OCR GCSE Classical Greek Defined Vocabulary List

Good

αγαθος, αγαθη, αγαθον

I announce

αγγελλω, αγγελω, ηγγειλα, ηγγελθην

Messenger

αγγελος, αγγελου, ο

Market-place

αγορα, αγορας, η

Field, countryside

αγρος, αγρου, ο

I lead, bring

αγω, αξω, ηγαγον, ηχθην

Contest, trial

αγων, αγωνος, ο

I do wrong, injure

αδικεω

Unjust, wrong

αδικος, αδικος, αδικον

Always

αει

Athens

Αθηναι, Αθηνων, αι

The Athenians

Αθηναιοι, Αθηναιων, οι

Athenian

Αθηναιος, Αθηναια, Αθηναιον

Prize, reward

αθλον, αθλου, το

I take

αιρεω, αιρησω, ειλον, ηρεθην

I notice, perceive

αισθανομαι, αισθησομαι, ησθομην

Shameful, ugly, disgrace

αισχρος, αισχρα, αισχρον

I ask, ask for

αιτεω

Responsible for, guilty of

αιτιος, αιτια, αιτιον + gen

Prisoner (of war)

αιχμαλωτος, αιχμαλωτου

I hear, listen

ακουω, ακουσομαι, ηκουσα, ηκουσθην

True

αληθης, αληθης, αληθες

But

αλλα

Other, another

αλλος, αλλη, αλλο

(In a condition sentence, it makes the aorist verb mean 'would have')

αν

Up

ανα +acc

I force, compel

αναγκαζω, αναγκασω, ηναγκασα, ηναγκασθην

I retreat, withdraw

αναχωρεω

Brave, manly

ανδρειος, ανδρεια, ανδρειον

Wind

ανεμος, ανεμου, ο

Without

ανευ +gen

Man, husband

ανηρ, ανδρος

Man, person

ανθρωπος, ανθρωπου, ο

Worthy of, deserving

αξιος, αξια, αξιον +gen

From, away from

απο +gen

I die, am killed

αποθνησκω, αποθανουμαι, απεθανον

I reply, answer

αποκρινομαι, αποκρινουμαι, απεκριναμην

I kill

αποκτεινω, αποκτενω, απεκτεινα

(Introduces a question)

αρα;

Beginning, rule, power, empire

αρχη, αρχης, η

I rule

αρχω +gen

I begin

αρχομαι +gen

Ruler, magistrate

αρχων, αρχοντος, ο

Weak

ασθενης, ασθενης, ασθενες

Shield

ασπις, ασπιδος, η

Safe

ασφαλης, ασφαλης, ασφαλες

Again, in turn

αυθις

Self, himself, herself, itself

αυτος, αυτη, αυτο

The same

ο αυτος, η αυτη, το αυτο

Him, her, it, them

αυτον, αυτην, αυτο

I arrive

αφικνεομαι, αφιξομαι, αφικομην

I go

βαινω, βησομαι, εβην

I throw, fire at, hit (with missile)

βαλλω, βαλω, εβαλον, εβληθην

Foreigners, barbarians, non-Greeks

βαρβαροι, βαρβαρων, οι

King

βασιλευς, βασιλεως, ο

Force, strength

βια, βιας, η

Book

βιβλος, βιβλου, η

Life

βιος, βιου

I harm, damage

βλαπτω

I shout

βοαω

Shout

βοη, βοης, η

I help, come to help

βοηθεω +dat

Plan, a council

βουλη, βουλης, η

I wish

βουλομαι, βουλησομαι, εβουληθην

Slow

βραδυς, βραδεια, βραδυ

For

γαρ

At any rate, even, at least

γε

I laugh

γελαω, γελασομαι, εγελασα

Old man

γερων, γεροντος, ο

Land, earth

γη, γης, η

I become, happen, occur

γιγνομαι, γενησομαι, εγενομην

I know, realise, understand

γιγνωσκω, γνωσομαι, εγνων, εγνωσθην

Tongue, language

γλωσσα, γλωσσης, η

I write, draw

γραφω

Woman, wife

γυνη, γυναικος, η

I cry, weep

δακρυω

But, and

δε

It is necessary

δει, δεησει, εδεησε (with acc + infin)

Terrible, strange, clever

δεινος, δεινη, δεινον

Dinner, meal

δειπνον, δειπνου, το

Ten

δεκα

Tree

δενδρον, δενδρου, το

Master

δεσποτης, δεσποτου, ο

Second

δευτερος, δευτερα, δευτερον

I receive, welcome

δεχομαι, δεξομαι, εδεξαμην

Indeed

δη

People, community

δημος, δημου, ο

Because of, on account of

δια +acc

Why?

δια τι;

Through

δια +gen

Soon

δι'ολιγου

I destroy, corrupt

διαφθειρω, διαφθερω, διεφθειρα, διεφθαρην

I give (future and aorist indicative active and infinitives only)

(διδωμι), δωσω, εδωκα

Just, fair, upright

δικαιος, δικαια, δικαιον

I teach, tell

διδασκω, διδαξω, εδιδαξα, εδιδαχθην

Because

διοτι

I chase, pursue, prosecute

διωκω

(I) decide (=it seems good (to me))

δοκει (μοι), δοξει, εδοξε

Slave

δουλος, δουλου, ο

To give, have given (aorist infin)

δουναι