John Taylor Greek to GCSE Chapter 8 Vocabulary

αἰσθάνομαι ᾐσθόμην

I notice, I perceive

ἀποκρίνομαι ἀπεκρινάμην

I answer, I reply

ἄριστος -η -ον

best, very good

ἀρχή -ης ἡ

rule, empire, beginning

ἄρχω ἦρξα

I rule (+gen)

ἄρχομαι ἠρξάμην

I begin

βία -ας ἡ

force, violence

βούλομαι ἐβουλήθην

I wish, I want

γε

at least, at any rate

γίγνομαι ἐγενόμην

I become, I happen

γλῶσσα -ης ἡ

tongue, language

δέχομαι ἐδεξάμην

I receive

ἑαυτόν -τήν -τό

himself, herself, itself (reflexive)

ἑαυτούς, ἑαυτάς, ἑαυτά

themselves (reflexive)

εἶμι

I shall go

ἰέναι

to go

ἰων ἰοῦσα ἰόν

going (pres.part)

ἐλπίζω ἤλπισα

I hope (+fut inf)

ἐμαυτόν ἐμαυτήν

myself

ἡμᾶς αὐτούς/αὐτάς

ourselves (reflexive)

ἔπομαι ἐσπόμην

I follow (+dat)

ἔρχομαι (fut: εἶμι) ἦλθον

I come, I go

ἔως

while, until

ἤ ... ἤ

either ... or

ἡγεμών -όνος ὁ

leader

ἤδη

already

θύω ἔθυσα

I sacrifice

κάκιστος -η -ον

worst, very bad

λάθρᾳ

secretly

μάχομαι ἐμαχεσάμην

I fight

μέλλω

I am about to, I intend to (+fut inf)

ὀργίζομαι ώργίσθην

I get angry

ὅτι

that

οὐ μόνον ... ἀλλά και

not only ... but also

οὐδέποτε

never

οὔτε ... οὔτε

neither ... nor

παύομαι ἐπαυσάμην

I cease, I stop myself

πείθομαι ἐπιθόμην

I obey (+dat)

πορεύομαι ἐπορεύθην

I march, travel

προσβάλλω προσέβαλον

I attack (+dat)

πυνθάνομαι ἐπυθόμην

I enquire, I learn by enquiry

σεαυτόν σεαυτήν

yourself (reflexive)

ὑμᾶς αὐτούς/αὐτάς

yourselves (reflexive)

στρατιά -ας ἡ

army

συμφορά -ας ἡ

disaster

τότε

then, at that time

τύχη - ης ἡ

luck (good or bad), chance

ὕστερον

later

φαίνομαι ἐφανην

I appear, seem

χειμών -ωνος ὁ

storm, winter