Classical Greek prose: a basic vocabulary. A classified list of 1500 of the commonest words

118 Pages·1998·2.485 MB·English

by  Malcolm Campbell

Classical Greek Prose
A Basic Vocabulary
A classifiedl ist of 1500 of the commonestw ords
MALCOLM CAMPBELL
Bristol Classical Press
First published in 1998 by
Bristol Classical Press
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Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd
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C 1998 by Malcolm Campbell
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CONTENTS
Preface page iv
lnttoduction V
Abbreviations vi
Vocabulary:
I Nouns 1
II Adjectives 27
Ill Adverbs and Prepositions 43
lV Verbs 49
V Other Words 79
Supplement 85
Alph:abeticalI ndex 103
PREFACE
My thanks to John Betts for giving this project a home; to Jean Scott and Graham
Douglas at Bristol Classical Press for advice on book-production; to my wife
Dorothy and son Richard for their support; to a number of students in the Greek
classes at St Andrewsf or offering various helpful comments; and to my colleague
Dr Niall Livingstone for providing me with detailed annotations on the
penultimate draft and showing me ways of making it more user-friendly.
St Andrews, January 1998 M.C.
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INTRODUCTION
This book provides a basic vocabulary of Classical Attic Prose. The aim is that
students drilled in it should be able to read texts without constant recourse to a
dictionary, and that tutors can use it as a reference-pointi n determining what help
should be provided in unseen translatione xercises. It was compiled by assembling
all words in common use and adding to them a body of words recurrent in a
selection of twelve prose works (by Thucydides, Plato and orators) currently
marketed as 'set texts'. until the point was reached where it was felt that aJI but the
most abstruse or technical passages could be read with relative comfort.
Note the following points:
I The standard format of vocabulary books. that of one single undifferentiated
string of words, has not been adopted (though an alphabetical index is provided).
Instead, words are listed according to type.
2 On the other hand, the conventional listing by columns has been retained to
facilitate rapid self-testing. It is highly desirable however that more information is
absorbed about some very important basic words than can be conveyed by such a
formal For this reason, 100 of the 1500 words, identified by the symbol •, arc
dealt with at greater length in a Supplement (arranged alphabetically). Here the
opportunity is taken to incorporates ome illustrationso f Greek idiom.
3 l'\ot every meaning is offered for every word, only the commonest.
4 h is worth taking the time to build up a picture of word-families: under many
entries cognates arc given with numerical cross-references to enable the user to
track down any word in the collection instantly. The overall numeration will
enable tutors to set blocks drawn from different parts of speech for the purposes of
classroom testing, whether written or oral.
5 Not included here : most numerals; correspondingµ ,j-forms for negative words
beginning with o~
V
ABBREVIATIONS
abs.: absoluteOy) n.: noun
ICC.: accusative neg.: negative
adj.: adjective neut: neuter
adv.: adverbo r adverbial(ly) opp.: opposite
aor.: aorist optal: optative
cf.: compare pan.: participle
com.: comparative pass.: passive
conj.: conjunction perf.: perfect
cpd: compound plur.: plural
ctr.: contrast postp.: postpositive
dat: dative prep.: preposition
fem.: feminine pres.: present
foreg.: foregoing 1.: sub
freq.: frequent(ly) sc.: scilicet
fut.: future sing.: singular
gen.: genitive sts: sometimes
imp.: imperative subjv.: subjunctive
impers.: impenonal(ly) sup.: superlative
indi c.: indicative Supp.: Supplement
inf.: infinitive v.: vide
intrans.: intransitive(ly) vb: verb
masc.: masculine w.: with
Entries marked •: consult the Supplementf or funher elucidation
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I.NOUNS
A. 1\-IASCULINNE OUNS
I.a -,U, genitive -OT
t VEavia~ young man.y outh. sts with ref. to headstrong,
unruly,i rresponsiblec onduct
• ef.
n. VEOvi.cncoc;a7d6j., vto~590
l.b-Ht, genitive -OY
2 &cm~ householdm aster,e sp. in relation to slaves;
absoluter uler
J 6u,acmi~ juror, coc iv3p£~- ai 'gentlemen of the jury'
