NCEE Greek Derivatives Flashcards
(1900 cards)
ideal
idein (to see)
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heretical
αιrhéō [ρεω]: flow
strap
strepho (turn about, twist)
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bureaucracy
kratéō [κρατεω]: rule
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heretic
αιrhéō [ρεω]: flow
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scepticism
skopéō [σκοπεω]: behold
astronomy
nomos (custom, law, principle)
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myth
mûthos [μυθος]: speech
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eunuch
eunḗ [ευνη]: bed/écho [εχω]: have, hold
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bacteriology
báktron [βακτρον]: staff, stick/lógos [λογος]: word
bibliography
grapho (to draw, write, describe)
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tuneful
teínō [τεινω]: stretch out
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airplane
āḗr [αηρ]: air
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pedant
páī̈s [παις]: child/ágō [αγω]: lead
prosody
aeido (to sing)
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necromancer
nekrós [νεκρος]: corpse/maínomai [μαινομαι]: rage
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churchwarden
kûros [κυρος]: power
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hilarity
hilarós [ιλαρος]: cheerful
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ethereal
aithḗr [αιθηρ]: heaven
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basilica
basileús [βασιλευς]: king
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apse
háptō [απτω]: fasten
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misgovernment
kubernáō [κυβερναω]: steer
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enigmatical
aínigma [αινιγμα]: riddle
archaeology
logos (word, speech, reasoning)