Little Words

ἀεί

always

ἀλλά

but

ἄν

"[in conditional sentence, makes aorist verb mean ‘would have …’]

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ἀνά + acc

up

ἄνευ + gen

without

ἀπό + gen

from, away from

ἆρα;

[introduces a question]

αὐτος, αὐτή, αὐτό

self, himself, herself, itself (emphatic)

ὁ αὐτός, ἡ αὐτή, τὸ αὐτό

the same

αὐτόν, αὐτήν, αὐτό (acc/gen/dat only – also plural)

him, her, it, them

γάρ

for

γε

at any rate, even, at least

δέ

but, and

δή

indeed

διά + acc

because of, on account of

διὰ τί;

why?

διά + gen

through

δι᾿ ὀλίγου

soon

διότι

because

ἐάν

if

ἑαυτόν, ἑαυτήν, ἑαυτό

himself, herself, itself, plural themselves (reflexive)

ἐγώ ἐμοῦ

I, (acc etc) me

ἐμός, ἐμή, ἐμόν

my

εἰ

if

εἰς + acc

to, into

ἐκ or ἐξ + gen

out of, from

ἐκεῖ

there

ἐκεῖνος, ἐκείνη, ἐκεῖνο

that, plural those

ἐν + dat

in, among

ἐνθάδε

here, there

ἐπεί

when, since

ἔπειτα

then, afterwards

ἔπί + acc

against, onto, on, at

ἔτι

still, yet

εὖ

well

εὐθύς

immediately, at once

ἕως

while, until

ἤ

or, than

ἤ … ἤ

either … or …

ἤδη

already, by now

ἡμεῖς, ἡμῶν

we, (acc etc) us

ἡμέτερος, ἡμετέρα, ἡμέτερον

our

ἵνα + subj or opt

in order that, in order to

καί

and, also, even, too

καίπερ + participle

although

κατά + acc

according to, by, down, along

κατά + gen

down, down from

λάθρᾳ

in secret, secretly

μάλιστα

most, very much, especially

μᾶλλον

more

… μέν … δέ

[marks a contrast]

μέντοι

however

μετά + acc

after

μετά + gen

with

μή

not

μηδείς, μηδεμία, μηδέν

no-one, nothing, no

μηδέποτε

never

μήτε … μήτε …

neither … nor …

μόνον

only

νῦν

now

ὁ, ἡ, τό

the

ὅδε, ἥδε, τόδε

this

ὅς, ἥ, ὅ

who, which

ὅτι

that

οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ

not

οὐδείς, οὐδεμία, οὐδέν

no-one, nothing, no

οὐδέποτε

never

οὔτε … οὔτε

neither … nor …

οὖν

therefore, and so

οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο

this

οὕτω(ς)

so, in this way

πάλαι

long ago, in the past, formerly

παρά + acc

contrary to, along, to

παρά + gen

from (a person)

περί + acc

round

περί + gen

about, concerning

πλήν

except

ποῖος, ποία, ποῖον;

what sort of?

πολλάκις

often

πόσος, πόση, πόσον;

how big? how much?

πόσοι, πόσαι, πόσα;

how many?

πότε;

when?

ποῦ;

where?

ποῖ;

to where?

πόθεν;

from where?

πρό + gen

before, in front of

πρός + acc

to, towards, against

πρότερον

before, formerly

πρῶτον

at first, first

πῶς;

how?

σύ

you

σός, σή, σόν

your

… τε … καί

both … and

τέλος

at last, finally

τις, τι

(a) certain, someone, something

τίς; τί;

who? what? which?

τοιοῦτος, τοιαύτη, τοιοῦτο

such

τοσοῦτος, τοσαύτη, τοσοῦτο

so great

τοσοῦτοι, τοσαῦται, τοσαῦτα

so many