English–Ancient Greek Dictionary

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