Ancient Greek Vocab

ἀγαθός -ή -όν

good

ἄγαλμα -ατος, τό

glory, statue

ἄγαν

too much

ἀγανακτέω

be annoyed with

ἀγάπη -ης, ἡ

love, charity

ἀγγέλλω

announce

ἄγγελος -ου, ὁ

messenger, angel

ἀγνοέω

not know

ἀγορά -ᾶς, ἡ

market place

ἀγορεύω

say, proclaim

ἄγω

lead, bring

ἀγών -ῶνος, ὁ

contest

ἀγωνίζομαι

contend for a prize

ἀδελφή -ῆς, ἡ

sister

ἀδελφός -οῦ, ὁ

brother

ἀδικέω

do wrong

ἀδίκημα -ατος, τό

a wrong, an injustice

ἄδικος -ον

unjust

ἀδύνατος -ον

impossible

ἀεί

always

ἀείδω (Attic: ᾄδω)

sing

ἀέκων -ουσα -ον (Attic: ἄκων)

unwilling

ἀθάνατος -ον

immortal

ἄθλιος -α -ον

wretched

ἆθλον -ου, τό

prize

ἀθροίζω

muster

ἀθρόος -α -ον

crowded

αἰδώς αἰδοῦς, ἡ

shame

αἷμα -ατος, τό

blood

αἰνέω

praise

αἱρέω

take (mid: choose)

αἴρω

raise

αἰσθάνομαι

perceive

αἰσχρός -ή -όν

disgraceful

αἰσχύνω

to dishonor

αἰτέω

ask

αἰτία -ας, ἡ

cause

αἰτιάομαι

accuse, blame

αἴτιος -α -ον

responsible, guilty

αἰχμάλωτος -ου, ὁ

prisoner of war

ἀκολουθέω

follow

ἀκούω

hear

ἀκριβής -ές

exact

ἄκρος -α -ον

top

ἄλγος -ους, τό

pain

ἀλήθεια -ας, ἡ

truth

ἀληθής -ές

TRUE

ἁλίσκομαι

be taken

ἀλλά

but

ἀλλήλων (oblique cases only)

one another

ἄλλος -η -ον

other

ἀλλότριος -α -ον

someone else’s

ἄλλως

otherwise

ἅμα

at the same time

ἁμαρτάνω

make a mistake, miss the target

ἀμείβω

change

ἀμείνων -ον

better

ἀμελέω

not worry

ἀμύνω

ward off

ἀμφί

(gen, dat, acc) about, around

ἀμφισβητέω

argue

ἀμφότερος -α -ον

both

ἄμφω ἀμφοῖν

both

ἄν

[generalization dependent clause, makes less real]

ἀνά

(gen, dat, acc) up, on

ἀνάγω

lead up

ἀναιρέω

raise

ἀναλαμβάνω

pick up

ἀναβαίνω

board, cross

ἀναγιγνώσκω

recognize

ἀνέχω

hold up

ἀνίστημι

stand up

ἀνατίθημι

put up, set on

ἀναχωρέω

go back

ἀναγκάζω

force, compel

ἀναγκαῖος -α -ον

necessary

ἀνάγκη -ης, ἡ

necessity

ἀνάθημα -ατος, τό

a curse

ἄναξ -ακτος, ὁ

ruler, lord

ἀνδρεῖος -α -ον

manly, brave

ἄνεμος -ου, ὁ

wind

ἄνευ

(gen) without

ἀνήρ ἀνδρός, ὁ

man

ἄνθος -ους, τό

flower

ἄνθρωπος -ου, ὁ/ἡ

human being

ἀνοίγνυμι

open up

ἀντί

(gen) opposite, against

ἄνω

up

ἄξιος -α -ον

worthy

ἀξιόω

consider worthy

ἀπαλλάσσω

release, escape

ἀπαντάω + dat

meet

ἅπαξ

once

ἅπας -ασα -αν

all together

ἄπειρος -α -ον

inexperienced, ignorant

ἀπό

(gen) from

ἀπαγγέλλω

announce

ἀπάγω

carry off

ἀφαιρέω (ἀπ-)

take from

ἀποβαίνω

step from