Ancient Greek–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
ἐγώ	pronoun	I	ἐγὼ νῦν ἐνθάδε εἰμί. I am here now.
σύ	pronoun	you	σὺ φίλος μού εἶ. You are my friend.
αὐτός	pronoun	he	αὐτὸς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐστίν. He is in the house.
αὐτή	pronoun	she	αὐτὴ ἀγαθὴ διδάσκαλός ἐστιν. She is a good teacher.
ἡμεῖς	pronoun	we	ἡμεῖς ἐν τῇ πόλει οἰκοῦμεν. We live in the city.
αὐτοί	pronoun	they	αὐτοὶ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ ἐργάζονται. They work in the field.
τί	pronoun	what	τί νῦν βούλει; What do you want now?
ποῦ	adverb	where	ποῦ ἐστι τὸ ἐμὸν βιβλίον; Where is my book?
πότε	adverb	when	πότε δεῦρο ἔρχῃ; When do you come here?
τίς	pronoun	who	τίς ἐστι πρὸς τῇ θύρᾳ; Who is at the door?
διὰ τί	adverb	why	διὰ τί λυπῇ σήμερον; Why are you sad today?
πῶς	adverb	how	πῶς τοῦτο οἶσθα; How do you know this?
εἶναι	verb	to be	τὸ εὐδαίμονα εἶναι ἀγαθόν ἐστιν. To be happy is good.
ἔχειν	verb	to have	ἔχω βιβλίον ἀγαθόν. I have a good book.
ποιεῖν	verb	to do	τὸ ἔργον καλῶς ποιοῦμεν. We do the work well.
ἰέναι	verb	to go	εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἴασιν. They go to the city.
ἔρχεσθαι	verb	to come	ἔρχου εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν νῦν. Come to the house now.
ὁρᾶν	verb	to see	ὁρῶ τὸν λαμπρὸν ἥλιον. I see the bright sun.
εἰδέναι	verb	to know	ἴσμεν τὸν ἀληθῆ λόγον. We know the true story.
νοεῖν	verb	to think	περὶ τούτου πολλάκις νοῶ. I think about this often.
βούλεσθαι	verb	to want	πλεῖον ὕδωρ βούλονται. They want more water.
δεῖσθαι	verb	to need	ἄρτου καὶ ὕδατος δεόμεθα. We need bread and water.
ποιεῖν	verb	to make	τράπεζαν μικρὰν ποιεῖ. She makes a small table.
λαμβάνειν	verb	to take	λάμβανε τὸ βιβλίον τῇ χειρί. Take the book in hand.
διδόναι	verb	to give	δίδωμι αὐτῷ ἄρτον. I give bread to him.
λέγειν	verb	to say	τὸ ῥῆμα σαφῶς λέγουσιν. They say the word clearly.
λέγειν	verb	to tell	λέγε μοι τὸν πάντα λόγον. Tell me the whole story.
ἐρωτᾶν	verb	to ask	ἐρωτῶ ἁπλῆν ἐρώτησιν. I ask a simple question.
εὑρίσκειν	verb	to find	εὑρίσκομεν τὸ ἀπολωλὸς βιβλίον. We find the lost book.
βλέπειν	verb	to look	βλέπε εἰς τὸν κυανοῦν οὐρανόν. Look at the blue sky.
χρῆσθαι	verb	to use	ταύτῃ τῇ τραπέζῃ καθ' ἡμέραν χρώμεθα. We use this table daily.
ἐργάζεσθαι	verb	to work	ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐργάζονται. They work all day.
ἐσθίειν	verb	to eat	τὸ παιδίον ἐσθίει ἄρτον. The child eats bread.
πίνειν	verb	to drink	πίνω ψυχρὸν ὕδωρ. I drink cold water.
καθεύδειν	verb	to sleep	ὁ παῖς καθεύδει νυκτός. The boy sleeps at night.
περιπατεῖν	verb	to walk	ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ περιπατοῦμεν. We walk on the road.
τρέχειν	verb	to run	ἡ παῖς ταχέως οἴκαδε τρέχει. The girl runs quickly home.
γράφειν	verb	to write	γράφω ἐπιστολὴν βραχεῖαν. I write a short letter.
λέγειν	verb	to speak	τὴν Ἑλληνικὴν γλῶσσαν λέγουσιν. They speak the Greek language.
ἀκούειν	verb	to listen	ἄκουε τοῦ διδασκάλου ἐπιμελῶς. Listen to the teacher carefully.
ἀκούειν	verb	to hear	ἀκούω νῦν τῆς σῆς φωνῆς. I hear your voice now.
ἀγοράζειν	verb	to buy	ἄρτον ἐν τῇ πόλει ἀγοράζουσιν. They buy bread in town.
πωλεῖν	verb	to sell	ἰχθῦς ἐν ἀγορᾷ πωλεῖ. He sells fish at market.
