Vocabulary of Ancient Greek (‛ελληνικη)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine, neuter

1.    mother           μητηρ, ἡ μητηρ, μητερες (mḗtēr)
2.    father           πατηρ, ὁ πατηρ, πατερες (patḗr)
3.    sister           ἀδελφη, ἡ ἀδελφη, ἀδελφαι (adelphḗ)


Οὑτως γαρ ἠγαπησεν ὁ Θεος τον κοσμον, ὡστε τον υἱον τον μονογενη ἐδωκεν,
ἱνα πας ὁ πιστευων εἰς αὐτον μη ἀποληται ἀλλ’ ἐχῃ ζωην αἰωνιον.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           ὑδωρ, το ὑδωρ (húdōr)
2.    fire           πυρ, το πυρ (pur)
3.    sun           ἡλιος, ὁ ἡλιος (hḗlios)


Τον ἀρτον ἡμων τον ἐπιουσιον δος ἡμιν σημερον.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           αἰλουρος, ὁ αἰλουρος, αἰλουροι (ailouros)
2.    dog           κυων, ὁ κυων, κυνες (kúōn)
3.    horse           ἱππος, ὁ ἱππος, ἱπποι (híppos)


’Αρχη του εὐαγγελιου ’Ιησου Χριστου Υἱου Θεου.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           λευκος, λευκοη, λευκον (leukós)
2.    black           μελας, μελαινα, μελαν (mélas)
3.    red           ἐρυθρος, ἐρυθρα, ἐρυθρον (eruthrós)

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