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Plato's Ion vocabulary

Test your knowledge of the nearly 700 words used in Plato's Ion. (Go to CW's language page.)


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αγαθoςgood
αγεcome on!
Aγλαοφωνa famous painter
αγραυλοςdwelling in the field
αγριαινωto be angered or to anger
αγωto lead or carry or drive
αγωνa contest
αγωνιζομαιto contend for a prize
Αιδηςthe Invisible
αδικεωto do wrong
αδικοςunjust
αδυνατεωto be unable
αδυνατοςunable
αειalways
αειδωto sing
AθηναιοςAthenian
αθλονa prize
αιγειοςof a goat
αιρεωto take (orig. w/ the hand)
αισθανομαιto perceive
αιτεωto request
αιτιοςresponsible
ακουωto hear
ακροαομαιto listen to
ακρονthe highest or furthest point
αλγεωto feel bodily pain
αλεομαιto avoid or shun
αληθηςtrue
αλιευςa fisherman
αλιευτικoςof or for fishing
αλλαbut
αλληλωνone another
αλλοςanother
αμαat the same time
αμαρτανωto miss the mark or be in error
αμεινωνbetter (adj.)
αμφoτεροςeach or both of two
ανmodal particle
αναγκαιοςnecessary
ανακρεμαννυμιto hang up on or make dependent
αναπειθωto convince
αναπτωto attach to
αναρταωto hang upon or attach to
αναφαινωto bring to light
ανδριαντοποιιαthe sculptor's art
ανδριαντοποιoςa sculptor
ΑνδρομαχηHector's wife
ανεμοςwind
ανηρa man
ανθρωπινοςhuman (adj.)
ανθρωποςa man or human
αντιλεγωto contradict
AντιλοχοςNestor's son
ανωabove
ανωθενfrom above
αξιοςworthy
αξιoωto think or deem worthy
απαςquite all
απofrom
αποδιδωμιto give back
αποδυνωto strip off
αποκρινωto separate (mid. to reply)
αποκρυπτωto hide from
Aπολλoδωροςan Athenian general from Cyzicus
απoλλυμιto destroy utterly
απορεωto be without means
αποφαινωto show forth
απτωto fasten
αρα (properispomenon i.e. with circumflex)neutral interrogative particle
αρα (paroxytone i.e. with acute)inferential particle
αργυριονa piece of silver
αριθμητικoςarithmetical
αριθμoςnumber
αριστερoςleft
αριστοςbest
αρκεωto ward off or be sufficient for
αρμονιαa fastening or harmony
αρταωto fasten to or hang
αρτιjust now
αρυωto draw
αρχαιοςfrom the beginning
αρχηa beginning or rule
Aρχιλοχοςa famous lyric poet
αρχωlit. to be first
αρχωνa ruler or captain
Aσκληπιειονa temple of Asclepius
ασπαιρωto pant or struggle convulsively
αταρbut
ατεinasmuch as (Lat. quippe and always with participle)
ατεχνωςsimply
αυagain or in turn
αυληthe court-yard
αυλησιςflute-playing
αυτoςself
Aχιλλευςson of Peleus and Thetis
αχλυςa mist
Βακχευωto celebrate the mysteries of Bacchus
Βακχηa Bacchante
βελτιστοςbest
βημαa step or a speaker's platform
βουκoλοςa cowherd
βουλομαιto will or wish
βουςcow
βυσσoςthe depth of the sea
γαλαmilk
γαρfor (Lat. enim)
γεat least
γελαωto laugh
γενεσιςan origin
γιγνομαιto come into being
γιγνωσκωto know or recognize
Γλαυκωνa rhapsode
γνωμηknowledge
γουνat least then
γραφευςa painter
γραφικoςhaving to do with drawing or painting
γραφωto write or paint
γυιονa limb
γυνηa woman
Δαιδαλοςarchitect of the Labyrinth
δαιμoνιοςof or belonging to a divinity
δακρυονa tear
δακτυλιοςa ring
δακτυλοςa finger
δεbut
δειit is binding on (Lat. oportet)
δεινoςterrible or clever
δειρηthe neck or throat
δεξιoςon the right hand or side
δεωto lack (mid. request)
δηindeed etc.
