Ancient Greek I Vocabulary

εστι / εστιν

to be

λεγει

to say; to speak

οικει

to live

πονει

to work

φιλει

to love

χαιρει

to rejoice

αγρος

field

ανθρωπος

man/person

αυτουργος

farmer

οικος

house/home

πονος

toil/work

οιτος

grain/food

καλος

beautiful

μακρος

large

μικρος

small

πολυς

much/many

εν ταις Αθηναις

in Athens

ου, ουκ, ουχ

not

ουν

so (because of this); then (after this)

αλλα

but

γαρ

for

και

and

δε

and, but

αιρει

to lift

βαδιζει

to walk; to go

καθιζει

to sit

φερει

to carry

ο ηλιος

the sun

χρονος

time

αυτον

him

ισχυρος

strong

χαλεπος

difficult

προς

to/toward

εκβαινει

to come out(side)

ελαυνει

to drive

ελθε

come!

καθευδει

to sleep

καλει

to call

παρεστι / παρεστιν

to be present

σπευδει

to hurry

αροτρον

plow

δουλος

slave

εγω

I

αργος

lazy

ουτως / ουτω

so/thus

μη

not (adverb); Don’t! (imperative)

τι

why

μεν… δε…

on one hand… but on the other hand…

αγω

I lead; I take

εισαγω

I lead in; I take in

βαινω

I walk; I go

βλεπω

I see

λαμβανω

I take

βους

ox

δενδρον

tree

δεσποτης

master

εις

into, to, at

βραδεως

slowly

επειτα

then; thereafter

ηδη

already/now

μενω

I stay; I wait

πιπτω

I fall

προσχωρεω

I approach

φησι / φησιν

he/she says

λιθος

stone

αυτο

it

αυτον

him, it

αιτιος

responsible (for); to blame

δυνατος

possible

μεγας

big/large/great

εκ / εξ

out of (preposition)

αυθις

again

δευρο

here/hither

ετι

still

ουκετι

no longer

τε… και…

both… and…

ω Ζευ

Oh Zeus

λειπω

I leave

λυω

I loosen

δειπνον

dinner

ο παις

boy, son, child

η παις

girl, daughter

πατηρ / πατερα / πατερ

father

ου (pronoun)

you (singular)

ανδρειος

brave

πολλοι

many

τοσουτος

so great; so many

εν

in/on

μηκετι …

don’t … any longer!

επει

when