Lecture Notes on Vocabulary from Ancient Greek Texts

This collection of flashcards covers key vocabulary terms and their definitions taken from ancient Greek texts, useful for mastering the language and understanding its literary context.

ἀγωνίζομαι

To contend for a prize.

ἀναγκαῖος, ἀναγκαίᾱ, ἀναγκαῖον

Necessary.

Ἀσκληπίεια

The festival of Asklepios, the god of healing.

διάνοια

Thought.

διατρβω

To wear away; spend (time), be busy.

Ἐπιδαύριος

Of Epidauros, Epidaurian.

ἐπιδημέω

To stay at home; be visiting.

ζηλόω

To envy, admire (someone in acc.) for (something in gen.).

ζηλωτός

Enviable.

θεῖος

From the gods, divine.

μουσική

Any art presided over by a muse; poetry.

ζηλόω/ζηλώσω

To envy; admire.

ἀδύνατος

Unable; impossible.

Ἀρχίλοχος

An elegiac and iambic poet.

Γλαύκων

Glaukon.

διάφορος

Different.

Ἡσίοδος

An epic poet.

μῖντα

Yet; progressive.

ὁρμάω

To set in motion; start.

παναθήναια

The Panathenaia, a major festival at Athens.

ἡμῖν

For the ethical dative.

κἀπερ

In the same way…as.

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