δηλοςconspicuous or clear
δημιουργoςa skilled workman
δηπουI suppose or I presume (Lat. scilicet)
δηπουθενI suppose (etc.)
δηταcertainly
διαthrough (etc.)
διαγιγνωσκωto discern
διακρινωto distinguish
διαλεγομαιto converse or discuss
διανοιαa thought or intention
διατριβωto consume or spend (time)
διαφερωto differ
διαφευγωto escape
διαφορωςdifferently
διδασκαλοςa teacher
διδωμιto give
διερχομαιto go through
διθυραμβοςa dithyramb (i.e. a kind of lyric poem)
διοςgod-like
διοτιfor what reason or that (etc.)
δισμυριοιtwenty thousand
δισταζωto be in doubt
διφροςthe war chariot
δοασσατοit seemed (Attic εδοξε)
δοκεωto think (Lat. uideor mihi)
δουλοςa slave
δρακωνa serpent
δρεπωto pluck or cull
δυναμαιto be able
δυναμιςpower or ability
δυοtwo
εαυτου or αυτουitself (Lat. se)
εγειρωto wake up
εγκωμιονsong in honor of a conqueror
εγχριμπτωto bring near to
εγωI
εθελωto will or wish
ειif
ειδωλονan image or phantom
εικαζωto liken or conjecture
εικoςprobably
εικωto yield or give way
ειλυωto enfold
ειμι sumto be
ειμι iboto go
ειπερif in fact
εις (proclitic)into
εις (w/ rough breathing)one
ειτεeither (..or)
εκfrom out of
Εκαβηwife of Priam
Εκαμηδηconcubine of Nestor (a gift of Achilles)
εκαστοςevery or each
εκαστοτεeach time
εκεινοςthat person there
εκκρεμαννυμιto hang from or upon
εκλεγωsingle out
εκμανθανωto learn thoroughly
εκπληττωto strike out of (one's senses)
Εκτωρson of Priam and Hecuba
εκφανηςmanifest
εκφρωνout of one's mind
εκχεωto pour out
ελαττωνsmaller or less
ελεεινoςpitiable
ελευθεροςfree
ελκωto draw or drag
ΕλληνGreek
εμαυτουmyself
εμβαινωto step in
εμβλεπωto look at
εμμεμαωςin eager haste
εμπειροςexperienced or practised in
εμπιπλημιto fill quite full
εμφρωνin one's mind or senses
ενin or among (etc.)
εναργηςvisible
ενδεικνυμιto point out
ενθεοςfull of the god
ενθουσιαζωto be inspired or possessed by the god
ενιοτεsometimes
εντιθημιto put in or into
εξαιρεωto take out of
εξαπαταωto deceive thoroughly
εξαπoλλυμιto destroy utterly
εξαρταωto hang upon
εξεπιτηδεςon purpose
εξευρισκωto find out
εξηγεομαιto explain
εξωout or out of or outside
εοικαto be like
εορτηa feast or festival
επαινετηςan admirer
επαινεωto praise
επαυρεωto partake of or touch
επειafter or since or when
επειδανwhenever
Επειoςbuilder of Trojan Horse and son of Panopeus
επερχομαιto come upon
επιon or upon (etc.)
