Greek-English Vocabulary
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κὰδ = κατὰ before δ (10)
καθαίρω, καθαρέω, κάθηρα I cleanse (VII)
καθ-ίζω, — , κάθ-ισα I seat myself; I cause to be
s e at e d (71)
καί [conj.] and; even; also (6)
καίω, καύσω, κῆα I kindle, I burn (85)
κακός, -ή, -όν bad, evil, cowardly (12)
καλέω, καλέω, κάλεσ(σ)α I call, I invite (IV)
κάλλιστος, -η, -ον [adj., supl. of καλός, -ή, -όν] (49)
καλλίων, -ον [adj., comp. of καλός, -ή, -όν] (49)
κάλλος, κάλλεος [n.] beauty (II)
καλός, -ή, -όν beautiful; fine; noble (7)
καλύπτω, καλύψω, κάλυψα I cover (XXXVI)
κάματος, -ου [m.] toil, weariness (I)
κάμνω, καμέομαι, κάμον [intr.] I grow weary; [trans.]
I construct by toiling (XXXIII)
κάπρος, -ου [m.] boar (VIII)
κάρη, καρή(α)τος or κρᾱ ́(α)τος [n.] head (VIII)
κάρηνον, -ου [n.] [only in pl.] heads, summits (IX)
καρπάλιμος, -ον swift, quick (82)
καρπός, -οῦ [m.] fruit (14)
κασιγνητός, -οῦ [m.] brother (26)
κατά [adv.] down(wards); thoroughly,
completely; [prep. + gen.] down (from); [prep.
+ acc.] down (along); throughout; according to
κατα-βαίνω, κατα-βήσομαι, κατά-βην I descend (XIX)
κατα-λέγω, κατα-λεξω, κατά-λεξα I enumerate, I
narrate (XXV)
κατα-τίθημι, κατα-θήσω, κατά-θηκα I put down (87)
κατα-χέω, κατα-χεύσω, κατά-χευα or -χύμην I pour
down; [mid.] I fall down (XVI)
κε(ν) untranslatable particle giving a theoretical, general,
expected or contrary-to-fact coloring to its clause.
(17)
κεάζω, κεάσω, κέασ(σ)α I shatter (XXXIX)
κεῖθι [adv.] there, in that place (XXVIII)
κεῖμαι [pf. mid. syst.] I have been placed; I lie
(dow n) (47)
κεῖνος, -η, -ο see (ἐ)κεῖνος, -η, -ον
κεῖσε [adv.] thither (XII)
κέλευθος, -ου [f., but frequently n. in pl. κελευθα, -ων]
way, path, course (88)
κελεύω, κελεύσω, κέλευσα I command [+ acc. or dat.
and inf.] (19)
κέλομαι, κελήσομαι, κεκλόμην I order [+ acc. or dat.
and inf.] (70)
κεν = κε
κεραυνός, -οῦ [m.] thunderbolt (XXXIX)
κέρδιον [comp. adj.] more beneficial, more
profitable (52)
κεύθω, κεύσω, κύθον I hide (18)
κεφαλή, -ῆς [f.] head (II)
κῆδος, κήδεος [n.] care, woe (XII)
κῆρ, κῆρος [n.] heart (28)
κήρ, κηρός [f.] fate, death (II)
κηρός, -οῦ [m.] wax (XXXI)Κίρκη, -ης [f.] Circe [enchantress, daughter of Helius
the sun-god] (XXIII)
κιχᾱ ́νω, κιχήσομαι, κίκον or κιχησάμην I come upon (by
chance); I reach (IV)
κίω, — , κίον I go (VI)
κλάζω, κλάγξω, κλάγξα I shriek (XXXIV)
κλαίω, κλαύσω, κλαῦσα I weep, I wail (70)
κληΐς, κληῖδος [f.] bolt; oar-lock (71)
κλῑ ́νω, κλινέω, κλῑ ́να, — , κέκλιμαι, κλίνθην I cause to
lean; [in m.-p.] I lean, I recline (XXI)
κλυτός, -όν famous (97)
κλύω, — , (κέ)κλυον I hear (the sound of ), I attend to
[+ gen. or + acc.] (XIII)
κν ́ῑση, -ης [f.] fat; savor (XXXVIII)
κοῖλος, -η, -ον hollow (XXVII)
κοιμάω, κοιμήσω, κοίμησα I lull to sleep, I lay to rest;
I calm; [mid.] I lie down to sleep (II)
κόμη, -ης [f.] hair (XVI)
κομίζω, κομιέω, κόμισσα I minister to; [mid.] I pick up,
I rescue (XIX)
κορυφή, -ῆς [f.] top of a mountain or rock;
head (XXVII)
κόσμος, -ου [m.] an ornament, adornment; due order
or arrangement (39)
κούρη, -ης [f.] girl, daughter (II)
κρατερός, -ή, -όν strong (15)
κράτος, κράτεος [n.] strength, power (53)
κρέα, κρεῶν [n. pl.] [ nom. sg. κρέας] flesh, meat (94)
κρήδεμνον, -ου [n.] veil (VIII)
κρητήρ, κρητῆρος [m.] mixing-bowl (80)
κρ ́ῑνω, κρινέω, κρῖνα I pick out, I separate; I judge (29)
κρύπτω, κρύψω, κρύψα I conceal (47)
κτείνω, κτενέω, κτεῖνα or κτάνον I kill (48)
κῡάνεος, -η, -ον dark (blue) (XXVII)
κυανόπρῳρος, -ον with dark-blue prow (XXVII)
κυβερνήτης, κυβερνήτᾱο [m.] steersman, pilot,
helmsman (XXIX)
κῦδος, κύδεος [n.] honor, glory (XXXI)
κυκάω, κυκήσω, κύκησα I stir (up), I confuse (XXXIII)
Κύκλωψ, Κύκλωπος [m.] Cyclops (92)
κῦμα, κύματος [n.] wave (XXIII)Λ
λᾶας, λᾶος [m.] [acc. λᾶαν] stone (XVIII)
λάβον see λαμβάνω
Λαερτιάδης, -εω [m.] son of Laertes [= Odysseus]
(XXXIX)
λάθον see λανθάνω
λαῖλαψ, λαίλαπος [f.] tempest (XXXVI)
λαῖτμα, λαίτματος [n.] gulf (89)
λαμβάνω, λήψομαι, λάβον I take, I get (22)
λανθάνω or λήθω, λήσω, λάθον I elude, I escape the
notice of [+ acc.]; [mid.] I am forgetful of [+ gen.]
(36)
λᾱός, -οῦ [m.] the people, the folk, the subjects; army,
host (33)
λέγω, λέξω, λέξα I say, I tell; I call (10)