Dickinson College Core Vocab 401 - 500

Question 1

ἁμαρτάνω, ἁμαρτήσομαι, ἥμαρτον / ἡμάρτησα, ἡμάρτηκα, ἡμάρτημαι, ἡμαρτήθην

Answer 1

miss the mark (+ gen.); fail, be wrong, make a mistake

Question 2

διαφθείρω, διαφθερῶ, διέφθειρα, διέφθαρκα / διέφθορα, διέφθαρμαι, διεφθάρην

Answer 2

destroy; corrupt

Question 3

πως

Answer 3

(enclitic) somehow, in some way, in any way

Question 4

πόνος, πόνου, ὁ

Answer 4

work, labor; stress, trouble, pain

Question 5

ἔνθα

Answer 5

there

Question 6

τάξις, τάξεως, ἡ

Answer 6

arrangement, order; military unit

Question 7

πειπάομαι / πειράω, πειρήσομαι, ἐμειρασάμην, -, πεπείραμαι, ἐπειράθην

Answer 7

attempt, try, make a trial of (+ gen.)

Question 8

φοβέω, φοβήσω, ἐφόβησα, -, πεφόβημαι, ἐφοβήθην

Answer 8

put to flight; (mid. and pass.) flee, fear

Question 9

βάλλω, βαλῶ, ἔβαλον, βέβληκα, βέβλημαι, ἐβλήθην

Answer 9

throw, hurl; throw at, hit (+ acc.) with (+ dat.)

Question 10

πονηρός, πονηρά, πονηρόν

Answer 10

worthless, bad, wicked

Question 11

ξένος, ξένου, ὁ

Answer 11

guest-friend; foreigner, stranger

Question 12

βάρβαρος, βάρβαρον

Answer 12

non-Greek, foreign; barbarous

Question 13

ὅπου

Answer 13

where, wherever

Question 14

συμφέρω, συνοίσω, συνήνεγκα, -, -, -

Answer 14

benefit, be useful or profitable to (+ dat.); (impers.) συμφέρει it is of use, expedient (+ infin.); τὸ συμφέρον use, profit, advantage

Question 15

πυνθάνομαι, πεύσομαι, ἐπυθόμην, -, πέπυσμαι, -

Answer 15

learn, hear, inquire concerning (+gen.)

Question 16

δοῦλος, δούλου, ὁ

Answer 16

slave

Question 17

τέμνω, τεμῶ, ἔτεμον, -τέτμηκα, τέτμημαι, ἐτμήθην

Question 18

χρήσιμος, χρησίμη, χρήσιμον

Answer 18

useful, serviceable

Question 19

ποῖος, ποία, ποῖον

Answer 19

what sort of?

Question 20

ὅπλον, ὅπλου, τό

Answer 20

weapon, tool, implement (mostly pl.)

Question 21

πίστις, πίστεως, ἡ

Answer 21

trust in others, faith; that which gives confidence, assurance, pledge, guarantee

Question 22

ὑπολαμβάνω, ὑπολήψομαι, ὑπέλαβον, ὑπείληφα, ὑπείλημμαι, ὑπελήφθην

Answer 22

take up, seize; answer, reply; assume, suppose

Question 23

ποιητής, ποιητοῦ, ὁ

Answer 23

creator, poet

Question 24

λανθάνω, λήσω, ἔλαθον, λέληθα, λέλησμαι, -

Answer 24

escape the notice of (+ acc. and nom. participle), be unknown; (mid. and pass.) forget

Question 25

βελτίων, βέλτιον

Answer 25

better (comp. of ἀγαθός)

Question 26

πάντως

Answer 26

altogether, in all ways; at any rate

Question 27

πορεύω, πορεύσω, ἐπόρευσα, -, πεπόρευμαι, ἐπορεύθην

Answer 27

carry; (mid. and pass) go, walk, march

Question 28

ἀποκρίνομαι, ἀποκρινοῦμαι, ἀπεκρῑνάμην, -, ἀποκέκριμαι, ἀπεκρίθην

Answer 28

separate, set apart, choοse; (mid.) answer, reply

Question 29

πέντε

Answer 29

five

Question 30

κίνδυνος, κινδύνου, ὁ

Answer 30

danger

Question 31

κατηγορέω, κατηγορήσω, κατηγόρησα, κατηγόρηκα, κατηγόρημαι, κατηγορήθην

Answer 31

to speak against, to accuse (+ gen.)

