Medea: Suppl. Vocabulary

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Medea vocabulary helps--to supplement workbook and notes in text

379 fa/sganon short sword h(=par, h(/patoj to/ liver
383 ge/lwj laughter acc. ge/lwn or ge/lwta
384 eu)qu/j -ei=a -u straight
387 a)/suloj secure, unseizable
388 r(u/w save, rescue
390 pu/rgoj tower a)sfalh/j unassailable, secure
391 do/loj deceit, stealth fo/noj murder ci/foj -ouj to/ sword
395 ma/ in oaths "by" se/bw worship
396 ei(lo/mhn < ai(re/w
397 mu/xoj corner, recess nai/w dwell, live
398 ke/ar heart
400 kh=doj marriage alliance, care
401 fei/domai spare
409 te/ktwn carpenter, craftsman

Second Episode 446-626

454 ke/rdoj -ouj to/ gain 455 qumo/w make angry
457 mwri/a foolishness
459 o(/mwj nevertheless
460 h(/kw I have come pro-skope/w show foresight
462 e)ndeh/j in need (of) fugh/ exile
466 a)n-andri/a
467 e)/xqistoj superl. of e)xqro/j
469 qra/soj confidence, boldness eu)tolmi/a courage
470 e)nanti/on opposite
471 no/soj -ou, h( sickness, pestilence
472 a)nai/deia shamelessness e)/molon I came, have come
473 koufi/zw make light
476 s%/zw save
478 pu/rpnooj firebreathing e)pista/thj one standing over, master
479 zeu/glh yoke, loop of an ox yoke spei/rw sow gu/h field, furrow
481 spei/ra coil polu/plokoj with many folds a)-upnoj
482 swth/rioj saving
483 * prodi/dwmi betray
484 h( Phliw=tij )Iwlko/j Iolcus on (or near) Mt. Pelion
485 * pro/qumoj eager
486 a)/lgistoj superl. of a)lgeino/j painful
489 * kaino/j new kta/omai possess * le/xoj marriage bed
490 * a)/ - paij
491 * suggnwsto/j pardonable Condition _____________________
e)rasqh=nai < e)/ramai fall in love with + gen.
492 * frou=doj gone
494 qe/smia, ta/ laws customs
495 * su/noida share in knowledge, be aware eu)/-opkoj
497 * go/nu knee * ma/thn in vain
498 a(marta/nw miss the mark
499 koino/w communicate
509 * maka/rioj blessed, happy
513 * e)/rhmoj alone, destitute, abandoned
514 * o)/neidoj, -ouj, to/ reproach, disgrace
515 ptwxo/j beggar a)la/omai wander, roam
516 kibdhlo/j base, false, adulterated
517 * tekmh/rion proof, sure sign
519 xarakth/r stamp, distinctive mark
520 dusi/atoj hard to cure pe/lw, pe/lomai be, be in motion
521 e)/rij strife
fu=nai < fu/w 2 aor & perfect "I am born to; it is may nature to"
523 nao/j gen. of nau=j ship
kedno/j careful oi)kostro/foj helmsman, pilot
524 lai=froj sail kra/spedon edge, border u(potre/xw run out from under
525 sto/margoj wearisome, loud-mouthed glwssalgi/a tongue-lashing
526 purgo/w tower up, build, raise up
527 nauklhri/a voyage
529 * lepto/j thin, fine, subtle
531 to/con bow; to/ca bow and arrows a)/fuktoj unavoidable, inescapable
532 a)kribh/j accurate, exact
540 e)/sxatoj furthest, last
541 o(/roj border, limit, boundary
544 e)pi/shmoj distinguished, famous
546 a(/milla contest, rivalry
555 kni/zw scrape, chafe e)xqai/rw hate
557 * spoudh/ zeal
558 * a(/lij enough
560 spani/zw be in need of
564 sunarta/w knit together
566 lu/w profit
569 o)rqo/w stand upright, mid. prosper
574 tekno/w furnish with children, produce children
578 a)/loxoj wife
581 zhmi/a loss, punishment o)fliska/nw owe, incur
582 auxe/w boast periste/llw wrap around, clothe
583 panourge/w do any evil, be an utter scoundrel
584 eu)sxh/mwn good in appearance, specious
585 e)ktei/nw stretch out
588 u(perete/w row, work for, serve, aid
592 gh=raj old age eu)/docoj of good eputation, glorious
595 pa/roj before 596 o(mo/sporoj sown together
597 e)/ruma defense, bulwark 600 meteu/xomai change one’s prayer
607 a)ra/ curse a)ra/omai curse 608 a)rai=oj cursed, accursed
611 proswfe/lhma assistance
612 e(/toimoj ready a)/fqonoj unstinting, ungrudging