• er.
n. 6ucacmunovl94,v b 6taca~etv912
.a tm.c:mitl}; o-.·erseers,u pervisor,d irector
• er.
vb tt-unavau'-icnaa8atll51
5 tpa~ /o\·er;a rdent admirer,d evotee
• er.
vb epcivl1 52, n. iPOJ<;142
benefactor
• er.
n. euepyecria2()2v.b euepyeteivl230
spectator,p lur. audience
• er.
n. 8tmpov391, vb 8t:aa8atl173
II i&t~ (private)i ndividual,o ften as opposedto polis or
to holder of public office; laymana s opposed to
specialist
• er.
adj. t3toc;576
suppliant
• er.
vb \ICE't£\J£\V950
thief.b urglar
• er.
vb ICAEK't£\V970,n . ICM>1tii299
steersman.p ilot
robber,p irate
• er.
vb A'{ll;ea9cnlll2
13 vaimic; sailor,p lur. ship's crftV
• Cf. n. va~l77, vavnic6v4C>l
lawgiver,k gislator
• Cf. n. v6Jtoc;71v,b tt8tvat1J70
NOUNS
l5oia~ house-slave,r Mnial
•Cf.n.ot1e~
16 6d.lfll(; In plur. hoplites, (heavy-anned)i nfantry
• Cf. n. ox1a406ta, , vb on1itetvl003
17xot~ m.aur, composer,a uthor, esp. poet
• Cf. vb xo1eivl266,n . xoi111,1a«i16t,O i1"1cn.;354
citizen.f ellow-citizen
• Cf. n. x61t;355, KOA.ltela237,
vb KOA.lt£U£a8alll26, adj. JtOA.l'tllC~528
19xpo66~ betrayer,t raitor
• Cf. vb xpo~166vatl367, n. 1tpo6ocna239
20 a°'t~ skilledp ractitionero f an art; sophist
• Cf. n. ®'ia243, adj. ~532
21 cnpan~ JMmbero f a cnpanci, soldier, sts sailor
• Cf. n. cnpana245, vb cnpatEUEa8a11131
22 au1eo+a~ professionali nfonner/ prosecutor
• Cf. vb O'U1C*Vt£1vl276
bowman,a rcher
• Cf. n. W9>v'l6
servant,a ttendant,u nderling,s ubordinate
• er.v b inntpete'iv1281
-Ot.
2.a/1 genitive -01"
25 cine~ JMssenger
• Cf. n. ayydia165, vb ayyEll.ew866
26ay~
field; country u opposed to town
• Cf. adj. ciyp1<><;asyc5p,o uc~
27cj&£~ brother
•Cf.n.~ 269
prisoner of war (ainui 'spear', 0Aio1Ceo8at1 os1
aor.ci>.civat)
29aveµe><; wind
av8pcoxoc;•
30 [alsoi i) lulmanb eing
• Cf. ldj. av8pcmnve><;490
31m wn:e><; colonist
• Cf. n. ciK011e1l7a7, µitotac~ 73
silver
• Cf. n. apy,'.Jptov387
number, amount
1199
• Cf. vb ap18µ£iv
2
NOUNS
citiztn. eap. in respect of legal ltlml, opp.
9?voc;79o r µ£t0t1eoc;73
• Cf. n. acm,477, adj. am£ioc;558
destntr
• Cf. vb aim>µouiv1204
36 pappapoc; non-Greelch, ence Persian etc. depending on
context: as adj. (-oc;- oc;- ov),fortign, alien, '1
P<iPPapoc(;s c. YT1t)h e non-Greekw orld
• Opp.: ·w.Jlv141
31 Pioc; life, way of life, livtlihood, resourcts
• Cf. vb Ptouv1J17
38! Jo>µ~ altar
39y<iµoc; marriagt, wedding
• Cf. vb yaµEiv1207
land-workerf,a rmer
• Cf. vb 'YEOlpYE'ivl(2a0n8d n. yfi280i,p yov396)
(plur. koµol or neul 6Eoµ<i)b ond, bondage,
imprisonmtnt
• Cf. n. 6Eoµ(Jffllptov39J
42 6itµoc; ptoplt, popular government,d tmocratic party
or rustmbly, tkme
• Cf. n. 61)10KpatialB7, adj. 61ll,locnoc;566
43 6t6acnca).o~ ttachtr
• Cf. vb 6t6acnc£iv911
44&,uloc; slave
• Cf. n. 6ouulal89, vb OOUU\JE:lv915,
OOUAOUvl(3a1n9d n. av&pcno6ov386)
456p6µoc; running( 6poµcpa t a run, at top spttd), ract
(-courst)
46
eqovoc; offspring,d tsctndanl
• Cf. n. ,q,oyo~91
47euoc; pity, compassion,m trcy
• Cf. vb tAEE"ivl219
mtrchant, trader
aytar
• Cf. n.i~21
SOfmt~ commtndation,p raist
• Cf. vb tx-atve"iv122I
See adj. ext-n'tktoc;571
close companion,c omrade
• Cf. n. em'ipa200
3
NOUNS
52i\AI.O<; sun
53 8civcnoc; thath. death-sentence
• Cf. adj. ci&avmoc_-626
god,f em.g odu11
• Cf. D. 8£(i212, adj.8 £ioc;575
55 86pulk><; confusedn oise, uproar,h ubbub,c ommotion,
tumult
• Cf. vb 8opul5£ivl237
568p6voc; throne,c hair occupiedb y someonei n audlority
57&uµ~ strong feeling or emotion, esp. spirit, mettle,
courage;a nger, hot temper
.58i cn~ doctor
• Cf. vb ioa8cnll74
moc;
59\DO(i[alaoi\l ltorse,f em. mare, TI also cavalry
• Cf. n. \aeic;l32
C50~ opportunity,o ccasion,( o pportune/c riticaV
decisive)m oment
• Cf. n. x,,ovoc;l22
611e~ fruit, produce
621 emrrropoc; accwer, prosecutor
• Cf. vb 1CCJfllYOP£\vl242n,. 1CCJfllYopi.a216
631dv&uvoc; danger,r isk
• Cf. vb tclWUY£\JE\V967
64 KATIP()Ci lot, allotment( of land), heritablee 11a1e
651e0Aaoc; bay, gulf; lap
66 1CO(J)10(i adornment,~ Uuhment; order, a"angement,
discipline,s y.nan, con.ttirutionu; niverse
• Cf. vb tcoaµ£iv12M, adj. 1eooµ1oc;'8t
67ri~ circle
• Cf. vb ICVdouvl323
61 ll~ [also 1l] stone
69141~ hunger,s tarvationf,a mine
70 loytc,µ~ (numerical) calculation;r easoning,r e01oned
arg111nent
• Cf. vb Aoylt£a8cnlll3
worde tc.
• Cf. vb liy21v911, adj. dloyo<f'lO/e uAo-,oc;16• '
~lOMy~
plap
ruidmt alien, metic
• Cf. D. aC>\ICOCj31
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