Euripides Greek Tragedy Vocabulary

τυραννίς

royal power

ἥβη

youth

τέρπομαι

enjoy

σύζυγος

wife

προδίδωμι

betray

ἄθλιος

wretched

μητρυιά

stepmother

δῶμα

house, household

τόκος

childbirth; child

κόρη

girl, maiden

πέπλος

garment, veil

μέλαθρον

house, hall

κορεύομαι

grow into young womanhood

καλλίνικος

gloriously triumphant

φύω

father, beget

θαρσύνω

encourage

ἔκθετος

sent out of the house, sent away

Θεσσαλός

Thessalanian

κληδών

rumour, reputation

φροῦδος

gone away, clean gone

φιτύω

produce, have, beget

ἄνασσα

queen, lady

εν τοῖς οὐκέτ ̓οὖσι

among the dead

χἠ

and the [καί + ἡ]

γόνος

child

ἄναξ

lord, master

λοιπός

remaining, left over

ἀπόλλυμι

destroy utterly, kill

πτέρυξ

wing; bird

σίδηρος

iron

ἀρκέω

ward off, keep off

πόσις, m

husband

πόσις, f

beverage

σφάγιον

victim, offering

γαμεω

marry

εἶεν

well then!

ἐκπράσσω

bring about, achieve

ἄρσην

male

στένω

mourn, grieve

δίς

twice

πρόσωπον

face, countenance

σεμνός

holy

ωλενη

arm

θείνω

strike

ἄγρυπνος

sleepless

αιετος

eagle

πολύσπορος

fruitful

λέκτρον

couch, bed

ὠκύπους

swift-footed

πενθέω

grieve, lament

κατάρᾱτος

accursed, abominable

ἀθρέω

see, look at

ἱκετεύω

beg, approach as a suppliant

ἐχθαίρω

hate detest

κλάδος

branch, shoot

ἀσπάζομαι

welcome, greet

μελος

song

εὔπορος

rich

αἴθων

fiery, burning

ἀπαλλαγή

deliverance, riddence

θασσω

sit

ἄντρον

cave

τυφλός

blind

πῆμα

grief, pain, distress

καρα

head

χαῖρε

goodbye!

αἰών

generation, age; life

ἱστορέω

inquire

δέμας

body

κραυγή

shouting, a shout

ταράσσω

frighten, throw into confusion

ἐσθής

clothing, garment

σχίζω

split, cleave

φάσμα

phantom, apparition

χρηστος

useful; good

πρῷρα

prow of a ship

ἁλίσκομαι

be taken, captured

ψαύω

touch, reach; affect

φύλλον

leaf; foliage

στέφανος

garland

ἀδελφώ

siblings

ἀκέομαι

heal, cure

ξιφήρης

armed with a sword

ταρβέω

be afraid, fear

ἀντέχω

hold against

πέλαγος

the sea

θήρ

wild beast

θήρα

the hunting of wild beasts, the chase

φθονέω

bear ill will/malice, begrudge

τιμωρέω

avenge, exact revenge

δάμαρ

wife, spouse

σέβω

worship, respect

ῳδη

song

χρίω

annoint

ὠκύπους

swift-footed

ἀλγύνω

pain, grieve, distress

ἅλς

salt; sea

απειλεω

threaten

ἀναίνομαι

refuse, deny

ἀίω

hear, perceive