John Taylor Greek to GCSE Chapter 10 Vocabulary

αἰσχρός

shameful

αἴτιος

responsible

ἀμείνων

better

ἀνά

up

ἄνευ

without

βοάω

I shout

ἐβόησα

I shouted

γελάω

I laugh

ἐγέλασα

I laughed

δι᾽ ὀλίγου

soon

δίδωμι

I give

δώσω

I will give

ἔδωκα

I gave

εἰσβάλλω

I throw into

ἐξέβαλον

I threw into

ἐκφεύγω

I escape

ἐξέφυγον

I escaped

ἐλάσσων

less

ἐλάχιστος

least

Ἕλλην

Greek

ἐπί

against

ἐρωτάω

I ask

ἠρώτησα

I asked

θάσσων

quicker

καθεύδω

I sleep

ἐκάθευδον

I slept

κακίων

worse

κατά (+acc)

according to

κατά (+gen)

down from

κατὰ γῆν

by land

κτάομαι

I obtain

ἐκτησάμην

I obtained

μάλιστα

especially

μείζων

bigger

νικάω

I conquer

ἐνίκησα

I conquered

νομίζω

I think

ἐνόμισα

I thought

οἶδα

I know

ὁράω

I see

εἶδον

I saw

παρά (+acc)

contrary to

παρά (+gen)

from

πειράομαι

I try

ἐπειρασάμην

I tried

περί (+acc)

around

περί (+gen)

about

πλείων

more

πλεῖστος

most

πλήν

except

ποῖ;

to where?

ποῖος;

what sort of?

πόσος;

how big?

πρό

before

ῥᾷδιος

easy

τάχιστος

fastest

τιμάω

I honour

ἐτίμησα

I honoured

ὑπέρ

on behalf of

φημί

I say

ἔφην

I was saying

χράομαι

I use

ἐχρησάμην

I used

ἄν

(makes sentence indefinite)

ἐάν

if

ἵνα

in order to