Homeric Vocabulary

ἀμείβω

exchange, answer

αὐδάω

speak

ἱκνέομαι

come to, reach

ὄρνυμι

arouse

φωνέω

speak aloud

χέω

pour, shed

αἴσσω

dart, move quickly

ἀμύνω

ward off, defend, assist

ἀνώγω

bid, command

δάμνημι

subdue, tame

δείδω

dread, fear

ἕζομαι

sit down

ἔοικα

be like, resemble; befit, be seemly

ἧμαι

sit

ἱκάνω

arrive at, reach

κίω

go

κλύω

hear

μιμνήσκω

remind, recall, call to mind (+ gen.)

ναίω

dwell, inhabit

νέομαι

go, return

οἴχομαι

depart, go

ὀτρύνω

urge on

πέλω

be

ρέζω

work, do, perform

τέρπω

delight in

τίκτω

bring forth, beget

τρέπω

turn

φαίνω

show, reveal

φράζομαι

point out, show

ἀγείρω

collect

ἅλλομαι

leap

ἅπτω

fasten, lay hold of + gen.

ἀραρίσκω

fit together, fit

ἄχνυμαι

grieve, be pained

δαίνυμι

distribute, divide up (at a feast)

ἐγείρω

awake, arouse

εἴδομαι

see, seem

ἕλκω

drag, draw

ἕννυμι

clothe

ἐρύκω

hold back, restrain

εὕδω

sleep

ἵζω

sit, cause to sit

ἴσχω

hold, check

καίω

burn, kindle

κιχάνω

find, light upon

κλαίω

weep

κλίνω

lean, sink

κρίνω

separate, decide, select

μαχέομαι

fight

μίμνω

remain, await

μίγνυμι

mix, mingle

μυθέομαι

relate, tell

νέμω

distribute, allot; pasture

ὀδύρομαι

lament

ὁρμάω

set in motion; rush

πειράω

try

πέρθω

sack, waste

πέτομαι

fly

πίμπλημι

fill

πίνω

drink

πλήσσω

strike, smite

ῥέω

flow

ῥήγνυμι

break, shatter, tear in pieces

στρέφω

turn, twist

τάμνω

cut

ἐπιτέλλω

enjoin, charge, command to

τίω

value, honor

τλάω

endure; dare

τρέφω

nourish, rear

φθίνω

waste away, perish

φορέω

bear, carry

χολόω

enrage, anger

ὠθέω

thrust, drive, push

ἀείδω

sing

αἰδέομαι

respect, scruple, feel shame at

ἀκοντίζω

hurl the javelin, hurl

ἀλάομαι

wander, rove

ἀλεείνω

shun, avoid

ἁνδάνω

please

ἀπειλέω

threaten, menace

ἀράομαι

pray, wish, curse

ἄρνυμαι

carry off, win

ἁρπάζω

seize, snatch

γαμέω

marry

γελόω

laugh

γηθέω

rejoice, am glad

γοάω

wail

δατέομαι

divide, distribute

δεύομαι

lack

δύνω

enter, put on, set (sun)

εἴκω

yield

ἐλεαίρω

pity

ἐνέπω

relate, tell

ἐπίσταμαι

know how, understand

ἐρεείνω

ask

ἐρείδω

lean, press down

ἐρέω

ask

ἐσθίω

eat

θρωίσκω

leap, spring up

ἰάλλω

send, hurl