ἀποδιδόναι	verb	to pay	ἀποδίδωμι τὸ ἀργύριον σήμερον. I pay the money today.
βοηθεῖν	verb	to help	τοῖς φίλοις ἡμῶν προθύμως βοηθοῦμεν. We help our friends gladly.
φιλεῖν	verb	to love	τὴν οἰκίαν μου σφόδρα φιλῶ. I love my family deeply.
ζῆν	verb	to live	ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ οἰκίᾳ ζῶσιν. They live in this house.
ἀποθνῄσκειν	verb	to die	πάντας ἀνθρώπους ἀποθνῄσκειν δεῖ. All men must die.
μανθάνειν	verb	to learn	τὰ παιδία ταχέως μανθάνει ῥήματα. Children learn words quickly.
διδάσκειν	verb	to teach	τοὺς νέους παῖδας διδάσκει. She teaches the young boys.
ἀνοίγειν	verb	to open	ἄνοιγε τὴν θύραν νῦν. Open the door now.
κλείειν	verb	to close	κλεῖε τὴν θύραν ἡσύχως. Close the door gently.
ἄνθρωπος	noun	person	πᾶς ἄνθρωπος τροφῆς δεῖται. Every person needs food.
ἀνήρ	noun	man	ὁ ἀνὴρ βραδέως βαδίζει. The man walks slowly.
γυνή	noun	woman	ἡ γυνὴ ὕδωρ φέρει. The woman carries water.
παιδίον	noun	child	τὸ παιδίον πάνυ χαίρει. The child is very happy.
παῖς	noun	boy
κόρη	noun	girl	ἡ κόρη ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ᾄδει. The girl sings in the house.
οἰκία	noun	family	ἡ ἐμὴ οἰκία ἐνθάδε οἰκεῖ. My family lives here.
μήτηρ	noun	mother	ἡ μήτηρ μου χρηστή ἐστιν. My mother is kind.
πατήρ	noun	father	ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καθ' ἡμέραν ἐργάζεται. His father works daily.
φίλος	noun	friend	φίλος ἐν χρείᾳ βοηθεῖ. A friend helps in need.
οἰκία	noun	house	ἡ οἰκία πάνυ μεγάλη ἐστίν. The house is very big.
οἶκος	noun	home	νῦν οἴκαδε ἴομεν. We go home now.
πόλις	noun	city	ἡ πόλις πολλὰς ὁδοὺς ἔχει. The city has many streets.
χώρα	noun	country	ἡ χώρα μεγάλη καὶ πλουσία ἐστίν. The country is large and rich.
κόσμος	noun	world	ὁ κόσμος πάνυ καλός ἐστιν. The world is very beautiful.
ὁδός	noun	street	ἡ ὁδὸς μακρὰ καὶ εὐρεῖά ἐστιν. The street is long and wide.
δωμάτιον	noun	room	τοῦτο τὸ δωμάτιον μικρόν ἐστιν. This room is small.
χρόνος	noun	time	ὁ χρόνος πάνυ ταχέως παρέρχεται. Time passes very quickly.
ἡμέρα	noun	day	ἡ ἡμέρα θερμή ἐστιν. The day is warm.
νύξ	noun	night	ἡ νὺξ ψυχρά ἐστιν. The night is cold.
πρωί	noun	morning	ἐργάζομαι καθ' ἕκαστον πρωί. I work every morning.
ἑσπέρα	noun	evening	ἑσπέρας οἴκαδε ἐπανερχόμεθα. We return home at evening.
μήν	noun	month	ὁ μὴν σχεδὸν τέλεός ἐστιν. The month is nearly over.
ἐνιαυτός	noun	year	ὁ ἐνιαυτὸς καινός ἐστιν. The year is new.
σήμερον	adverb	today	σήμερον ἐν οἴκῳ ἐργάζομαι. I work today at home.
αὔριον	adverb	tomorrow	αὔριον εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἴομεν. We go tomorrow to town.
χθές	adverb	yesterday	χθὲς δεῦρο ἦλθεν. He came here yesterday.
νῦν	adverb	now	δεῦρο νῦν ἔρχου. Come here now.
ἥλιος	noun	sun	ὁ ἥλιος λαμπρὸς ἐστὶ σήμερον. The sun is bright today.
σελήνη	noun	moon	ἡ σελήνη λάμπει νυκτός. The moon shines at night.
ἀστήρ	noun	star	ἐκεῖνος ὁ ἀστὴρ πάνυ λαμπρός ἐστιν. That star is very bright.
οὐρανός	noun	sky	ὁ οὐρανὸς κυανοῦς ἐστιν. The sky is blue.
γῆ	noun	earth	ἡ γῆ εὐρεῖά ἐστιν. The earth is broad.
