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Vocabulary List

GCSE Classical Greek

OCR GCSE in Classical Greek: J291

Unit B402 Classical Greek Language 2 (History)

This Vocabulary List accompanies the OCR GCSE Classical Greek specification forteaching from September 2009.

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Contents

Introduction Page 3

Vocabulary List

Page 4 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6

Page 6 Page 8 Page 8 Page 8 Page 8 Page 9 Page 9 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 11 Page 11

Page 13 Page 13 Page 13 Page 14 Page 14 Page 15 Page 15

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Introduction

This vocabulary list is required for GCSE Unit B402 Classical Greek Language 2

(History).

In addition to the words printed in the list, candidates will be expected to be

familiar with the following forms:

all regular adverbs formed from the listed adjectives;

comparative and superlative forms of all listed adjectives andcorresponding adverbs;

cardinal numbers 1 to 10;

compound verbs which are formed by using the prefixes printed in the list(e.g. I throw out)

All other words in a passage will be glossed. When a listed word appears in apassage with a meaning that is not listed, it will be glossed.

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good I announce

messenger market-place field, countryside I lead, bring I do wrong, injure

unjust, wrong always Athenians Athenian prize, reward I take I notice, perceive shameful, ugly I ask, ask for+ gen responsible for, guilty of prisoner (of war) I hear, listen true but other, another+ acc up I force, compel I retreat, withdraw brave wind+ gen without man, husband man, person+ gen worthy of+ gen from, away from I die, am killed I reply I kill [introduces a question]

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+ gen I rule

+ gen I begin beginning, power, empire

weak shield safe again self, himself, herself, itself (emphatic)

the same (acc/gen/dat only - also plural) him, her, it, them

I arrive I go I throw, fire at, hit (with missile) foreigners, barbarians king force, strength life I harm I shout

shout+ dat I help, come to help plan, a council I wish

slow

for at any rate, even I laugh old man land I become, happen, occur I know, realise, understand tongue, language I write, draw

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woman, wife

I cry but, and(with acc + infin) it is necessary terrible, strange, clever ten tree master second I receive indeed+ acc because of, on account of why?+ gen through soon I destroy just, fair because I chase, pursue (I) decide (= it seems good (to me)) slave two unlucky present, gift

if(acc/gen/dat only) himself, herself, itself, themselves I, (acc. etc. me)

my, mine I wish, am willing if cf. to know cf. knowing I am6 Vocabulary List OCR 2009

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peace+ acc to, into to such an extent one

I throw into, invade

or+ gen out of, from each there that, those assembly, meeting I escape free a Greek I hope, expect+ dat in, among here nine inhabitant six I am allowed, I can (= it is permitted to

me/possible for me)

when, since then, afterwards+ acc against, on to, on, at letter+ dat I follow seven work, task, deed, action I go, comeor I ask (a question) I eat evening still year well immediately, at once I find wide

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lucky, fortunate hostileimperfect I have while, until

Zeus I seek or, than either or ... guide, leader already, by now pleasant, sweet we our day

sea death I bury I am amazed at, admire goddess god daughter door I sacrifice doctor temple sacred+ subj or opt in order that, in order to horse cavalryman, in plural(the) cavalry strong8 Vocabulary List OCR 2009

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I sleep I sit and, also, even, too+ participle although I burn, set on fire bad, wicked I call beautiful, handsome, fine+ acc according to, by, down, along by land+ gen down I order head danger I steal I punish I cut (down) I hide I obtain, get+ infin I hinder, prevent (someone from doing) in secret, secretly the Spartans I take, capture I say, speak, tell I leave harbour word, speech, argument, story,

account

I untie, set free

most, very much, especially more I learn, understand

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[marks a contrast] however I wait, remain+ acc after+ gen with not no-one, nothing, no never neither ... nor ... mother little I hate alone, only only story foolish, stupid

(irregular) ship

sailor fleet

young man corpse new, young, recent island victory

I win, conquer I think, consider law, custom disease, illness now night

battle I fight big, great+ fut infin I intend, am going to

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stranger, foreigner, host, guest sword

the

this

road, path, way, journey

I know I live (in), inhabit house wine I am able, can eight little few name weapons, arms, armour I see+ dat I grow angry (with) mountain who, which that not no-one, nothing, no never neither ... nor ... therefore, and so this so, in this way

and child, son, daughter, boy, girl+ acc contrary to+ gen from I prepare

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I provide, cause, produce all, every I suffer, experience father I stop (middle) I stop, cease from (doing something)+ dat, I obey I persuade I try fifth I send five+ acc round+ gen about, concerning I drink I fall+ dat I trust, believe faithful I sail+ gen except rich I do, make what sort of? war the enemy city, state citizen much many often I travel, march how big? how much? how many? river when? where? to where?12 Vocabulary List OCR 2009

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from where? foot I do, fare, manage+ gen before, in front of+ acc to, towards, against+ dat I attack before, formerly first at first, first gate I learn, ascertain, ask fire how?

easy

silence food, corn wise army, expedition general, commander soldier you (singular) your I collect, assemble allies misfortune, disaster I save body fast, quick wall at last four fourth

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I honour, respect honour (a) certain, someone, something;; who? what? which? such so great so many then three I run third chance, luck, fortune (good or bad)

water son wood, forest you (plural) your+ gen on behalf of I promise sleep+ gen by (with the agent of passive verbs) later high

I seem, appear I carry, bear, endure I run away(imperfect) I say I love, like (male) friend I am afraid, fear fear I murder, kill I guard guard14 Vocabulary List OCR 2009

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voice

difficult storm, winter hand+ dat I use(with acc + infin) it is necessary money, goods, property time gold country, land

o (addressing someone) when, as, because (or other superlative) as quickly (etc) as possible that, so that, with the result that

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