Ancient Greek First Declension Masculine Nouns

Vocabulary flashcards covering the first declension masculine nouns and their definitions from the lecture notes.

ναύτης -ου, ὁ

sailor (related to nautics, the art of sailing)

λῃστής -οῦ, ὁ

robber; thief

μαθητής -οῦ, ὁ

pupil; student (derived from μανθάνω, to learn)

νεανίας -ου, ὁ

young man

νομοθέτης -ου, ὁ

legislator

οἰκέτης -ου, ὁ

servant; slave (related to οἰκία, house)

οἰκιστής -οῦ, ὁ

oecist; founder of a colony

Ὀλυμπιονίκης -ου, ὁ

Olympic victor; winner of Olympia (related to νίκη, victory)

ὁπλίτης -ου, ὁ

hoplite (a soldier with heavy armor)

πελταστής -οῦ, ὁ

peltast (a soldier with light armor)

ποιητής -οῦ, ὁ

poet

πολίτης -ου, ὁ

citizen (related to politics, the science and art of governing the State)

ὑβριστής -ου, ὁ

insolent; arrogant; overweening

ψεύστης -ου, ὁ

liar (related to ψεῦδος, falsehood/lie)

εὐθύς

straightaway; immediately (adverb)