕτερον
One, Other; Different
ἔτι
Still, Besides, Further, Yet, Any Longer, Moreover
