Greek Roots
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Nouns
Πικτυρ Θις!
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100
The English word dysfunctional utilizes this Greek prefix.
What is δυς (= bad)?
100
γραφω
What is I write?
100
What case and number is νικαις
What is Dative plural?
100
Translate this caption.
Οἱ φιλοι καθιζουσι
What is the friends are sitting?
100
This body of water covers the seas contained inside of Greece.
What is The Aegean Sea?
200
The word “clue” originally meant a ball of thread, named for the mythical spinner who helped this famous Greek hero on his quest.
Who is Theseus?
200
ἐθαυμαζες
What is you were admiring?
200
What is another use for the genitive case other than to show possession?
What is with a passive verb?
200
Fill in the blank:
Οἱ Πολιται πασχουσι ἐν __ ____
What is τῳ πυρι?
200
This ancient Greek city famously features an oracle.
What is Delphi?
300
From the Ancient Greek word for “to wander,” this English word gives us the name of celestial bodies like Mars or Jupiter.
What is planet (from πλαναω)?
300
φυλαξομεν
What is we will guard?
300
Make ναυς plural.
What is νηες?
300
Fill in the missing word:
ὁ βασιλευς _____(ruled)
What is ηρξεν?
300
Connected to the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth, this large, hand-shaped southern peninsula includes Sparta and Olympia.
What is the Peloponnese?
400
The English word “bigamy” utilizes this Greek root.
What is γαμος (marriage)?
400
ἐδραμον
What is I ran?
400
What is the accusative plural form of πυρ?
What is no answer/trick question?
400
Translate this sentence: γερων ἱσταται ἑν τω αἱγιαλος.
What is "The old man is standing in the beach?"
400
Meaning "hot gates", this narrow pass was the site of a legendary 480 BCE stand against the Persian army.
What is Thermopylae?
500
The English word "sycophant" originally referred to an informer on illegal exports, combining the Greek word “to show” with this specific fruit.
What is a συκον (fig)?
500
ἠνεχθη
What is he was carried?
500
In ancient Greek what is the Dative plural form of old man?
What is γερουσι?
500
Translating to "breath" or "soul" in Ancient Greeks, this root word forms the first half of a modern field dedicated to studying the mind.
What is ψυχη?
500
This single, untranslatable Greek particle was often used by Homer solely to signal that the preceding word is emphatic, or to mean "precisely".
What is γε?