2nd Stasimon 627-662

627 u(per... e)lqo/ntej < u(pere/rxomai go over, exceed
628 eu)doci/a good report, glory, good name
631 eu)/xarij pleasing, of good grace
633 xri/w anoint, stain oi)sto/j arrow
635 ste/rgw love
636 dw/rhma -- dw=ron
637 a)mfi/logoj contentious, argumentative
638 a)ko/restoj insatiable
nei=koj strife, quarrel
639 e)kplh/ssw (line 8) strike out of one’s mind
640 a)pto/lemoj unwarlike, not to be warred on
* eu)nh/ bed, marriage sebi/zw honor
641 o)cu/frwn sharp-witted
646 duspe/ratoj hard to pass through
647 * oi)ktro/j pitiable, mournful a)/xoj pain, distress
648 dama/w tame, yoke, subdue, yoke in marriage
649 e)canu/w accomplish
650 u(pe/rqen from above
651 * steromai be deprived of
656 * oikti/zw grieve for, pity
660 kaqara=n -- kaqarw=n < kaqaro/j clean, pure
661 kl$/j -- klei/j key

Third episode (663-823)

663 prooi/mion opening, introduction
668 o)mfalo/j navel qespi%do/j oracle-singing
669 * spe/rma seed e)reuna/w ask
670 * tei/nw stretch
672 * da/mar wife a)/peiroj without experience of
673 a)/zuc unyoked, unmarried gamh/lioj of marriage, bridal
676 ei)de/nai < _______
679 a)sko/j leather bag, wine skin proe/xw project
680 e)c-ikne/omai reach, arrive at
681 * e(sti/a hearth, home
682 * xr$zw desire naustole/w go by sea
684 * eu)sebh/j pious, holy
685 ma/nteuma oracle
686 tri/bwn experienced, skilled/practiced in
687 doru/cenoj ally, friend in war
688 * e)ra/w love, desire
689 xrw/j skin
691 dusqumi/a downheartedness
697 h)ra/sqhn < e)ra/w
700 * kh=doj marriage alliance
701 perai/nw finish, complete
703 * suggnwsto/j forgiveable
708 katere/w be steadfast, be patient, endure
709 a)/ntomai meet, entreat geneia/j beard
710 i(ke/sioj suppliant
711 %)/ktira < oi)kti/rw pity parse oi)/ktiron _________________
713 e)festioj at the hearth
714 tele/sforoj brought to an end, accomplish
717 gonh/ offspring, race, seed
722 * frou=doj gone, lost
724 procene/w be a protector or patron
725 proshmai/nw announce, foretell
730 a)nai/tioj without cause or blame; blameless
733 dusxerh/j hard to manage, troubling
735 o(rkion oath, pledge
736 meqei=o < _____________
738 e)pikhru/keuma message or demand made by a herald
739 a)sqenh/j weak, without strength
741 promhqi/a -- promh/qeia forethought
744 skh=yij pretext, excuse
751 e(kou/sioj voluntary
754 * a(rke/w ward off; be of use; be enough
755 dussebh/j ungodly, impious
759 pompai=oj escorting
760 e)pi/noia thinking of, purpose
761 * speu/dw be eager
762 * gennai=oj noble
765 * kalli/nikoj gloriously victorious
767 * ti/nw ti/sw e)/tisa pay ti/nomai take retribution or vengeance
768 * ka/mnw be weary, be in trouble
769 * limh/n harbor
770 a)na/ptw fasten prumnh/thj fastened to the stern
771 po/lisma city
774 oi)ke/thj servant, house slave
776 malqako/j soft
782 kaqubri/zw insult; treat with insolence
786 plo/koj wreath, headband xrush/latoj of beaten gold
788 qigga/nw touch ko/rh girl, young wife
791 oi)mw/zw wail, lament, cry oi)/moi
794 sugxe/w pour together, throw into confusion
797 gela/w laugh, laugh at
tlhto/j suffering, patient; to be endured
804 neo/zugoj newly-yoked, newly wed
807 * fau=loj light, easy, worthless
809 eu)menh/j well disposed, kind, friendly
814 suggnw/mh pardon
819 perisso/j superfluous, above measure
820 ei)=a come on

