Ancient Greek for Everyone:
A New Digital Resource for
Beginning Greek
Comprehensive list of
Core Verbs and Nouns
2013 edition
Wilfred E. Major
wmajor@lsu.edu
Ancient Greek for Everyone
• This Power Point compiles core verbs and nouns from two
vocabulary lists:
– The Classical Vocabulary derives from the Dickinson College
Commentaries vocabulary list (http://dcc.dickinson.edu/greek-core-list ).
– The New Testament Vocabulary collects together all the words which
appear 30+ times in the NT.
• The Core Vocabulary here are those nouns and verbs which are
on both lists, all drawn from AGE Units 2-9.
• The verbs and nouns are grouped by stem type, to make their
patterns clearer and facilitate memorization.
Ancient Greek for Everyone
Unit 2 Vocabulary: Core
• ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολῶ kill, destroy
• ἀφίημι, ἀφήσω let go, allow, forgive
• δίδωμι, δώσω give
– ἀποδίδωμι, ἀποδώσω give back
– παραδίδωμι, παραδώσω hand over, deliver
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εἰμί, ἔσομαι be
ἵστημι, στήσω stand
τίθημι, θήσω put, make
φημί, φήσω say
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Unit 3 part 1 Vocabulary: Core
• ἄρχων -οντος ὁ ruler
Unit 3 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
• ἐλπίς -δος ἡ hope
• νύξ, νυκτός ἡ night
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Unit 3 part 3 Vocabulary: Core
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αἷμα -ατος τό blood
ὄνομα -ατος τό name
πνεῦμα -ατος τό wind, breath, spirit
στόμα -ατος τό mouth
σῶμα -ατος τό body
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Unit 7 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
• ἀκούω, ἀκούσω hear
• λύω, λύσω loosen, destroy
• πιστεύω, πιστεύσω trust, rely on, believe in (+ dat.)
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Unit 7 part 3 Vocabulary: Core
• ἄγω, ἄξω lead, bring, pass (time)
• ἄρχω -ξω begin, lead, rule (+ gen.)
– ὑπάρχω exist, be, belong to
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βλέπω -ψω see, look
γράφω -ψω write, draw
διδάσκω, διδάξω teach
διώκω -ξω pursue
δοκέω, δόξω seem
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Unit 7 part 3 Vocabulary: Core
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θαυμάζω -σω be amazed
λέγω -ξω say, tell
πείθω -σω persuade
πέμπω -ψω send
πράττω -ξω do
= πράσσω
• σῴζω, σώσω save
• φυλάττω -ξω watch, guard, defend
= φυλάσσω
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Unit 7 part 4 Vocabulary: Core
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ἀγγέλλω, ἀγγελῶ report, tell
αἴρω, ἀρῶ raise
αἰτέω -ήσω beg, ask
ἀποκτείνω, -κτενῶ kill
ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολῶ kill, destroy
βάλλω, βαλῶ throw
δηλόω -ώσω show
δοκέω, δόξω seem
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Unit 7 part 4 Vocabulary: Core
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(ἐ)θέλω, ἐθελήσω want
ἐρωτάω -ήσω ask
εὑρίσκω, εὑρήσω find
ζάω, ζήσω live
ζητέω -ήσω seek
καλέω καλῶ call
κρατέω -ήσω rule over
κρίνω, κρινῶ judge, decide, determine
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Unit 7 part 4 Vocabulary: Core
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λαλέω -ήσω talk, babble
μέλλω, μελλήσω intend, be about to
μένω, μενῶ remain, stay
ποιέω -ήσω do, make
φαίνω, φανῶ make appear
χαίρω, χαιρήσω be happy, say hello
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Unit 8 part 1 Vocabulary: Core
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ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός ὁ man
μάρτυς -υρος ὁ/ἡ witness
μήτηρ, μητρός ἡ mother
πατήρ, πατρός ὁ father
πῦρ, πυρός τό fire
χείρ, χειρός ἡ hand
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Unit 8 part 1 Vocabulary: Core
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ἔθνος -ους τό nation
