Greek GCSE Vocab RVL

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ἀγαθός, ἀγαθή, ἀγαθόν

I announce

ἀγγέλλω, ἤγγειλα

messenger

ἄγγελος, ἀγγέλου, ὁ

market-place

ἀγορά, ἀγορᾶς, ἡ

field, countryside

ἀγρός, ἀγροῦ, ὁ

I lead, bring

ἄγω, ἤγαγον

always

ἀεί

prize, reward

ἆθλον, ἄθλου, τό

I hear, listen

ἀκούω, ἤκουσα

brave

ἀνδρεῖος, ἀνδρεία, ἀνδρεῖον

man, person

ἄνθρωπος, ἀνθρώπου, ὁ

from, away from

ἀπό + gen

[introduces a question]

ἆρα;

I go

βαίνω, ἔβην

I throw, fire at, hit (with missile)

βάλλω, ἔβαλον

book

βίβλος, βίβλου, ἡ

shout

βοή, βοῆς, ἡ

I know, realise, understand

γιγνώσκω, ἔγνων

I write, draw

γράφω

terrible, strange, clever

δεινός, δεινή, δεινόν

because

διότι

I chase, pursue

διώκω

slave

δοῦλος, δούλου, ὁ

present, gift

δῶρον, δώρου, τό

I wish, am willing

ἐθέλω, ἠθέλησα

I am

εἰμί, ἦν (imperfect)

to, into

εἰς + acc

out of, from

ἐκ or ἐξ + gen

in, among

ἐν + dat

letter

ἐπιστολή, ἐπιστολῆς, ἡ

work, task, deed, action

ἔργον, ἔργου, τό

I eat

ἐσθίω, ἔφαγον

immediately, at once

εὐθύς

I find

εὑρίσκω, ηὗρον

I have

ἔχω (imperfect εἶχον), ἔσχον

day

ἡμέρα, ἡμέρας, ἡ

sea

θάλασσα, θαλάσσης, ἡ

I am amazed at, admire

θαυμάζω

goddess

θεά, θεᾶς, ἡ

god

θεός, θεοῦ, ὁ

door

θύρα, θύρας, ἡ

temple

ἱερόν, ἱεροῦ, τό

horse

ἵππος, ἵππου, ὁ

strong

ἰσχυρός, ἰσχυρά, ἰσχυρόν

and, also, even, too

καί

bad, wicked

κακός, κακή, κακόν

beautiful, handsome, fine

καλός, καλή, καλόν

I order

κελεύω

danger

κίνδυνος, κινδύνου, ὁ

I hide (something)

κρύπτω

I take, capture

λαμβάνω, ἔλαβον

I say, speak, tell

λέγω, εἶπον

I leave

λείπω, ἔλιπον

stone

λίθος, λίθου, ὁ

word, speech, argument, story, account

λόγος, λόγου, ὁ

I learn, understand

μανθάνω, ἔμαθον

battle

μάχη, μάχης, ἡ

I wait, remain

μένω, ἔμεινα

foolish, stupid

μῶρος, μώρα, μῶρον

young man

νεανίας, νεανίου, ὁ

new, young, recent

νέος, νέα, νέον

island

νῆσος, νήσου, ἡ

law, custom

νόμος, νόμου, ὁ

now

νῦν

stranger, foreigner, host, guest

ξένος, ξένου, ὁ

the

ὁ, ἡ, τό

road, path, way, journey

ὁδός, ὁδοῦ, ἡ

house

οἰκία, οἰκίας, ἡ

wine

οἶνος, οἴνου, ὁ

few

ὀλίγοι, ὀλίγαι, ὀλίγα

weapons, arms, armour

ὅπλα, ὅπλων, τά

not

οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ

I persuade

πείθω

I send

πέμπω

I drink

πίνω, ἔπιον

I fall

πίπτω, ἔπεσον

citizen

πολίτης, πολίτου, ὁ

often

πολλάκις

many

πολλοί, πολλαί, πολλά

river

ποταμός, ποταμοῦ, ὁ

to, towards, against

πρός + acc

gate

πύλη, πύλης, ἡ

easy

ῥᾴδιος, ῥᾳδία, ῤᾴδιον

food, corn

σῖτος, σίτου, ὁ

wise

σοφός, σοφή, σοφόν

general, commander

στρατηγός, στρατηγοῦ, ὁ

soldier

στρατιώτης, στρατιώτου, ὁ

I run

τρέχω, ἔδραμον

I carry, bear, endure

φέρω, ἤνεγκα

I run away

φεύγω, ἔφυγον

(male) friend

φίλος, φίλου, ὁ

I guard

φυλάσσω

voice

φωνή, φωνῆς, ἡ

difficult, dangerous

χαλεπός, χαλεπή, χαλεπόν

gold

χρυσός, χρυσοῦ, ὁ

country, land

χώρα, χώρας, ἡ