Ancient Greek Verbs and Principal Parts

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Ancient Greek verbs, their principal parts, English definitions, and grammatical stem classifications.

ἀκούω, ἀκούσομαι, ἤκουσα, ακήκοα

listen (to), hear (of) (Speech: verb: -ω vowel stem)

ἄρχω, ἄρξω, ήρξα, ήργμαι, ἤρχθην

begin (+gen.); (mid.) begin (+infin.); lead, rule (+gen.) (Speech: verb: -ω palatal stem)

ἀφαιρέω, ἀφαιρήσω, ἀφεῖλον, ἀφῄρηκα, ἀφῄρημαι, ἀφῃρέθην

take from, take away (Speech: verb: contracted)

βούλομαι, βουλήσομαι, —, —, βεβούλημαι, ἐβουλήθην

wish, want, be willing (to) (Speech: verb: deponent)

γίγνομαι (γίνομαι), γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα, γεγένημαι, ἐγενήθην

become, happen, be (Speech: verb: deponent)

δέχομαι, δέξομαι, ἐδεξάμην, δέδεγμαι, ἐδέχθην

take, accept; welcome, entertain (Speech: verb: deponent)

διδάσκω, διδάξω, ἐδίδαξα, δεδίδαχα, δεδίδαγμαι, ἐδιδάχθην

teach (Speech: verb: -ω palatal stem)

δοκέω, δόξω, ἔδοξα

think, suppose; seem (Speech: verb: contracted)

ἔρχομαι, εἶμι or ἐλεύσομαι, ἦλθον (stem = ελθ-), ἐλήλυθα

come, go (Speech: verb: deponent)

ἔχω, ἔξω or σχήσω, 2 aor. ἔσχον, ἔσχηκα, impf. εἶχον

have, hold, keep (Speech: verb: irregular)

ζητέω, ζητήσω, ἐζήτησα, ἐζήτηκα

seek, look for (Speech: verb: contracted)

θέλω (=ἐθέλω), θελήσω, ἠθέλησα, ἠθέληκα

wish (to); be willing (to) (Speech: verb: -ω liquid stem)

καλέω, καλῶ (=καλέω), ἐκάλεσα, κέκληκα, κέκλημαι, ἐκλήθην

call, summon (Speech: verb: contracted)

κρατέω, κρατήσω, ἐκράτησα, κεκράτηκα, κεκράτημαι, ἐκρατήθην

seize, take hold of; rule, conquer (+gen.) (Speech: verb: contracted)

λαλέω, λαλήσω, ἐλάλησα, λελάληκα, λελάλημαι, ἐλαλήθην

talk, speak (Speech: verb: contracted)

λαμβάνω, λήψομαι, ἔλαβον, εἴληφα, εἴλημμαι, ἐλήφθην

take, grasp, seize; receive, get (Speech: verb: -ω labial stem)

λέγω, ἐρῶ (=ἐρέω), εἶπον (stem = είπ-), εἴρηκα, λέλεγμαι, ἐλέχθην and ἐρρήθην

say, speak (of), recount (Speech: verb: irregular)

νομίζω, νομιῶ (= νομιέω), ενόμισα, νενόμικα, νενόμισμαι, ἐνομίσθην

think, believe that; hold as a custom (Speech: verb: -ω dental stem)

ὁράω (impf. = ἑώρων), ὄψομαι, εἶδον (stem = ίδ-), έόρακα, ὤφθην

see, look (to) (Speech: verb: irregular)

πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα, πέποιθα, πέπεισμαι, ἐπείσθην

persuade; (mid./pass.) obey, trust (+dat.) (Speech: verb: -ω dental stem)

πιστεύω, πιστεύσω, ἐπίστευσα, πεπίστευκα, πεπίστευμαι, ἐπιστεύθην

trust, rely on, believe in (+dat.) (Speech: verb: -ω vowel stem)

ποιέω, ποιήσω, ἐποίησα, πεποίηκα, πεποίημαι, ἐποιήθην

make, do (Speech: verb: contracted)

πορεύω, πορεύσω, ἐπόρευσα, πεπόρευμαι, ἐπορεύθην

carry; (mid./pass.) go, walk, march (Speech: verb: -ω vowel stem)

ὑπάρχω, ὑπάρξω, ὑπῆρξα, ὑπῆρχα, ὑπῆργμαι, ὑπήρχθην

exist, be, belong to (Speech: verb: -ω palatal stem)

φεύγω, φεύξομαι, 2 aor. ἔφυγον, πέφευγα

flee, run away (Speech: verb: -ω palatal stem)

φοβέω, φοβήσω, ἐφόβησα, πεφόβημαι, ἐφοβήθην

put to flight; (mid./pass.) fear (Speech: verb: contracted)

χαίρω, χαιρήσω, —, κεχάρηκα, κεχάρημαι, ἐχάρην

be happy, rejoice at (+dat.); (imper.) hail! (Speech: verb: -ω liquid stem)