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02/15/2013

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Term

 

-, ν-

Definition

not, without


(anarchy)

Term
γγελος
Definition

messenger


(angel)

Term
γειν
Definition

to lead, to bring


(synagogue)

Term
γορα
Definition

marketplace


(agora)

Term
γον 
Definition

contest, struggle


(agony)

Term
δελφoς
Definition

brother


(Philadelphia)

Term
θλον
Definition

contest


(athletic)

[image]

Term

            αμααματoς

 

Definition

blood


(hemophilia)

Term
ασθανεσθαι
Definition

to feel, to perceive


(aesthetic)

Term
ατια
Definition

cause, reason


(etiology)

Term
κμη
Definition

highest point


(acme)

Term
κουειν
Definition

to hear


(acoustics)

Term
κρος
Definition

high, topmost


(Acropolis)


Term
λγος
Definition

pain


(analgesic)

Term
λλος
Definition

other


(allopathic)

Term

 

λςλος

 

 

Definition

salt


(haline)

Term
μοιβη
Definition

change


(amoeba)

Term
ἀμφι
Definition

around, both


(amphitheater)

Term
ἀνα
Definition

back, up, again


(anamnesis)
Term
ἀνηρνδρος
Definition

man


(Alexander)

Term
ἀνθος
Definition

flower


(anthology)

Term
ἀνθρωπος  
Definition

human, man


(anthropology)

Term
ἀντι
Definition

against, opposite


(antipathy)

Term
ἀπο
Definition

from, away from


(apogee)

Term

             ἀραχνη

Definition

spider


(arachnid)

[image]

Term
ἀργηρος
Definition

silver


(argyrism)

Term
ἀριστος 
Definition

best


(aristocrat)

Term
ἀρχαιος
Definition

old


(archaic)

Term
ἀστηρἀστερος
Definition

star

 

(aster)

Term
αὐτος
Definition

self


(autism)

Term
βαλλειν
Definition

to throw


(symbol)

Term
βαρυς
Definition

heavy


(baritone)

Term
βιβλιον
Definition

book


(Bible)

Term
βιος
Definition

life


(biology)

Term
βοτανη
Definition

plant


(botany)

Term

βους, βοος



Definition

cow


("Bossy")

Term
βραδυς
Definition

slow


(bradycardia)

Term
βραχυς
Definition

short


(brachycephalic)

Term
γαλα, γαλακτος
Definition

milk


(galactic)

Term
γαμος
Definition

marriage


(gamophobia)

Term
γαστηρ, γαστρος
Definition

stomach


(gastric)

Term
γενος , γενεος
Definition

race, family


(genus)

Term
γερων, γεροντος
Definition

old man


(gerontology)

Term
γη
Definition

earth


(geology)

Term
γιγνεσθαι
Definition

to be born


(genetic)

Term
γιγνωσκειν
Definition

to know


(agnostic)

Term
γλαυκος
Definition

grey, blue-green


(glaucoma)

Term
γλυκυς
Definition

sweet 


(glycerin)

Term
γλυφειν
Definition

to carve


(hieroglyph)

Term
γλωσσα / γλωττα
Definition

tongue


(glossary  /  epiglottis)

Term
γραφειν
Definition

to write


(graph)

Term
γυμνος
Definition

naked


(gymnasium)

Term
γυνη, γυναικος
Definition

woman


(gynecology)

Term
γωνια
Definition

angle, corner


(polygon)

Term
δαιμων
Definition

spirit


(demon)

Term
δακτυλος
Definition

finger


(dactyl)

Term
δεκα
Definition

ten


(decalogue)

Term
δενδρον
Definition

tree


(philodendron)

Term
δερμα, δερματος
Definition

skin


(epidermis)

Term
δευτερος
Definition

second


(deuterium)

Term
δημος
Definition

people


(democracy)

Term
δια
Definition

through, across


(dialogue)

Term
διαιτα
Definition

way of living


(diet)

Term
διδοναι
Definition

to give


(donate)

Term
διχα
Definition

in two


(dichotomy)

Term
δολιχος
Definition

long

 