Question 32

τρέπω, τρέψω, ἔτρεψα/ἐτραπόμην, τέτροφα, τέτραμμαι, ἐτράπην/ἐτρέφθην

Answer 32

turn, direct towards a thing; put to flight, defeat; (pass.) turn one’s steps in a certain direction, go

Question 33

ὅμως

Answer 33

nevertheless, all the same, notwithstanding

Question 34

θεῖος, θεία, θεῖον

Answer 34

divine

Question 35

ἱππεύς, ἱππέως, ὁ

Answer 35

horseman, rider, charioteer

Question 36

κτάομαι, κτήσομαι, ἐκτησάμην, -, κέκτημαι, -

Answer 36

get, gain, acquire

Question 37

λείπω, λείψω, ἔλιπον, λέλοιπα, λέλειμμαι, ἐλείφθην

Answer 37

leave, abandon

Question 38

βουλή, βουλῆς, ἡ

Answer 38

will, determination; counsel, piece of advice; council of elders

Question 39

ἐλπίς, ἐλπίδος, ἡ

Answer 39

hope; expectation

Question 40

γραφή, γραφῆς, ἡ

Answer 40

a drawing, painting, writing; indictment

Question 41

τίκτω, τέξω / τέξομαι, ἔτεκον, τέτοκα, τέτεγμαι, ἐτέχθην

Answer 41

beget, give birth to, produce

Question 42

κομίζω, κομιῶ, ἐκόμισα, κεκόμικα, κεκόμισμαι, ἐκομίσθην

Answer 42

take care of, provide for

Question 43

θυμός, θυμοῦ, ὁ

Answer 43

life, spirit; soul, heart, mind

Question 44

βλέπω, βλέψω, ἔβλεψα, τέτλεφα, τέτλεμμαι, ἐβλέφθην

Answer 44

see, look (at)

Question 45

φόβος, φόβου, ὁ

Answer 45

panic, fear, flight

Question 46

πολιτεία πολιτείας, ἡ

Answer 46

constitution, citizenship, republic

Question 47

στάδιον, σταδίου, τό

Answer 47

stadion or stade, the longest Greek unit of linear measure, about 185 meters

Question 48

φρονέω, φρονήσω, ἐφρόνησα, -, -, -

Answer 48

think, intend to (+ infin.); be minded towards (+ adv. and dat.)

Question 49

τοιόσδε, τοιάδε, τοιόνδε

Answer 49

such (as this), of such a sort (as this)

Question 50

ὁρμάω, ὁρμήσω, ὥρμησα, ὥρμηκα, ὥρμημαι, ὡρμήθην

Answer 50

set in motion, urge on; (intrans.) start, hasten on

Question 51

παρασκευάζω, παρασκευάσω, παρασκεύασα, πεπαρασκεύακα, πεπαρασκεύασμαι, παρασκευάσθην

Answer 51

get ready, prepare, provide

Question 52

λαλέω, λαλήσω, ἐλάλησα, λελάληκα, -, ἐλαλήθην

Answer 52

talk, chatter, babble

Question 53

δράω, δράσω, ἔδρασα, δέδρακα, δέδραμαι, ἐδράσθην

Answer 53

do, accomplish

Question 54

σκοπέω, σκοπήσω, ἐσκόπησα, -, ἐσκόπημαι, -

Answer 54

look at, watch; look into, consider, examine

Question 55

βοῦς, βοός, ὁ/ἡ

Answer 55

bull, ox, cow

Question 56

ἡμέτερος, ἡμετέρα, ἡμέτρον

Answer 56

our

Question 57

γράμμα, γράμματος, τό

Answer 57

letter, written character; (pl.) piece of writing, document(s)