πῦρ	noun	fire	τὸ πῦρ πάνυ θερμόν ἐστιν. The fire is very hot.
ὕδωρ	noun	water	τὸ ὕδωρ ψυχρόν ἐστιν. The water is cold.
ὑετός	noun	rain	ὁ ὑετὸς ὅλην τὴν νύκτα πίπτει. The rain falls all night.
ἄνεμος	noun	wind	ὁ ἄνεμος ἰσχυρῶς πνέει. The wind blows strongly.
δένδρον	noun	tree	τὸ δένδρον ὑψηλόν ἐστιν. The tree is tall.
ἄνθος	noun	flower	τὸ ἄνθος καλόν ἐστιν. The flower is beautiful.
ὄρος	noun	mountain	τὸ ὄρος πάνυ ὑψηλόν ἐστιν. The mountain is very high.
ποταμός	noun	river	ὁ ποταμὸς μακρός ἐστιν. The river is long.
θάλασσα	noun	sea	ἡ θάλασσα κυανῆ ἐστι σήμερον. The sea is blue today.
τροφή	noun	food	ἡ τροφὴ ἀναγκαία ἐστὶ τῷ βίῳ. Food is necessary for life.
ἄρτος	noun	bread	ὁ ἄρτος πρόσφατός ἐστιν. The bread is fresh.
κρέας	noun	meat	τὸ κρέας θερμόν ἐστιν. The meat is hot.
ἰχθύς	noun	fish	ὁ ἰχθὺς ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης ἐστίν. The fish is on the table.
ᾠόν	noun	egg	τὸ ᾠὸν ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης ἐστίν. The egg is on the table.
γάλα	noun	milk	τὸ παιδίον γάλα πίνει. The child drinks milk.
καρπός	noun	fruit	ὁ καρπὸς γλυκύς ἐστιν. The fruit is sweet.
κεφαλή	noun	head	ἡ κεφαλή μου νῦν ἀλγεῖ. My head hurts now.
ὀφθαλμός	noun	eye	οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ κυανοί εἰσιν. His eyes are blue.
οὖς	noun	ear	τὸ οὖς μου ἀκούει τῆς φωνῆς. My ear hears the sound.
στόμα	noun	mouth	ἄνοιγε τὸ στόμα σου εὐρέως. Open your mouth wide.
ῥίς	noun	nose	ἡ ῥὶς αὐτοῦ μικρά ἐστιν. His nose is small.
χείρ	noun	hand	ἡ χείρ μου ψυχρά ἐστιν. My hand is cold.
πούς	noun	foot	ὁ ποὺς αὐτοῦ ἀλγεῖ. His foot is hurt.
καρδία	noun	heart	ἡ καρδία μου χαίρει. My heart is glad.
ὄνομα	noun	name	τὸ ὄνομά μοι Ἰωάννης ἐστίν. My name is John.
βιβλίον	noun	book	τὸ βιβλίον ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης ἐστίν. The book is on the table.
λόγος	noun	word	ἐκεῖνος ὁ λόγος σημαντικός ἐστιν. That word is important.
γλῶσσα	noun	language	ἡ Ἑλληνικὴ γλῶσσα καλὴ ἐστίν. Greek is a beautiful language.
ἀργύριον	noun	money	ἀργύριον οὐκ ἔχω. I have no money.
ἔργον	noun	work	τοῦτο τὸ ἔργον χαλεπόν ἐστιν. This work is hard.
φιλία	noun	love	ἡ φιλία ἰσχυροτέρα τοῦ φόβου ἐστίν. Love is stronger than fear.
μουσική	noun	music	ἡ μουσικὴ χαρὰν πολλοῖς φέρει. Music brings joy to many.
λόγος	noun	story	ὁ λόγος μακρὸς ἀλλ᾽ ἀγαθός ἐστιν. The story is long but good.
ὁδός	noun	way	αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ὀρθὴ ὁδός. This is the right way.
πρᾶγμα	noun	thing	τοῦτο τὸ πρᾶγμα πάνυ χρήσιμόν ἐστιν. This thing is very useful.
βίος	noun	life	ὁ βίος βραχύς ἐστιν. Life is short.
θύρα	noun	door	ἡ θύρα ἀνεῳγμένη ἐστίν. The door is open.
τράπεζα	noun	table	ἡ τράπεζα ἐκ ξύλου πεποίηται. The table is made of wood.
θρόνος	noun	chair	ὁ θρόνος παρὰ τῇ τραπέζῃ ἕστηκεν. The chair stands by the table.
ἀγαθός	adjective	good	οὗτος ὁ ἄρτος ἀγαθός ἐστιν. This bread is good.
κακός	adjective	bad	ἐκεῖνο τὸ βιβλίον κακόν ἐστιν. That book is bad.
μέγας	adjective	big	ἡ οἰκία μεγάλη ἐστίν. The house is big.