 (dolichocephalic = long-headed)

 

Term
δοξα
Definition

opinion


(doxology)

Term
δρομος
Definition

running


(hippodrome)

Term
δυναμις
Definition

power


(dynamite)

Term
δυσ-
Definition

bad, difficult


(dystrophy)

Term

ἑδρα

 

Definition

seat, base


(polyhedron)

Term
ἐθνος
Definition

nation


(ethnic)

Term
εἰκων
Definition

image, statue


(icon)

Term
ἐκ
Definition
out, out of
Term

ἑκατον

 

Definition

hundred


(hecatomb - sacrifice of 100 cattle)

Term
ἐμποριον
Definition

trading place


(emporium)

Term

ἐν

 

Definition

in


(entropy)

Term

ἑν 

 

Definition

one


(hendecasyllabic - having 11 syllables)

Term
ἐνδον
Definition

within


(endocardial - inside the heart)

Term
ἐννεα
Definition

nine


(ennead - a group of nine)

Term

ἑξ

 

Definition

six


(hexagon)

Term
ἐξω
Definition

outside


(exobiology)

Term
ἐπι
Definition

upon


(epigram)

Term

ἑπτα

 

Definition

seven


(heptagon)

Term
ἐργον
Definition

work


(erg)

Term
ἐρωςρωτος
Definition

love


(erotic)

Term
ρυθρος
Definition

red


(erythrocyte - red blood cell)

Term

ἑτερος

 

Definition

other


(heterosexual)

Term
εὐ-
Definition

good


(euphemism)

Term
εὐρυς
Definition

wide


(eurythmic - pleasing relation of a temple's height to its width)

Term
ζυγον
Definition

yoke


(zygote)

Term
ζωη
Definition

life


(Zoe)

Term
ζωον
Definition

animal


(zoo)

Term

ἡδονη

 

Definition

pleasure


(hedonism)

Term

ἡλιος

 

Definition

sun


(helium)

Term

ἡμερα

 

Definition

day


(ephemeral)

Term
ἠθος
Definition

custom, character


(ethical)

Term

ἡμισυς

 

Definition

half


(hemisphere)

Term
θαλασσα / θαλαττα 
Definition

sea


(thalassocracy)

Term
θανατος
Definition

death


(thanatophobia)

Term
θεατρον
Definition

viewing place


(theater)

Term
θεος
Definition

god


(theology)

Term
θερμος
Definition

hot



(thermal)

Term
ιἀτρος
Definition

physician


(pediatrician)

Term

ἱερος

 

Definition

holy


(hieroglyphics)

Term

ἱππος

 

Definition

horse


(hippodrome)

Term
ἰσος
Definition

equal


(isobar)

Term

ἱσταναι

 

Definition

to stand


(thermostat)

Term
ἰχθυς
Definition

fish


(ichthyology)

Term
κακος
Definition

bad


(cacography)

Term
καλλος
Definition

beauty


(calligraphy)

Term
καλος
Definition

beautiful


(calligraphy)

Term
κανων
Definition

rule


(canon)

Term
καρδια
Definition

heart


(cardiology)

Term
κατα
Definition

down


(catalog)

Term
κεντρον
Definition

center


(central)

Term
κεφαλη
Definition

head


(microcephalic)

Term
κινειν
Definition

to move


(kinesiology)

Term
κλεπτειν
Definition

to steal


(kleptomania)

Term
κοινος
Definition

common


(Koine - the "everyday" Greek used in the New Testament)

Term
κοσμος
Definition

universe


(cosmic)

Term
κρινειν
Definition

to judge


(critical)

Term
κρυος
Definition

cold, frost


(cryotherapy)


 [image]

Term
κρυπτειν
Definition

to hide


(crypt)

Term
κυκλος
Definition

circle


(cycle)

Term
κυων, κυνος
Definition

dog


(cynic)

Term
λευκος
Definition

white


(leukemia)

Term
ληθη
Definition

forgetfulness


(lethal)

Term
λιθος
Definition

stone


(lithium)

Term
λογος
Definition

word, study


(logic)