Third Stasimon 824-865

824 )Erexqei/+dai children of Erechtheus
825 i(ero/j holy, sacred
826 a)po/rqhtoj unsacked fe/rbw feed, nourish
827 kleino/j renowned, famous
830 a(bpr/oj delicate, luxurious ai)qh/r upper air, pure air, clear sky e)/nqa there, where, when a(gno/j pure, chaste, unsullied
832 canqoj yellow, golden futeu/w plant, produce, give birth to
835 kalli/naoj fair-flowing r(oh/ stream, river, flowing thing
836 kl$/zw make famous, celebrate a)fu/ssw draw; mid. draw for oneself, drink
837 katapne/w breathe over
840 h(du/pnooj sweet-smelling
841 xai/th hair eu)w/dhj fragrant r(o/deoj of roses a)/nqoj flower, bloom
842 pa/redroj sitting beside, assistant
845 pantoi=oj of all sorts
848 po/mpimoj conducting, escorting
849 paidole/teira child murderess
851 te/koj = te/knon plhgh/ blow
853 pa/nt$ in every way
855 foneu/w murder, kill
863 i(keta=n gen pl. of i(ke/thj suppliant
864 te/ggw wet foi/nioj red, blood-stained

Fourth Episode 866-975

869 ai)te/w ask, beg
870 suggnw/mwn indulgent, forgiving
871 u(perga/zomai do a service, do work in preparation for something else. See Page: "many acts of kindness have been done in the past, as a basis for mutual tolerance now."
873 sxe/tlioj unflinching, headstrong, wretched
874 dusmenai/w bear ill will
875 koi/ranoj king
877 kasi/gnhtoj brother
881 spani/zw be in need
882 a)bouli/a poor judgment, thoughtlessness
890 ou)/koun not ... therefore, therefore ... not
o(moio/w make like; pass. become like
891 a)ntitei/nw repay nh/pioj infantile
892 pari/hmi concede
894 ste/gh roof, pl. house
895 a)spazomai welcome, embrace
896 dialla/ssw change; pass. be reconciled, change from enmity to friendship
902 w)le/nh elbow, arm
903 a)rti/dakruj near to tears
905 te/rhn worn smooth, delicate
906 o)/sse two eyes xlwro/j pale green, fresh
911 l%/wn better
914 a)fro/ntistoj thoughtless, heedless
918 au)ca/nw grow
920 eu)trafh/j thriving, well-grown h(/bh youth
921 u(pe/rteroj over, better, victorious over
923 e)/mpalin backwards 924 a)/smenoj pleased
927 a)piste/w disbelieve
929 e)piste/nw groan, sigh over
930 e)ceu/xomai boast, pray for
931 oi)=ktoj pity 933 mnhsqh/somai < mimnh/skw
936 e)mpodw/n before the feet, in the way
944 doca/zw hold an opinion, think, believe, judge
947 kallisteu/w be the most beautiful
951 pro/spoloj, o( h( servant
953 o(meune/thj bedmate
955 e)/kgonoj born of; as a noun descendant
o(/j h(/ o(/n (e(o/j) possessive pronoun (mostly used of) 3rd person singular
958 mempto/j to be blamed, contemptible
959 keno/w empty out
971 e)caite/w demand from another; mid. beg for oneself

