Greek to GCSE - Chapters 1-6

ἀγρός-οῦ, ὁ

field

ἀγών-ῶνος, ὁ

contest

ἄλλος-η-ο

other, another

ἄνεμος-ου, ὁ

wind

ἄρχων-οντος, ὁ

ruler, magistrate

βλάπτω, ἔβλαψα

I harm, damage

γέρων-οντος, ὁ

old man

διά (+ acc.)

on account of (+ gen.) through

διὰ τί;

why

ἐγώ

I

εἶδον

I saw (irregular aorist)

ἕκαστος-η-ον

each

ἐμός-ή-όν

my

ἐμβάλλω, ἐνέβαλον

I throw in, I thrust in

ἔτι

still, yet

ἕτοιμος-η-ον

ready

κάλλιστος-η-ον

very fine, very beautiful

κλέπτω, ἔκλεψα

I steal

κωλύω, ἐκώλυσα

I hinder

λίθος-ου, ὁ

stone

λιμήν-ένος, ὁ

harbour

μετά (+ acc.)

after (+ gen.) with

μόνον

only (adverb)

μόνος-η-ον

only, alone

μῶρος-α-ον

foolish, stupid

νύξ, νυκτός, ἡ

night

οἶνος-ου, ὁ

wine

οἷός τ´ εἰμί

I am able

ὀλίγοι-αι-α

few

ὄνομα-ατος, τό

name

παῖς, παιδός, ὁ/ἡ

boy, girl, child

πίνω, ἔπιον

I drink

πόθεν;

where from?

πολλοί-αί-ά

many

πούς, ποδός, ὁ

foot

πῦρ, πυρός, τό

fire

σός, σή, σόν

your (sg)

σύ

you (sg)

σῶμα-ατος, τό

body

τίς; τι;

who? what? which?

τις, τι

a (certain), someone, something

ὕπνος-ου, ὁ

sleep

φύλαξ-ακος, ὁ

guard

ἄγω, ἤγαγον

I lead

βάλλω, ἔβαλον

I throw

βίβλος -ου, ἡ

book

γράφω, ἔγραψα

I write

διδάσκω, ἐδίδαξα

I teach

διώκω, ἐδίωξα

I chase

ἐπεί

when, since

ἔπειτα

then, next

ἐσθίω, ἔφαγον

I eat

εὑρίσκω, ηὗρον

I find

ἔχω, ἔσχον

I have

θάλασσα -ης, ἡ

sea

κελεύω, ἐκέλευσα

I order

λαμβάνω, ἔλαβον

I take

λέγω, εἶπον/ ἔλεξα

I say, speak

λείπω, ἔλιπον

I leave

λύω, ἔλυσα

I release, untie

μανθάνω, ἔμαθον

I learn

μέγιστος -η -ον

very great, very big

μετά

after (acc) with (gen)

μῦθος -ου, ὁ

story

ναύτης -ου, ὁ

sailor

νεανίας -ου, ὁ

young man

νῆσος -ου, ἡ

island

νόσος -ου, ἡ

disease, illness

ὁδός -οῦ, ἡ

road, path, way, journey

πάσχω, ἔπαθον

I suffer, experience

πείθω, ἔπεισα

I persuade

πέμπω, ἔπεμψα

I send

πίπτω, ἔπεσον

I fall

πιστεύω, ἐπίστευσα

I trust, believe (dat)

πολίτης -ου, ὁ

citizen

πρῶτον

at first, first

στρατιώτης -ου, ὁ

soldier

τρέχω, ἔδραμον

I run

φεύγω, ἔφυγον

I run away, flee

φυλάσσω, ἐφύλαξα

I guard

χρήσιμος -ή -όν

useful

ὡς

as

ἀγαθός-ή-όν

good

ἀεί

always

Ἀθηναῖος-α-ον

Athenian

ἀνδρεῖος-α-ον

brave

ἀπό

from, away from (gen)

ἀποθνῄσκω

I die, am killed

ἆρα;

[introduces a question]

γάρ

for

γιγνώσκω

I know, realise, understand

δέ

but, and

δεινός-ή-όν

terrible, strange, clever

διότι

because

ἐθέλω

I wish, am willing

ἐκ or ἐξ

out of, from (gen)

ἐκεῖ

there

ἐλεύθερος-α-ον

free

ἐν

in, among (dat)

ἐνθάδε

here