ἔτος -ους τό year
μέρος -ους τό part, share
ὄρος -ους τό mountain, hill
πλῆθος -ους τό crowd
σκότος –ους τό darkness
τέλος -ους τό end
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Unit 8 part 1 Vocabulary: Core
• δύναμις -εως ἡ power
• πίστις -εως ἡ trust, proof, faith
• πόλις -εως ἡ city
Unit 8 part 1 Vocabulary: Core
• βασιλεύς -έως ὁ king
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Unit 8 part 1 Vocabulary: Core
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γυνή, γυναικός ἡ woman, wife
ποῦς, ποδός ὁ foot
ὕδωρ, ὕδατος τό water
φῶς, φωτός τό light
χάρις -ιτος ἡ grace, favor
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Unit 8 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
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ἀρχή -ῆς ἡ beginning, authority, office
γῆ γῆς ἡ earth
γραφή -ῆς ἡ drawing, writing, indictment
εἰρήνη -ης ἡ peace
κεφαλή -ῆς ἡ head
τιμή -ῆς ἡ value, honor
φωνή -ῆς ἡ sound, voice
ψυχή -ῆς ἡ breath, soul
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Unit 8 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
• ἡμέρα -ας ἡ day
• οἰκία -ας ἡ building, house
• σωτηρία -ας ἡ safety, salvation
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Unit 8 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
• ἀλήθεια -ας ἡ truth
• γλῶττα -ης ἡ tongue, language
= γλῶσσα
• δόξα -ης ἡ opinion, judgment, glory
• θάλαττα -ης ἡ sea
= θάλασσα
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Unit 8 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
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ἀδελφός -οῦ ὁ brother
ἄνθρωπος -ου, ὁ/ἡ human being
δοῦλος -ου ὁ slave
ἥλιος -ου ὁ sun
θάνατος -ου ὁ death
θεός -οῦ ὁ/ἡ god, goddess
καιρός -οῦ ὁ the right time
κύριος -ου ὁ lord, master
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Unit 8 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
• λαός -οῦ ὁ the people, folk
• λίθος -ου ὁ stone
• λόγος -ου ὁ word, speech; thought, reason, account,
reckoning
• ναός, ναοῦ ὁ temple
• νόμος -ου ὁ custom, tradition, law
• ὁδός -οῦ ἡ road
• οἶκος -ου ὁ house, home, family
• οὐρανός -οῦ ὁ sky, heaven
• ὀφθαλμός -οῦ ὁ eye
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Unit 8 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
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τόπος -ου ὁ place, topic
υἱός -οῦ ὁ son
φόβος -ου ὁ panic, fear
χρόνος -ου ὁ time
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Unit 8 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
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δαιμόνιον -ου τό demon
ἔργον -ου τό deed, work
παιδίον -ου τό child
πρόσωπον -ου τό face, mask, person
σημεῖον -ου τό sign
τέκνον -ου τό child
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Unit 9 part 1 Vocabulary: Core
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ἀποκρίνομαι, ἀποκρινοῦμαι answer
βούλομαι, βουλήσομαι want, prefer
γί(γ)νομαι, γενήσομαι happen, become, be born
δέχομαι, δέξομαι welcome
δύναμαι, δυνήσομαι be able, can
ἐργάζομαι, ἐργάσομαι work
πορεύομαι, πορεύσομαι go, march, journey
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Unit 9 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
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ἁμαρτάνω, ἁμαρτήσομαι miss, make a mistake
ἀποθνῄσκω, ἀποθανοῦμαι die
βαίνω, βήσομαι walk, come, go
γί(γ)νώσκω, γνώσομαι know, learn, judge, think
λαμβάνω, λήψομαι take, grab; receive, get
πίνω, πίομαι drink
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Unit 9 part 2 Vocabulary: Core
• ἔχω, ἕξω and σχήσω have, hold, be
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παρέχω provide
λέγω, ἐρῶ say, tell
ὁράω, ὄψομαι see
πάσχω, πείσομαι suffer, experience
πίπτω, πεσοῦμαι fall
πλέω, πλεύσομαι and πλευσοῦμαι sail
φέρω, οἴσω carry, bring