Dialogues of the Courtesans 1-2 Vocabulary

πάλαι

long ago

εὐπάρυφος, ον

with fine purple border

χλαμύς, ύδος, ἡ

a short mantel

ἐπιλανθάνω

to forget

συμπίνω

to drink together

πέρυσι (adv.)

last year

Ἁλωίς

harvest festival

διηγέομαι

to describe in full

παμπόνηρος, ον

thoroughly knavish

ἀποσπάω

to drag away, tear away

μέτριος, α, ον

within measure

ἅπτω

to fasten, overtake

πονηρός, α, ον

painful, grievous

ἔθω

to be accustomed

ἀδόκητος, ον

unexpected

ἀνιάω

to grieve, distress

μέμφεσθαι

to blame, censure

ἐπαινέω

to praise, approve

ἐκτός εἰ

unless

παντάπασι

altogether, wholly

τυφλός, η, ον

blind

θρίξ, τρίχος, ἡ

hair

ἀραιός, α, ον

thin, narrow

μέτωπον, η, τό

brow, forehead

χεῖλος, εος, τό

lip

πελιδνός, η, ον

livid

τράχηλος, ὁ

neck, throat

λεπτός, η, ον

scraggly

ἐπίσημος, ον

having a mark on

εὑμήκης, ες

good length, tall

μειδιάω

to smile

ἐπαγωγός, ον

attractive

πέτομαι

to fly

πίνω

to drink

ἐγχέω

to pour in

τρυγάω

to gather in, harvest

ναύκληρος, ὁ

shipowner

ὅρκος, ὁ

oath

ὄμνυμι

to swear

ἀκαρής, ες

very short

κύω

to conceive, be pregnant

ὄγδος, η, ον

eighth

πρίαμαι

to buy

τηλικοῦτος, αυτην, αυτος

so long, so great

γοῦν

at any rate

παιδοτροφέω

to rear children

ἄρρεν, άρρενος, τό

male

παραμύθιον, τό

consolation

ὀνειδίζω

to reproach

ἄθλιος, α, ον

miserable

παρθένος, ἡ

maiden

ἔναγχος

just now, lately

πρόσωπον, τό

face

ἀνιάω

to grieve, distress

διάστροφος, ον

twisted, distorted

ληρέω

to speak foolishly

σιμός, η, ον

snub-nosed

ὅλως, η, ον

whole

ώραῖος, α, ον

produced at the right season

δικάζομαι

to go to law

συμβόλαιον, τό

pledge, loan

ναυτοδίκαι, οἱ

judges of the admiralty-court

ἐκτίνω

to pay in full

στρατηγέω

to be general

ἀνεψιά, ἡ

first cousin

κενός, η, ον

empty

ζηλοτυπία, ἡ

jealously

σκιαμαχέω

to fight a shade

κραιπαλάω

to be hungover

χθές

yesterday

μεθύσκω

to intoxicate

λυπέω

to vex, annoy

ἔριον, τό

wool

ὠνέομαι

to buy

πλάττω

to form, create

ἐπιτρίβω

to crush

δέσποινα, ἡ

mistress

πρυτανεῖον, τό

town-hall

ἀξιόω

to ask

παρακύπτω

to stoop sideways

στενωπός, ὁ

street, alley

καταστεφανόω

to crown, garland

αὐλητρίς, ιδος, ἡ

flute-girl

ὑμέναιος, ὁ

wedding song

ἀπάτη, ἡ

trick, fraud

ταράττω

to stir up, trouble

ἀναστρέφω

to upset

ἡλικιώτης, ου, ὁ

fellow, comrade

γείτων, ονος, ὁ

neighbour

σωφρονέω

to be sound of mind

μέχρι

up to

παρακούω

to listen carelessly to

ἕωθεν

early

ὕστερον

later

ἀκριβῶς

accurately

πότερος, α, ον

whether of the two

ἀποσῴζω

to save

ἀπάγχω

to strangle, choke

ἐκλανθάνομαι

to forget utterly

ὑπέρχομαι

to fawn