Ancient Greek Vocabulary - Unit 3.3 and 4

Vocabulary list covering Greek nouns, adjectives, and verbs with their primary English translations based on the provided Dutch-Greek course material.

ἡ χώρα

the region

μικρός, μικρά, μικρόν

small

μακρός, μακρά, μακρόν

1. large 2. long

ἡ ἡμέρα

the day

ἡ ὥρα

1. the hour 2. the season

ὅμοιος (+ dat.)

similar (to)

ἀρχαῖος, ἀρχαία, ἀρχαῖον

old

αἰσχρός, αἰσχρά, αἰσχρόν

1. ugly 2. shameful

ἡ αἰτία

1. the fault/guilt 2. the cause

ἡ φιλία

the friendship

ἱερός, ἱερά, ἱερόν

holy

μέν …. δέ …

indeed/on the one hand …, but/on the other hand …

ὀλίγος, ὀλίγη, ὀλίγον

few

καταβαίνειν / καταβαίνω

to descend

ἡ λύπη

1. the grief/sorrow 2. the pain

ἡ τροφή

the food

ἐκ, ἐξ (+ gen.)

out of

τε καί

and

ἀλλήλους, ἀλλήλας, ἄλληλα

each other

ὁ θάνατος

the death

αἴτιος, αἰτία, αἴτιον (+ gen.)

1. guilty (of something) 2. responsible (for something)

ἡ ὁδός

the road

ἡ νῆσος

the island

ὁ πολίτης

the citizen

ὁ δεσπότης

the master (of slaves)

ὁ ἀθλητής

the athlete

ἄδικος, ἄδικον

unjust

βάρβαρος, βάρβαρον

1. non-Greek 2. barbarian