GCSE Classical Greek -- Herodotus Vocabulary

Tricky words and phrases from the Herodotus section of OCR Classical Greek Literature

εἰδέναι

to know (infinitive of οἶδα)

ἀνευρεῖν

to discover (infinitive (with prefix "ἀν") of εὑρίσκω)

ἐπιτεχνᾶται τοιόνδε

he contrived the following

ἐνετέλλετο

commanded

ἥσυχος

quiet

φοιτῶντι

go to and fro

ἐπιμελομένῳ

visit

συνεχώρησαν

agreed

ἑκάτεροι

each

ἀρτήματα

earrings

ἀμφιδέας

bracelets

ταριχεύοντες

mummifying

ἡγούμενοι

considering

ἄγκιστρον

hook

χείλους

(river)bank, lip, edge κτλ

δέλφακα

piglet

πρῶτον ἁπάντων

first of all

ἀφήνδανε

displeasing (to)

ἀνέῳξε

opened

τετρυµένον

worn down

ἐπιτηδεύοντι

pursuing

εὐσεβὴς

pious

συνταχύνει

hasten to an end, to rush

κατακεκριµένων

sentenced, condemned

ἕλη

marsh

ἐνηβητήρια

whorehouse, place of amusement

ἐμηχανᾶτο

devised