III. The following are ancient Greek words and their definitions. Say them out loud in Greek. How do you think the ancient definitions led to the modern ones?
ἄγγελος messenger
ἀθλητής competitor for a prize
ἀµνηστία forgetting
ἀναρχία a place or time with no ruler
ἀποκάλυψις uncovering, revelation
ἄρωµα spice
ἁρµονία joint, agreement
ἄτοµος uncut
βίος life
βοτάνη grass
γένεσις birth
γεωµετρία measuring the earth
γράµµα letter (of the alphabet)
γραφή writing, drawing
γυµνάσιον a place for exercising
δαίµων divinity, demon
διάβολος deceiver
δίπλωµα paper folded in half
δόγµα opinion, decree
δύω two
ἐγώ I
εἰρήνη peace
εὐαγγέλιον (reward for) good news
ζωή life
ἱπποπόταµος river horse
ἱστορία research
καρδία heart
κατάλογος enrollment register
κλῖµαξ ladder
κόσµος order
κρατήρ mixing bowl
κρίσις judgment
κύριος master, Lord
κύκλος circle
µαθηµατικά mathematics
µανία madness
µαρτυρία testimony
µηχανικός engineer
µυστήριον secret
οἰκονοµία household management
ὂ µικρόν small “o”
παλίνδροµος running backward
παραβολή comparison, parable
ποιητής maker, creater
πολιτικά politics
προφήτης interpreter
ῥαψῳδία recitation
ῥητορική the field of speechmaking
ῥινόκερως horn-nosed
σκελετόν dried out
σοφία wisdom
σπέρµα seed
ὑπόθεσις foundation, principle, plan
φιλοσοφία love of wisdom
φωσφόρος bringing light
φωνή voice
χαρακτήρ mark
χάρισµα grace, gift
ψυχή soul
ὦ µέγα big “o”
The following are lists of ancient Greek words and an additional word to be added to each of them. Combine them to form modern English words.
+ λόγος word, understanding, account
ἀρχαῖος ancient
ἀστέροι stars
βίος life
εὖ well
ζῷον living thing
θεός god
µῦθος story
οἶκος home (hint: οι is later pronounced e)
τέχνη skill
χρόνος time
+ σαῦρος lizard
ἄλλος other
ἀπάτη deception
βροντή thunder
δεῖνος awesome
στέγος roof
τύραννος tyrant
+ γόνυ knee + γραµµή line
πέντε five
ἕξ six
ἑπτά seven
ὀκτώ eight
δέκα ten
δώδεκα twelve
+ ἰατρικά healing, medical
βαρύς weight
παιδίον little child
ποδές feet
ψυχή soul