Fourth Stasimon 976-1001

976 zo/a = zwh/
977 * stei/xw go
978 a)nade/smh headband
980 ko/mh hair
982 a)mbrosioj immortal, divine, preternaturally beautiful au)gh/ bright light, gleam, sheen
983 xruso/teuktoj made of gold
985 ne/rteroj lower, of the underworld numfokosme/w dress as a bride
986 e(/rkoj, to/ enclosure, net, snare
993 o)/leqroj ruin, destruction
994 stugero/j hated, hateful, hating
995 paroi/xomai be gone
996 metaste/nw lament afterwards a)/lgoj, to/ pain, sorrow
998 numfi/dioj of a bride
1000 a)/nomoj lawless, unmusical
1001 su/neunoj -on sharing one’s bed

Fifth Episode (1002-1250)

1003 basili/j queen, princess
1017 a)pezu/ghn < a)pozeu/gnumi unyoke
1024 sf%=n 2nd pers. pronoun dual gen. dat.
1025 onina/sqai < o)ni/nhmi
1030 moxqe/w be weary, suffer
1031 sterro/j stiff, solid, hard, barren to/koj giving birth a)lghdw/n pain, agony
1033 ghroboske/w feed and tend in old age
1039 sxh=ma form
1041 prosgela/w smile upon panu/statoj last of all
1043 faidro/j beaming, radiant
1049 o)flei=n < o)fliska/nw
1050 a)zh/mioj unpunished
1051 tolmhte/on one must dare ka/kh cowardice
1054 qu=ma sacrifice, offering
1056 e)rga/zomai work, perform
1058 eu)frai/nw delight
1059 a)la/stwr avenger, unforgetful one
1063 e)kfu/w beget, produce
1065 kra/j krato/j head
1074 prosbolh/ approach

Astrophic choral song (1081-1115)

1084 genea/ birth, race e)reuna/w seek, examine
1086 prosomile/w converse with, associate with
1087 pau=roj little, small, brief
1089 a)po/mousoj away from the Muses
1091 pa/mpan quite, altogether
1092 prosfe/rw surpass
1095 a)niaro/j distressing
1096 tele/qw come out, end up
1099 bla/sthma bud, growth mele/th care, anxiety
1100 katatru/xw wear out, exhaust 1102 o(po/qen whence
1103 flau=roj = fau=loj 1105 loi/sqioj left behind, last
1106 katere/w speak out 1108 h)/luqon = h)=lqon
1109 kurh=sai < kure/w happen

Messenger's speech

1123 o)/xoj carriage, chariot pedostibh/j going on the ground
1125 a)/rtioj just now
1127 eu)erge/thj benefactor
1133 spe/rxw hurry, rush
1136 di/ptuxoj twofold
1141 kune/w kiss ka/ra head
1145 sunwri/j pair
1150 neani/j young woman, girl
1155 xa/rin for the sake of
1160 bo/stroxoj curl
1161 lampro/j bright ka/toptron mirror sxhmati/zw arrange
1162 a)/yuxoj lifeless ei)kw/ acc. of ei)kw/n image
1163 qro/noj seat, armchair
1166 te/nwn tendon of the foot, foot
1167 qe/ama sight, spectacle
1168 xroia/ skin, complexion
1169 tre/mw quake, tremble (at) kw=lon limb mo/lij hardly
1170 xamai/ on the ground
1173 a)nololu/zw cry aloud
1174 a)fro/j foam, froth
1176 a)nti/molpoj sounding against o)lolugh/ loud cry (of joy or lamentation)
1180 pukno/j dense, frequent ktupe/w crash, (make) resound
dro/mhma running, course
1182 badi/sthj walker 1183 a)/naudoj speechless mu/w be shut
1184 stena/zw groan deeply
1185 diplou=j double e)pistrateu/omai march, battle, make war against
1187 na=ma stream pa/fagoj all-consuming
1189 da/ptw devour sa/rc flesh
1190 puro/w set on fire 1191 sei/w shake a)/llose to another place
1192 a)rao/twj fixed
1193 ta\ su/ndesma bond
1194 la/mpw shine
1195 ou)=daj ground, floor
1196 dusmaqh/j hard to recognize
1197 kata/stasij condition
1198 eu)fuh/j well grown, graceful
1199 sta/zw let fall drop by drop; intrans. fall drop by drop
1200 o)ste/on bone peu/kinoj made of fir
1201 gnaqmo/j jaw a)porre/w flow off from, melt away
1204 a)gnwsi/a ignorance, obscurity
1206 periptu/ssw enfold, enwrap, clasp
1207 prosauda/w address
1209 tu/mboj tomb, grave o)rfano/j bereft
1211 qrh=noj wailing, funereal lament
1213 kisso/j ivy e)/rnoj shoot, child da/fnh laurel, bay
1215 pa/laisma wrestling, struggle
1216 a)ntila/zumai hold fast
1221 pe/laj nearby poqeino/j longed for, mourned for
1224 skia/ shadow, phantom
1226 merimnhth/j one who is careful/takes care about something
1229 o)/lboj happiness, wealth e)perruhn < e)pirre/w flow to/on top of
1237 a)forma/w start from
1238 sxolh/ leisure
1242 o(pli/zw arm; prepare for battle
1245 balbi/j post in a race course; starting point; end
1246 kaki/zomai be a coward

