ncee greek roots and definitions

aeido / αειδω

to sing

ago / αγω

to lead, bring

agon / αγων

contest, struggle

algos / αλγος

pain

allos / αλλος

another

angelos

messenger

anthropos / ανθρωπος

man

archo / αρχω

to lead, rule, be the first, begin

aster / αστηρ

star

autos / αυτος

self

baino / βαινω

to walk, step

ballo / βαλλω

throw

biblos / βιβλος

book

bios / βιος

life

gamos / γαμος

wedding, marriage

genos / γενος

race, offspring, kind

ge / γη

earth

gignosko / γιγνωσκω

to come to know, recognize

grapho / γραφω

to draw, write, describe

demos / δημος

the people

didomi / διδωμι

to give

dokeo / δοκεω

to think, have an opinion

heteros / ἑτερος

the other, different

ergon / εργον

work, action

echo / εχω

to have, hold

zao / ζαω

live

theomai / θεαομαι

to behold

theos / θεος

god

hippos / ἱππος

horse

histemi / ἱστημι

to stand, to make to stand

idein / ιδειν

to see

kaio / καιω

to kindle, burn

kosmos / κοσμος

order, universe, ornament

krateo / κρατεω

to rule, control

krypto / κρυπτω

to hide

lambano / λαμβανω

to take, seize, assume

lego / λεγω

to pick, gather, speak

logos / λογος

word, speech, reasoning

micros / μικρος

little, small

misos / μισος

hatred

monos / μονος

alone

nomos / νομος

custom, law, principle

oikos

house, household

hodos / ὁδος

road, way

homos / ὁμος

one and the same, like

onoma / ονομα

name

oxys / οξυς

sharp, keen

orthos / ορθος

straight, right, correct

pais / παις

child

pas / πας

every, entire, all

pathos / παθος

feeling

petra / πετρα

rock, stone

phagein

to eat

sarx / σαρξ

flesh

skopeo / σκοπεω

behold, examine, inspect, consider

sophos / σοφος

wise

strepho / στρεφω

turn about, twist

teino / τεινω

stretch out, strain

temno / τεμνω

cut, divide

tithemi / τιθημι

to put, place

hydor / ὑδωρ

water

cheir / χειρ

hand

chronos / χρονος

time