Question 58

ἐρωτάω, ἐρωτήσω, ἠρώτησα / ἠρόμην, ἠρώτηκα, ἠρώτημαι, ἠρωτήθην

Answer 58

ask someone (+ acc.) something (+ acc.); question, beg

Question 59

πολεμέω, πολεμήσω, ἐπολέμησα, πεπολέμηκα, -, ἐπολεμήθην

Answer 59

make war

Question 60

θύω, θύσω, ἔθυσα, τέθυκα, τέθυμαι, ἐτύθην

Answer 60

sacrifice

Question 61

ἐλαύνω, ἐλῶ, ἤλασα, -ελήλακα, ἐλήλαμαι, ἠλάθην

Answer 61

drive, set in motion

Question 62

δέδοικα, δείσομαι, ἔδεισα

Answer 62

fear

Question 63

σύμμαχος, σύμμαχον

Answer 63

allied with (+dat.); οἱ σύμμαχοι allies

Question 64

ἡγεμών, ἡγεμόνος, ὁ

Answer 64

guide, leader, commander

Question 65

βαρύς, βαρεῖα, βαρύ

Answer 65

heavy, grievous, tiresome

Question 66

ὧδε

Answer 66

thus, in this way; hither, here

Question 67

αἰσχρός, αἰσχρά, αἰσχρόν

Answer 67

ugly, shameful, disgraceful

Question 68

εἰρήνη, εἰρήνης, ἡ

Answer 68

peace

Question 69

ἁλίσκομαι, ἁλώσομαι, ἑάλων, ἑάλωκα, -, ἑαλώθην

Answer 69

to be taken, conquered (act. supplied by αἱρέω)

Question 70

δέκα

Answer 70

ten

Question 71

ἀμείνων, ἄμεινον

Answer 71

better, abler, stronger, braver (comp. of ἀγαθός)

Question 72

χείρων, χεῖρον

Answer 72

worse, inferior (comp. of κακός)

Question 73

βοηθέω, βοηθήσω, ἐβοήθησα, βεβοήθηκα, βεβοήθημαι, -

Answer 73

help, assist (+ dat.)

Question 74

λαμπρός, λαμπρά, λαμπρόν

Answer 74

bright, brilliant; well-known, illustrious

Question 75

ἀπαλλάσσω, ἀπαλλάξω, ἀπήλλαξα, ἀπήλλαχα, ἀπήλλαγμαι, ἀπηλλάχθην / ἀπηλλάγην

Answer 75

set free, release, deliver

Question 76

βουλεύω βουλεύσω, ἐβούλευσα, βεβούλευκα, βεβούλευμαι, ἐβουλεύθην

Answer 76

plan (to), decide (to); (mid.) deliberate

Question 77

μάλα

Answer 77

very, very much

Question 78

αἰτέω, αἰτήσω, ᾔτησα, ᾔτηκα, ᾔτημαι, ᾐτήθην

Answer 78

ask (for), beg

Question 79

σωτηρία, σωτηρίας, ἡ

Answer 79

safety, deliverance

Question 80

ἆρα

Answer 80

[introduces a question]

Question 81

διώκω, διώξω, ἐδίωξα, δεδίωχα, δεδίωγμαι, ἐδιώχθην

Answer 81

pursue

Question 82

δαίμων, δαίμονος, ὁ/ἡ

Answer 82

spirit, god, demon

Question 83

οὐκοῦν

Answer 83

surely then (inviting assent to an inference)

Question 84

γλῶσσα, γλώσσης, ἡ

Answer 84

tongue; language

Question 85

ἑπτά

Answer 85

seven

Question 86

τολμάω, τολμήσω, ἐτόλμησα, τετόλμηκα, τετόλμημαι, ἐτολμήθην

Answer 86

have the courage, dare; undertake, undergo

Question 87

δεσπότης, δεσπότου, ὁ

Answer 87

master (of the household); absolute ruler

Question 88

εἰκός, εἰκότος, τό

Answer 88

likelihood, probability; εἰκός (ἐστι) it is likely (+ infin.) → ἔοικα

Question 89

ἄδικος, ἄδικον

Answer 89

unjust

Question 90

εἴκοσι(ν)

Answer 90

twenty

Question 91

μυρίος, μυρία, μυρίον

Answer 91

countless

Question 92

αὐτίκα

Answer 92

at once, immediately

Question 93

δέκατος, δέκατη, δέκατον

Answer 93

tenth

Question 94

βαίνω, βήσομαι, ἔβην, βέβηκα, -, -

Answer 94

walk, come, go

Question 95

περ

Answer 95

[enclitic added to pronouns and other particles for emphasis]

Question 96

ἐλεύθερος, ἐλευθέρα, ἐλεύθερον

Answer 96

free, independent

Question 97

στρατιά, στρατιᾶς, ἡ

Answer 97

army

Question 98

ἀμφί

Answer 98

about, around

Question 99

συμφορά, συμφορᾶς, ἡ

Answer 99

event, circumstance, misfortune

Question 100

ἑκατόν

Answer 100

hundred