Fifth Stasimon (1251-1292)

1251 pamfah/j all-gleaming
1252 a)kti/j ray, beam
1253 foi/nioj bloody
1254 au)tokto/noj slaying oneself or one’s kin
1256 blasta/nw bud, sprout
1257 a)ne/rwn = a)ndrw=n (epic form)
1258 diogenh/j born of Zeus katei/rgw shut in, enclose
1260 )Erinu/j Erinys, Fury u(pala/storoj under the power of an avenger
1264 e)sbolh/ entrance, inroad
1265 dei/laioj wretched
1267 a)mei/bw change a)mei/bomai change, answer
1268 o)mogenh/j of the same family, akin mi/asma pollution
1269 au)tofo/nthj murderer of oneself or one’s kin
1274 a)rh/gw help, aid, ward off
1277 nai/ yes e)n de/onti in need
1278 a)/rkuj hunter’s net
1281 a)/potoj tillage, crop au)to/xeir working with one’ own hand; self/kin-killing
1285 da/mar wife a)/lh roaming, distraction
1286 a(/lmh sea water; sea
1288 a)kth/ place where waves break, seashore u(pertei/nw stretch over
po/ntioj of/from/on the sea
1292 polu/ponoj much-toiling/suffering r(e/zw do; sacrifice

Exodos 1293-1419

1296 h)/toi surely
1297 pthno/j winged ba/qoj depth
1304 prosh/kwn kinsman
1305 mhtr%=oj maternal
1307 fqe/ggomai utter
1312 e)/cwqen from outside
1314 xala/w loosen
1317 a)namoxle/w force open, lift with a lever
1319 xrei/a use, advantage
1320 yau/w touch, lay hands on o)/xhma chariot
1332 prodo/tij traitor, traitress
1333 skh/ptw hurl, let fall down upon
1334 pare/stioj by/at the hearth
1335 kalli/pr%oj with beautiful prow
1346 ai)sxro/poioj acting shamefully
1347 ai)a/zw cry ai)ai= pa/ra = pa/resti it is possible
1357 a)natei/ with impunity
1362 lu/w profit
1371 mia/stwr one who brings pollution, avenger
1373 a)po/ptustoj to be spat on, detested
1374 ba/cij saying
1377 qa/ptw bury
1379 te/menoj sacred precinct
1381 a)naspa/w draw/pull back/up
1382 e(orth/ festival
te/loj initiation to a religious mystery, ceremony prosa/ptw fasten to
1387 lei/yanon remnant
1390 fo/nioj bloody
1392 ceina/patoj one who deceives strangers/guests
1393 musaro/j abominable paidole/twr child murderer
1395 a)/moroj without a share
1400 prosptu/ssw embrace; cling close about
1407 paidofo/noj killing children
1409 e)piqea/zw invoke the gods
1411 a)pokwlu/w prevent from
1418 a)do/khtoj unexpected