GCSE Greek Vocabulary Tester 6

#1. ἀγαθός; ἀγαθή; ἀγαθόν

evil

beautiful

good

#2. δύο; δύο; δύο

why?

divine

two

#3. (δίδωμι); δώσω; ἔδωκα

I teach

I hand over

I give

#4. παρασκευάζω

I besiege

I send help (to)

I prepare

#5. πίπτω; πεσοῦμαι; ἔπεσον

I fall

I run

I send

#6. στρατιά; στρατιᾶς; ἡ

army

cavalryman; in plural (the) cavalry

camp

#7. κακός; κακή; κακόν

beautiful

bad; wicked; cowardly

fast

#8. σύμμαχοι; συμμάχων; οἱ

allies

prisoners

enemies

#9. ὁδός; ὁδοῦ; ἡ

misfortune; disaster; event

road; path; way; journey

sky; heaven

#10. ἀποθνῄσκω; ἀποθανοῦμαι; ἀπέθανον

I eat

I die; am killed

I cure

#11. δακρύω

I cry; weep

tongue; language

If

#12. μάλιστα

more

most; very much; especially

badly

#13. οὐρανός; οὐρανοῦ; ὁ

sea

sky; heaven

mountain

#14. οἰκέω

I think; consider

I save

I live (in); inhabit; dwell

#15. Λακεδαιμόνιοι; Λακεδαιμονίων; οἱ

the Italians

the Macedonians

the Spartans

#16. ὡς τάχιστα

as slowly (etc) as possible

as quickly (etc) as possible

as well (etc) as possible

#17. πρό + gen

before; in front of

near

against

#18. οἶνος; οἴνου; ὁ

illness

road

wine

#19. γυνή; γυναικός; ἡ

country

shout

woman; wife

#20. ἀσφαλής; ἀσφαλής; ἀσφαλές

safe

Black

dirty

#21. πιστεύω + dat

I trust; believe

our

night

#22. βοάω

I shout

I go

I run away

#23. αἰτέω

I take

I ask; ask for

I grow sick

#24. εὖ

well

land; earth

our

#25. ἀκούω; ἀκούσομαι; ἤκουσα; ἠκούσθην

I hear; listen

I want

I begin

#26. ἀλλά

but

Other

and

#27. ἄνθρωπος; ἀνθρώπου; ὁ

man; person

woman

shameful; ugly; disgraceful

#28. κίνδυνος; κινδύνου; ὁ

death

danger

ash

#29. αὐτόν; αὐτήν; αὐτό (acc/gen/dat only – also plural)

force; strength

pleasant; sweet

him; her; it; them

#30. κόπτω; κόψω; ἔκοψα

I hinder

I punish

I cut (down)

#31. τίμη; τιμῆς; ἡ

honour

night

contrary to; along; to

#32. εἰδέναι (cf. οἶδα)

I see

I learn

to know

#33. χρή (with acc + infin)

it is possible

it is right

it is necessary

#34. ἆθλον; ἄθλου; τό

festival

prize; reward

cave

#35. μήτε … μήτε …

either… or

neither … nor …

both… and

#36. εὐρύς; εὐρεῖα; εὐρύ

slow

deep

wide; broad

#37. πάλαι

finally

deadly

long ago; in the past; formerly

#38. σῖτος; σίτου; ὁ

food; corn; bread

hand

chair

#39. δῆμος; δήμου; ὁ

master

people; community

display

#40. δεινός; δεινή; δεινόν

full

successful

terrible; strange; clever

#41. κελεύω

I order

plan; a council

bad; wicked; cowardly

#42. ἵνα + subj or opt

in order that; in order to

so much

in case

#43. ὑπέρ + gen

under

above

on behalf of

#44. διαφθείρω; διαφθερῶ; διέφθειρα; διεφθάρην

I destroy; corrupt

I chase

I hinder

#45. ἆρα;

on the other hand

where?

[introduces a question]

#46. πειράομαι; πειράσομαι

I persuade

I conquer

I try

#47. δι᾿ ὀλίγου

many

soon

after

#48. ναῦς; νεώς; ἡ

harbour

sailor

ship; warship

#49. εἷς; μία; ἕν

he; she; it

one

who

#50. φυλάσσω