μικρός	adjective	small	τὸ παιδίον μικρόν ἐστιν. The child is small.
καινός	adjective	new	καινὸν βιβλίον ἔχω. I have a new book.
παλαιός	adjective	old	αὕτη ἡ οἰκία παλαιά ἐστιν. This house is old.
μακρός	adjective	long	ἡ ὁδὸς μακρά ἐστιν. The road is long.
βραχύς	adjective	short	ὁ λόγος βραχύς ἐστιν. The story is short.
ὑψηλός	adjective	high	τὸ ὄρος ὑψηλόν ἐστιν. The mountain is high.
ταπεινός	adjective	low	τὸ τεῖχος ταπεινόν ἐστιν. The wall is low.
θερμός	adjective	hot	τὸ ὕδωρ θερμόν ἐστιν. The water is hot.
ψυχρός	adjective	cold	ἡ νὺξ ψυχρά ἐστιν. The night is cold.
χαίρων	adjective	happy	τὸ παιδίον σήμερον χαῖρον ἐστίν. The child is happy today.
λυπηρός	adjective	sad	αὐτὴ νῦν λυπηρά ἐστιν. She is sad now.
καλός	adjective	beautiful	τὸ ἄνθος καλόν ἐστιν. The flower is beautiful.
ῥᾴδιος	adjective	easy	τοῦτο τὸ ἔργον ῥᾴδιόν ἐστιν. This work is easy.
χαλεπός	adjective	hard	τοῦτο τὸ μάθημα χαλεπόν ἐστιν. This lesson is hard.
ταχύς	adjective	fast	ὁ ἵππος ταχύς ἐστιν. The horse is fast.
βραδύς	adjective	slow	ὁ γέρων βραδύς ἐστιν. The old man is slow.
ὀρθός	adjective	right	ἡ σὴ ἀπόκρισις ὀρθή ἐστιν. Your answer is right.
ψευδής	adjective	wrong	ἐκείνη ἡ ἀπόκρισις ψευδής ἐστιν. That answer is wrong.
σημαντικός	adjective	important	οὗτος ὁ λόγος σημαντικός ἐστιν. This word is important.
ἀληθής	adjective	true	ὁ λόγος ἀληθής ἐστιν. The story is true.
ἐλεύθερος	adjective	free	ὁ ἀνὴρ ἐλεύθερός ἐστιν. The man is free.
πλήρης	adjective	full	τὸ ποτήριον πλήρές ἐστιν. The cup is full.
κενός	adjective	empty	τὸ δωμάτιον κενόν ἐστιν. The room is empty.
νέος	adjective	young	ὁ παῖς νέος ἐστιν. The boy is young.
ἰσχυρός	adjective	strong	ὁ ἀνὴρ ἰσχυρός ἐστιν. The man is strong.
ἀσθενής	adjective	weak	τὸ νοσοῦν παιδίον ἀσθενές ἐστιν. The sick child is weak.
ἐρυθρός	adjective	red	τὸ ἄνθος ἐρυθρόν ἐστιν. The flower is red.
κυανοῦς	adjective	blue	ὁ οὐρανὸς κυανοῦς ἐστιν. The sky is blue.
χλωρός	adjective	green	τὸ δένδρον χλωρόν ἐστιν. The tree is green.
ξανθός	adjective	yellow	τὸ ἄνθος ξανθόν ἐστιν. The flower is yellow.
μέλας	adjective	black	ὁ ἵππος μέλας ἐστίν. The horse is black.
λευκός	adjective	white	τὸ γάλα λευκόν ἐστιν. The milk is white.
ναί	interjection	yes	ναί, νῦν συνίημι. Yes, I understand now.
οὔ	interjection	no	οὔ, οὐκ οἶδα. No, I do not know.
οὐ	adverb	not	οὐ λυπηρός εἰμι. I am not sad.
καί	conjunction	and	ἄρτος καὶ ὕδωρ ἱκανά ἐστιν. Bread and water are enough.
ἤ	conjunction	or
ἀλλά	conjunction	but	πένης ἐστίν, ἀλλὰ δίκαιος. He is poor but honest.
εἰ	conjunction	if	εἰ ἔρχεται, ἴομεν. If he comes, we go.
ὅτι	conjunction	because	μένω ὅτι ὑετός ἐστιν. I stay because it rains.
μετά	preposition	with	μετὰ τοῦ φίλου μου ἔρχομαι. I go with my friend.
ἄνευ	preposition	without	ἄνευ ἀργυρίου ζῇ. He lives without money.
ὑπέρ	preposition	for	τοῦτο τὸ δῶρόν ἐστιν ὑπὲρ σοῦ. This gift is for you.
ἀπό	preposition	from	ὕδωρ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους ῥεῖ. Water flows from the mountain.
εἰς	preposition	to	εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἴομεν. We go to the city.