Greek gcse restricted vocab list (Greek-English)

αγαθος

good

αγγελλω

I announce

αγγελος

messenger

αγορα

market place

αγρος

field, countryside

αγω

I lead, bring

αγων

contest, trial

αδικεω

I do wrong, injure

αδικος

unjust, wrong

αει

always

Αθηναι

Athens

Αθηναίοι

the Athenians

Αθηναιος

Athenian

αθλον

prize, reward

αιρεω

I take

αισθανομαι

I notice, perceive

αισχρος

shameful, ugly, disgraceful

αιτεω

I ask, ask for

αΐτιος

responsible for, guilty of

αιχμαλωτος

prisoner (of war)

ακουω

I hear, listen

αληθης

true

αλλα

but

αλλος

other, another

αν

"[in conditional sentence, makes aorist verb mean 'would have ...']

ανα + acc

up

αναγκαζω

I force, compel

αναχωρεω

I retreat, withdraw

ανδρειος

brave, manly

ανεμος

wind

ανευ + gen

without

ανηρ

man, husband

ανθρωπος

man, person

αξιος

worthy of, deserving

απο + gen

from, away from

αποθνησκω

I die, am killed

αποκρινομαι

I reply, answer

αποκτεινω

I kill

αρα

introduces a question

αρχη

beginning, rule, power, empire

αρχω + gen

I rule

αρχομαι + gen

I begin

αρχων

ruler, magistrate

ασθενης

weak

ασπις

shield

ασφαλης

safe

αυθις

again, in turn

αυτος

self, himself, herself, itself

ό αυτος

the same

αυτον

him, her, it, them

αφικνεομαι

I arrive

βαινω

I go

βαλλω

I throw, fire at, hit (with missile)

βαρβαροι

foreigners, barbarians, non-Greek

βασιλευς

king

βια

force, strength

βιβλος

book

βιος

life

βλαπτω

I harm, damage

βοαω

I shout

βοή

shout

βλαπτω

I harm, damage

βουλη

plan, council

βοθλομαι

I wish

βραδύς

slow

γαρ

for

γε

at any rate, even, at least

γελαω

I laugh

γερων

old man

γη

land, earth

γιγνομαι

I become, happen, occur

γιγνωσκω

I know, realise, understand

γλωσσα

tongue, language

γραφω

I write, draw

γυνη

woman, wife

δακρυω

I cry, weep

δε

but, and

δει

it is necessary

ιεναι

to go

δεινος

terrible, strange, clever

δειπνον

dinner, meal

δεκα

ten

δενδρον

tree

δεσπότης

master

δευτερος

second

δεχομαι

I receive, welcome

δη

indeed

δημος

people, community

δια + acc

because of, on account of

δια τι

why?

δια + gen

through

δι ολιγου

soon

διαφθειρω

I destroy, corrupt

διδωμι

I give

δικαιος

just, fair, upright

διδάσκω

I teach, tell

διοτι

because

διωκω

I chase, pursue, prosecute

δοκει

I decide

δουλος

slave