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Greek

Greek for Reading Vocabulary

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Lesson 1

Nouns

ἡ ἀλήθεια, τῆς ἀληθείας	truth
ἡ ἀνάγκη, τῆς ἀνάγκης	necessity
ἡ ἀρετή, τῆς ἀρετῆς	virtue, excellence
ἡ δίκη, τῆς δίκης	right, justice
ὁ ἔρως, τοῦ ἔρωτος	love
ἡ θρίξ, τῆς τριχός	hair, hide
ὁ καιρός, τοῦ καιροῦ	critical moment, crisis
ὁ λιμός, τοῦ λιμοῦ	hunger
ὁ λόγος, τοῦ λόγου	word, speech, thought, consideration
ἡ λύπη, τῆς λύπης	grief
ἡ μνήμη, τῆς μνήμης	memory
ἡ μουσική, τῆς μουσικῆς	music
ὁ νόμος, τοῦ νόμου	law
ἡ νύξ, τῆς νυκτός	night
ὁ πόνος, τοῦ πόνου	toil, trouble
ὁ φίλος, τοῦ φίλου	friend
ὁ φόβος, τοῦ φόβου	fear
ἡ χείρ, τῆς χειρός	hand
ὁ χρόνος, τοῦ χρόνου	time

Verbs

διαφθείρω, διαφθερῶ, διέφθειρα	to destroy
διδάσκω, διδάξω, ἐδίδαξa	to teach
ἐκπλήσσω, ἐκπλήξω, ἐξέπληξα	to destroy
εὑρίσκω, εὑρήσω, ηὗρον	to find
ἔχω, ἕξω/σχήσω, ἔσχον	to have
κρίνω, κρινῶ, ἔκρινα	to judge
λύω, λύσω, ἔλυσα	to dissolve, release, destroy
μένω, μενῶ, ἔμεινα	to remain
νίπτω, νίψω, ἔνιψα	to wash
νίζω, νίψω, ἔνιψα	to wash
παύω, παύσω, ἔπαυσα	to cause to stop, to stop
τίκτω, τέξω, ἔτεκον	to produce
τρέχω, θρέξομαι, ἔθρεξα/ἔδραμον	to run

Adverb

οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ

not