LTRG Ch 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

ἀγορά, ἀγορᾶς, ἡ

Answer 1

marketplace. Basic meaning is “assembly,” in Homer it refers to an assembly of the people.

Question 2

οἰκία, οἰκίας, ἡ

Answer 2

house

Question 3

σοφίᾶ, σοφίᾶς, ἡ

Answer 3

wisdom; also cunning, cleverness, practical skill in a specific area; also judgment and knowledge

Question 4

συμφορᾶ, συμφορᾶς, ἡ

Answer 4

bringing together or conjunction of elements; so “event” or “circumstance,” and often “misfortune” or “disaster.” Sometimes spelled with a xi instead of sigma.

Question 5

χώρᾶ, χώρᾶς, ἡ

Answer 5

land; country

Question 6

βουλή, βουλῆς, ἡ

Answer 6

the will of a person or god; plan; council (e.g., council of 500 in Athens); advice

Question 7

γνώμη, γνώμης, ἡ

Answer 7

judgment; mind or spirit, as well as inclination of one’s mind or spirit; opinion. Related to a verb meaning “know.”

Question 8

δίκη, δίκης, ἡ

Answer 8

justice; originally custom or usage, came to mean right conduct or justice; sometimes lawsuit

Question 9

εἰρήνη, εἰρήνης, ἡ

Answer 9

peace

Question 10

῾Ελένη, ῾Ελένης, ἡ

Answer 10

Helen

Question 11

μάχη, μάχης, ἡ

Answer 11

battle

Question 12

ψυχή, ψυχῆς, ἡ

Answer 12

soul; life force

Question 13

᾿Αλέξανδρος, ᾿Αλεξάνδρου, ὁ

Answer 13

Alexander. Paris is referred to as Alexander.

Question 14

ἄνθρωπος, ἀνθρώπου, ὁ or ἡ

Answer 14

human being, man

Question 15

ἑταῖρος, ἑταίρου, ὁ

Answer 15

companion

Question 16

θεός, θεοῦ, ὁ or ἡ

Answer 16

god, goddess

Question 17

λόγος, λόγου, ὁ

Answer 17

word; speech; story; discussion; argument; repute or report; explanation or account; reason or reasoning

Question 18

νῆσος, νήσου, ἡ

Answer 18

island

Question 19

νόμος, νόμου, ὁ

Answer 19

custom; law

Question 20

ὁδός, ὁδοῦ, ἡ

Answer 20

road, path; journey; way

Question 21

πόλεμος, πολέμου, ὁ

Answer 21

war

Question 22

Πρίαμος, Πριάμου, ὁ

Answer 22

Priam

Question 23

ἔργον, ἔργου, τό

Answer 23

task, work; deed; may also be used of the products of labor

Question 24

ζῷον, ζῴου, τό

Answer 24

living being; animal

Question 25

ὅπλον, ὅπλου, τό

Answer 25

tool; pl., arms, weapons

Question 26

τέκνον, τέκνου, τό

Answer 26

child

Question 27

εἰς, ἐς (prep. + acc.)

Answer 27

to, toward; into; against; with a view to, regarding

Question 28

ἐκ, ἐξ (prep. + gen.)

Answer 28

(out) from, out of; resulting from, in accordance with.
The xi is used when it is followed by a word beginning with a vowel.

Question 29

ἐν (prep. + dat.)

Answer 29

in, on; in the number of, among; in the presence of, in the power of

Question 30

καί; καί…καί

Answer 30

(conj.) and; both…and…
(adv.) even, also

Question 31

ὁ, ἡ, τό

Answer 31

(article) the

Question 32

περί

Answer 32

(prep. + gen) concerning, about (the word in the geneitive case expresses the thing about which one is speaking, writing, or thinking)
(prep. + dat.) around (a place)
(prep. + acc.) around; concerning, about, connected with (may report motion or position around a place or connection with a person)

Question 33

σύν/ξύν (prep. + dat.)

Answer 33

(prep. + dat.) (along) with; with the aid of; in accordance with

Question 34

ὦ (interj.)

Answer 34

O