Lexicon Flashcards by James Kenyon

ἄβατος

impassible

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ἄβιος

unlivable, unsupportable, unbearable

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ἄβροτος

without men, deserted by men

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ἄβυσσος

abyss

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ἀγαγ—

aor. stem of ἄγω

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ἀγαθός

good, fine, noble, brave (of character)

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ἀγαθὰ λέγω

I speak well of

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ἀγαθὰ ποιέω

I do good to

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Ἀγάθων

Agathon (tragic poet)

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ἀγάλλομαι + dat

I glory, exault in

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ἄγαμαι (ἠγάσθην)

I admire

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Ἀγαμέμνων

Agamemnon

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ἄγαν

too much, excessively

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ἀγανακτέω

I am annoyed

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ἀγαπάω

I love (ἀγάπη)

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ἀγγέλλω

I announce, report

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ἄγγελος

messenger

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ἄγγος

vessel, urn

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Ἆγις

Agis (King of Sparta)

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ἄγκυρα

anchor

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ἀγνοέω

I do not know, fail to understand, am ignorant

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ἄγνοια

ignorance

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ἀγνός

chaste

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ἀγορά

assembly place, marketplace; Forum/Agora

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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

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