English → Greek Vocabulary Review

A comprehensive set of English-prompt Greek-answer vocabulary flashcards drawn from the lecture notes to aid exam revision.

about (concerning)

περί (+ gen)

able, I am

οἷος τ’ εἰμί

account of / on account of

διά (+ acc)

admire / am amazed at, I

θαυμάζω (ἔθαυμασα)

after (preposition)

μετά (+ acc)

again

αὖθις

agora / market-place

ἀγορά, ἡ

all / every

πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν

ally

σύμμαχος, ὁ

alone / only (adj)

μόνος, ‑η, ‑ον

although / despite

καίπερ (+ participle)

always

αἰεί

am / I am

εἰμί

and / also

καί

announce / report, I

ἀγγέλλω (ἤγγειλα)

another / other

ἄλλος, ‑η, ‑ο

arms / armour

ὅπλα, τά

army

στρατός, ὁ

arrange / draw up, I

τάσσω (ἔταξα)

assembly

ἐκκλησία, ἡ

at first (adv)

πρῶτον

Athenian

Ἀθηναῖος, ‑α, ‑ον

bad / wicked

κακός, ‑ή, ‑όν

battle

μάχη, ἡ

be, to

εἶναι

beautiful / fine

καλός, ‑ή, ‑όν

beautiful, very / excellent

κάλλιστος, ‑η, ‑ον

because / since

διότι (or ἐπεί + participle)

before / previously

πρότερον

believe / trust, I

πιστεύω (+ dat)

big / very great

μέγιστος, ‑η, ‑ον

body

σῶμα, ‑ατος, τό

book

βίβλος, ἡ

boy / child

παῖς, παιδός

brave

ἀνδρεῖος, ‑α, ‑ον

bring / carry, I

φέρω (ἤνεγκα)

bury, I

θάπτω (ἔθαψα)

but

ἀλλά / δέ

came / went, I

ἦλθον

camp

στρατόπεδον, τό

can, I (am able)

οἷος τ’ εἰμί

certain / someone

τις, τι

chase / pursue, I

διώκω (ἐδίωξα)

citizen

πολίτης, ὁ

clever / wise

σοφός, ‑ή, ‑όν

collect / gather, I

συλλέγω (συνέλεξα)

commander / general

στρατηγός, ὁ

community / people

δῆμος, ὁ

concerning / about

περί (+ gen)

contest

ἀγών, ῶνος, ὁ

corpse / dead body

νεκρός, ὁ

council / plan

βουλή, ἡ

country / land

χώρα, ἡ

custom / law

νόμος, ὁ

damage / harm, I

βλάπτω (ἔβλαψα)

danger

κίνδυνος, ὁ

dangerous / difficult

χαλεπός, ‑ή, ‑όν

day

ἡμέρα, ἡ

death

θάνατος, ὁ

deed / work

ἔργον, τό

despite being

καίπερ (+ participle)

dinner / meal

δεῖπνον, τό

disease / illness

νόσος, ἡ

door

θύρα, ἡ

draw up / marshal, I

τάσσω (ἔταξα)

each / every one

ἕκαστος, ‑η, ‑ον

earth / land

γῆ, γῆς, ἡ

eat, I

ἐσθίω (ἔφαγον)

eight

ὀκτώ

enemy (personal)

ἐχθρός, ὁ

enemy (in war)

πολέμιοι, οἱ

evening

ἑσπέρα, ἡ

every / all

πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν

fall, I

πίπτω (ἔπεσον)

fear

φόβος, ὁ

field

ἀγρός, ὁ

fifth

πέμπτος, ‑η, ‑ον

finally

τέλος

find, I

εὑρίσκω (ηὗρον)

fire

πῦρ, πυρός, τό

first (adj)

πρῶτος, ‑η, ‑ον

first / at first (adv)

πρῶτον

five

πέντε

flee, I

φεύγω (ἔφυγον)

fleet

ναυτικόν, τό

foolish / stupid

μωρός, ‑ά, ‑όν

foot

πούς, ποδός, ὁ

for / because

γάρ

foreigner / stranger

ξένος, ὁ

four

τέσσαρες / τέσσερα

fourth

τέταρτος, ‑η, ‑ον

free

ἐλεύθερος, ‑α, ‑ον

friend

φίλος, ὁ

from / away from

ἀπό (+ gen)

gate

πύλη, ἡ

gather / collect, I

συλλέγω (συνέλεξα)

general

στρατηγός, ὁ

get to know / realise, I

γιγνώσκω (ἔγνων/ἔμαθον)

giant

γίγας, ‑αντος, ὁ

gift

δῶρον, τό