Vocabulary

Nouns

  • ἀγορά, ἀγορᾶς, ἡ “assembly, market, forum”
  • ἀγρός, ἀγροῦ, ὁ “field, land, farm”
  • ἄνθρωπος, ἀνθρώπου, ὁ or ἡ “person, human being”
  • γνώμη, γνώμης, ἡ “judgment, opinion”
  • δίκη, δίκης, ἡ “order, right, judgment, lawsuit”
  • ζημία, ζημίας, ἡ “penalty”
  • θάνατος, θανάτου, ὁ “death”
  • θεράπαινα, θεραπαίνης, ἡ “female slave, servant”
  • θύρα, θύρας, ἡ “door”
  • μάρτυς, μάρτυρος, ὁ or ἡ, “witness”
  • νόμος, νόμου, ὁ “law, custom”
  • οἰκία, οἰκίας, ἡ “house, dwelling”
  • παιδίον, παιδίου, τό “young child” or “young enslaved person”
  • πολίτης, πολίτου, ὁ “citizen”
  • πρᾶγμα, πράγματος, τό “deed, act, matter, thing”
  • τιμωρία, τιμωρίας, ἡ “vengeance, retribution, penalty”
  • χρόνος, χρόνου, ὁ “time”

An irregular noun

The irregular noun γυνή, γυναικός, ἡ “woman, wife” declines as follows:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative γυνή γυναῖκες
Genitive γυναικός γυναικῶν
Dative γυναικί γυναιξί
Accusative γυναῖκα γυναῖκας
Vocative γύναι γυναῖκες

Adjectives

  • ἀγαθός, ἀγαθή, ἀγαθόν “good”
  • δίκαιος, δικαία, δίκαιον “just, lawful, right”
  • ἔξαρνος, ον, “denying”
  • φίλος, φίλη, φίλον “beloved, dear”

An irregular adjective

The irregular adjective πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, “all, every, each” declines as follows:

Case   Singular     Plural  
  Masc Fem Neut Masc Fem Neut
Nominative πᾶς πᾶσα πᾶν πάντες πᾶσαι πάντα
Genitive παντός πάσης παντός πάντων πασῶν πάντων
Dative παντί πάσῃ παντί πᾶσι or πᾶσιν πάσαις πᾶσι or πᾶσιν
Accusative πάντα πᾶσαν πᾶν πάντας πάσας πάντα

Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives

  • ὅδε, ἥδε, τόδε “this, this here”; in connected prose refers to what is about to be said, “the following”
  • οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο “this, that”; in connected prose, refers what was just said, “the preceding”; in a list, “the latter”
  • ἐκεῖνος, ἐκείνη, ἐκεῖνο “that”; in a list, “the former”

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