Term
λυειν
Definition

to loosen


(analysis)

Term
μακρος
Definition

large


(macron)

Term
μαινεσθαι
Definition

to be mad/insane


(mania)

Term
μεγας, μεγαλη
Definition

great


(megalomania)

Term
μελας, μελανος
Definition

black


(melanoma)

Term
μερος
Definition

part


(meroblastic)

Term
μεσος
Definition

middle


(Mesopotamia)

Term
μετα
Definition

after


(metabolism)

Term
μετρον
Definition

measure


(metric)

Term
μην
Definition

month


(menopause)

Term
μητηρ, μητρος
Definition

mother


(metropolis)

Term
μικρος
Definition

small


(microbe)

Term
μισος
Definition

hatred


(misogynist)

Term
μνασθαι
Definition

to remember


(amnesia)

Term
μονος
Definition

single, one


(monad)

Term
μορφη
Definition

shape, form


(morphology)

Term
μυθος
Definition

tale


(myth)

Term
ναρκη
Definition

numbness


(narcotic)

Term
νεκρος
Definition

corpse, dead


(necropolis)



Term
νεος
Definition

new


(neonatal)

Term
νευρον
Definition

string, sinew


(neuron)

Term

νικη

 

Definition

victory


(Nike)   

[image]

Term
νομος
Definition

law, science of


(economics)

Term
νυξ, νυκτoς
Definition
night
Term
νυμφηh
Definition

bride, young woman


(nymph)

Term
ξανθος
Definition

yellow


(xanthoderma)

Term
ξενος
Definition

stranger


(xenophobia)

Term
ξηλον
Definition

wood


(xylophagous)

Term

ὁδος

 

Definition

way, road


(odometer)

Term
ὀδουςδοντος
Definition

tooth


(orthodontia)

Term
δυνη
Definition

pain


(anodynia)

Term
οἰκος
Definition

house


(ecology)

Term
οἰστρος
Definition

sting, gadfly


(estrogen)

Term
ὀκτω
Definition

eight


(octopus)

Term
ὀλιγος
Definition

few


(oligarchy)

Term

ὁλος

 

Definition

whole


(holistic)

Term

ὁμος

 

Definition

same


(homosexual)

Term

ὁμοιος

 

Definition

similar


(homeopathic)

Term
ὀφθαλμος
Definition

eye


(ophthalmology)

Term
ραν
Definition

to see


(optical)

Term
ὀρθος
Definition

straight, true 


(orthodontics)

Term
ὀρνιςρνιθος
Definition

bird


(ornithology)

[image]

Term
ὀστεον
Definition

bone


(osteoporosis)

Term

 

 ὀνυμανυματος

Definition

name


(synonym)

Term
παις
Definition

child


(pedagogy)

Term
παλαιος
Definition

old


(paleography)

Term
παρα
Definition

beside, almost


(paramedic)

Term
πας , παντος
Definition

all


(pandemic)

Term
πασχειν
Definition

to feel


(empathy)

Term
πατηρ, πατρος
Definition

father


paternity

Term
παχυς
Definition

thick


(pachyderm)

Term
πειρα
Definition

experiment


(experience)



Term
πεντε
Definition

five


(pentagon)



Term
περι
Definition

around, near


(perimeter)

Term
πετρα
Definition

rock, boulder


(petroleum)

Term
πλατυς
Definition

flat, broad


(platypus)

Term
ποιειν
Definition

to make


(poem)

Term
πολις
Definition

city


(police)

Term
πολυς
Definition

many


(polygamy)

Term
πορφυρα
Definition

purple


(porphyry)

[image]

Term
πολεμος
Definition

war


(polemic)

Term
ποταμος
Definition

river


(Mesopotamia)

Term
πουs, ποδος
Definition

foot


(podiatrist)

Term
πρωτος
Definition

first


(proton)

Term
πτερον
Definition

feather, wing


(pterodactyl)

[image]

Term
πυρ
Definition

fire


(pyre)

Term
ειν
Definition

to flow


(diarrhea)

