GCSE OCR Ancient Greek vocabulary

All of the vocabulary needed for the OCR Ancient Greek GCSE.

ἀγών, ἀγῶνος, ὁ

ἀγών, ἀγῶνος, ὁ

contest, trial

ἀδικέω

I do wrong, injure

ἄδικος, ἄδικος, ἄδικον

unjust, wrong

αἱρέω, αἱρήσω, εἷλον, ᾑρέθην

I take

αἰσθάνομαι, αἰσθήσομαι, ᾐσθόμην

I notice, perceive

αἰσχρός, αἰσχρά, αἰσχρόν

shameful, ugly, disgraceful

αἴτιος, αἰτία, αἴτιον + gen

responsible for, guilty of

ἄν

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

ἀνά + acc

up

ἀναγκάζω, ἀναγκάσω, ἠνάγκασα, ἠναγκάσθην

I force, compel

ἀναχωρέω

I retreat, withdraw

ἀνδρεῖος, ἀνδρεία, ἀνδρεῖον

brave, manly

ἄνθρωπος, ἀνθρώπου, ὁ

man, person

ἀπό + gen

from, away from

ἀποθνῄσκω, ἀποθανοῦμαι, ἀπέθανον

I die, am killed

ἀποκρίνομαι, ἀποκρινοῦμαι, ἀπεκρινάμην

I reply, answer

ἀποκτείνω, ἀποκτενῶ, ἀπέκτεινα

I kill

ἄρχή, ἀρχῆς, ἡ

beginning, rule, power, empire

ἄρχω + gen

I rule

ἄρχομαι + gen

I begin

ἄρχων, ἄρχοντος , ὁ

ruler, magistrate

ἀσθενής, ἀσθενής, ἀσθενές

weak

ἀσπίς, ἀσπίδος, ἡ

shield

ἀσφαλής, ἀσφαλής, ἀσφαλές

safe

ὁ αὐτός, ἡ αὐτή, τὸ αὐτό

the same

ἀφικνέομαι, ἀφίξομαι, ἀφικόμην

I arrive

βλάπτω

I harm, damage

βοηθέω + dat

I help, come to help

βραδύς, βραδεῖα, βραδύ

slow

γε

at any rate, even, at least

γέρων, γέροντος, ὁ

old man

δεῖ, δεήσει, ἐδέησε (with acc + infin)

it is necessary

δεσπότης, δεσπότου, ὁ

master

διά + acc

because of, on account of

διαφθείρω, διαφθερῶ, διέφθειρα, διεφθάρην

I destroy, corrupt

δίκαιος, δικαία, δίκαιον

just, fair, upright

διδάσκω, διδάξω, ἐδίδαξα, ἐδιδάχθην

I teach, tell

δοκεῖ (μοι), δόξει, ἔδοξε

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

δοῦναι

to give

δῶρον, δώρου, τό

present, gift

ἐάν

if

ἐγώ ἐμοῦ

I, (acc etc) me

εἰδέναι

to know

εἰδώς, εἰδυῖα, εἰδός

knowing

εἶμι

I shall go

εἰρήνη, εἰρήνης, ἡ

peace

εἰς + acc

to, into

ἕκαστος, ἑκάστη, ἕκαστον

each

ἐκεῖ

there

ἐκεῖνος, ἐκείνη, ἐκεῖνο

that, those

ἐλπίζω, ἐλπιῶ, ἤλπισα

I hope, expect

ἐνθάδε

here, there

ἔνοικος, ἐνοίκου, ὁ

inhabitant

ἔξεστι(ν) (μοι)

I am allowed, I can (= it is permitted to me/possible for me)

ἐπεί

when, since

ἔπειτα

then, afterwards

ἔπί + acc

against, onto, on, at

ἐπιστολή, ἐπιστολῆς, ἡ

letter

ἕπομαι, ἕψομαι, ἑσπόμην + dat

I follow

ἔρχομαι, εἶμι, ἦλθον

I go, come

ἐρωτάω, ἐρωτήσω, ἠρόμην (or ἠρώτησα)

I ask (a question)

ἔτος, ἔτους, τό

year

ἐχθρός, ἐχθρά, ἐχθρόν

hostile

ἐχθρός, ἐχθροῦ, ὁ

(personal) enemy

ἕως

while, until

ἤ

or, than

ἤ ... ἤ

either… or

ἡγεμών, ἡγεμόνος, ὁ

guide, leader

ἤδη

already, by now

ἡδύς, ἡδεῖα, ἡδύ

pleasant, sweet

ἡμέτερος, ἡμετέρα, ἡμέτερον

our

ἡμέρα, ἡμέρας, ἡ

day

θάνατος, θανάτου, ὁ

death

θάπτω, θάψω, ἔθαψα

I bury

θαυμάζω

I am amazed at, admire

θύρα, θύρας, ἡ

door

θύω

I sacrifice

ἰέναι

to go

ἱερόν, ἱεροῦ, τό

temple

ἱερός, ἱερά, ἱερόν

sacred, holy

ἰσχυρός, ἰσχυρά, ἰσχυρόν

strong

ἰών, ἰοῦσα, ἰόν

going

καθεύδω

I sleep

καίπερ + participle

although

καίω, καύσω, ἔκαυσα, ἐκαύθην

I burn, set on fire

κατά + acc

according to, by, down, along

κατά + gen

down, down from

κελεύω

I order

κολάζω

I punish

κρύπτω

I hide (something)

κρύπτομαι

I hide (myself)

λάθρᾳ

in secret, secretly

μάλιστα

most, very much, especially

μᾶλλον

more

μάχομαι, μαχοῦμαι, ἐμαχεσάμην

I fight

μέντοι

however

μετά + acc

after

μετά + gen

with

μή

not

μῦθος, μύθου, ὁ

story