Term
ῥις, ῥινος
Definition

nose


(rhinitis)

Term
σαρξ, σαρκος
Definition

flesh


(sarcophagus)

Term
σεληνη
Definition

moon


(Selena)

Term
σθενος 
Definition

strength


(sthenic)

Term
σκηνη
Definition

tent


(scene)

Term
σκεπτεσθαι
Definition

to examine


(skeptical)

Term
σκληρος
Definition

hard


(scleroderma)

Term
σοφος
Definition

wise


(sophisticated)

Term
σταδιον
Definition

stade (the length for a footrace)


(stadium)

Term
στενος
Definition

narrow


(stenography)

Term
στιχος
Definition

row, verse


(stichomythia - argumentative dialogue in a play)

Term
στοα
Definition

porch


(stoic)

Term
στομα, στοματος
Definition

mouth


(stomach)

Term
στρεφειν
Definition

to turn


(strophe)

Term
συν
Definition

with, together


(sympathy)

Term
σφαιρα
Definition

ball


(sphere)

Term
σχιζειν
Definition

to split


(schism)

Term
σχολη
Definition

leisure


(scholar)

Term
σωμα, σωματος
Definition

body


(somatic)

Term
ταλαντον
Definition

a weight


(talent - an ancient unit of monetary weight)

Term
τασσειν
Definition

to arrange


(taxonomy)

Term
ταφος
Definition

tomb, grave


(epitaph)

Term
ταχυς
Definition

swift


(tachyon)

Term
τεμνειν
Definition

to cut


(atom)

Term
τεσσαρες / τετταρες
Definition

four


(tetrad)

Term
τευχος
Definition

book, tool


(Pentateuch)

Term
τεχνη
Definition

skill, craft


(technical)

Term
τηλε
Definition

from a distance, at a distance


(telephone)


Term
τιθεναι
Definition

to place


(thesis)

Term
τοπος
Definition

place


(topographic)

Term
τρεις, τρις
Definition

three


(trilogy)

Term
τρεπειν
Definition

to turn


(tropical)

Term
τρεφειν
Definition

to nourish


(atrophy)

Term
τροφη
Definition

nourishment


(atrophy)

Term
τυραννος
Definition

ruler


(tyrant)

Term

ὑδωρδατος

 

Definition

water


(hydrogen)

Term

ὑπερ

 

Definition

above, excessive


(hypertension)

Term

ὑπνος

 

Definition

sleep


(hypnotism)

Term

ὑπο

 

Definition

under, below


(hypogeal)

Term

ὑστερα

 

Definition

womb


(hysterical)

Term
φαγειν
Definition

to eat


(bacteriophage)

Term
φαινειν
Definition

to show


(epiphany)

Term
φαναι
Definition

to speak, say


(aphasia)

Term
φαρμακον
Definition

drug


(pharmacy)

Term
φερειν
Definition

to carry


(phosphorus)

Term
φιλειν
Definition

to love


(philosophy)

Term
φοβος
Definition

fear


(phobia)

Term
φυλαξ, φυλακος
Definition

guard


(prophylactic)

Term
φυλλον
Definition

leaf


(chlorophyll)

Term
φυλον
Definition

race, tribe


(phylum)

Term
φυτον
Definition

plant


(zoophyte)

Term
φωνη
Definition

voice, sound


(phone)

Term
φως, φωτος
Definition

light


(photograph)

Term
χειρ
Definition

hand


(chiropractic)

Term
χιλιοι
Definition

thousand


(kilometer)

Term
χλωρος
Definition

light green


(chlorophyll)

Term
χολη
Definition

bile, gall


(cholera)

Term
χορος
Definition

singers


(chorus)

Term
χρονος
Definition

time


(chronology)

Term
χρυσος
Definition

gold


(chrysanthemum)

Term
χρωμα, χρωματος
Definition

color


(chromatic)

Term
ψευδης
Definition

false


(pseudonym)

Term
ψυχη
Definition

soul, mind


(psychology)

Term
ὠδη
Definition

poem, song


(ode)

Term
ὠον
Definition

egg


(oology)

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