ΕπιδαυριοςEpidaurian
ΕπιδαυροςEpidauros
επιδεικνυμιto display or exhibit
επιδημεωto be at home or in a place
επιλησμωνforgetful
επισταμαιto know (how to do)
επιστημηknowledge
εποςa word
εργαζομαιto work
εργασιαwork or a working
ε(ε)ργωto confine (here "skirt along")
εργονwork or a task
Ερεβοσδεto Erebus
εριονwool
ερμηνευςan interpreter
ερμηνευωto interpret
ερχομαιto come or go
ερωταωto ask
εσθηςclothing
εσχατοςoutermost or last
εταιροςa comrade or companion
ετεροςone of two (Lat. alter)
ετιyet or still (Lat. adhuc)
ευwell
ευθυςat once
ευλαβεομαιto have a care of
ευξεστοςwell-planed
ευπορεωto be well off
ευρημαa discovery
ΕυριπιδηςAristotle's "most tragic" poet (ca 480–407/6)
ευρισκωto find
εφαλλομαιto spring upon
ΕφεσιοςEphesian
ΕφεσοςEphesus
εχωto have or hold (or be able)
εωςuntil
Ζευςson of Kronos and Rhea
ζηλoωto rival or admire
ζηλωτoςenviable
ζoφοςthe gloom of the world below
ζωγραφοςa painter
ζωοςalive
η (perispomenon i.e. with circumflex)surely not (Lat. num)
η (oxytone i.e. with acute)or
ηδηalready or now (Lat. iam)
ηελιοςthe sun
ηκαslightly or a little
ημετεροςour
ηνιονreins (always pl.)
ηνιοχειαchariot-driving
ηνιοχικoςof or for driving the chariot
ηνιοχοςa charioteer
Ηρακλειδηςan Athenian general from Clazomenae
Ηρακλειοςof Hercules
Ηρακλειωτιςof Heraclea
ηρωςwarrior or hero
Ησιοδοςfamous archaic poet from Ascra in Boeotia
θαλασσαthe sea
ΘαμυροςThamyrus
Θασιοςof or from Thasos
θαυμαζωto wonder or marvel at
θεαομαιto look at or view
θεατηςa spectator
θειοςdivine
Θεoδωροςsculptor from Samos
Θεοκλυμενοςsoothsayer in the Odyssey
θεoςa god
θριξthe hair of the head
θυσιαan offering or sacrifice
ιαμβοςan iambic foot (short-long) or poem
ιατρικoςof or for a doctor
ιατρoςa doctor
ιδιωτηςa private person or layman
ιδιωτικoςof or for a private person or layman
ιδνoομαιto double oneself up
ιερoςholy (Lat. sacer)
ιημιto send (etc.)
Ιθακηisland home of Odysseus
ΙθακησιοςIthacan
ικανoςbefitting or sufficient
ικανωto come or arrive
ικελοςlike or resembling
Ιλιαςthe Iliad
ιναin order that
ιππαζομαιto drive horses or a chariot
ιππευςa horseman
ιππικoςhaving to do with or skilled in horses
ιπποδρομιαa horse-race or chariot-race
ιπποςa horse
ιστημιto make to stand
ισωςequally
ιχθυςa fish
ΙωνIon
καθευδωto lie down to sleep
καθιζωto make to sit down
καθοραωto look down
καιand
καιτοιand yet or however
κακoςbad
κακωςbadly
καλεωto call or summon
καλλιονbetter (adv.)
καλλισταbest (adv.)
καλoςbeautiful or good
καμνωto work or labour
καμπηa bending or a turning-post
καρδιαthe heart
καταdown (etc.)
καταβαλλωto throw down
κατεχωto hold fast or possess
κατοκωχηthe state of being possessed
κατωdown or downwards
κεντεωto goad or spur on
κεραςthe horn of an animal
κεφαλαιοςof the head (w/ εν "in sum")
κεφαληthe head
κηποςa garden
κιθαριζωto play the cithara
κιθαρισιςcithara playing
κιθαριστηςa cithara player
κιθαριστικoςhaving to do with or skilled in cithara playing
κιθαρωδιαsinging to the cithara
κινεωto set in motion or move
Κλαζομενιοςof Clazomenae
κλαζωto make a sharp piercing sound
κλα(ι)ωto weep or wail
κλινωto make to incline
κναωto scrape or grate
κνηστιςa knife for scraping cheese
κoπτωto strike or knock down
Κορυβαντιαωto be filled with Corybantic frenzy
κοσμεωto order or arrange or adorn
κουφοςlight or nimble
κρηνηa well or spring or fountain
κρινωto pick out or judge
κριτηςa judge
κρoμυονan onion
κτημαa possession
κυβερνητηςa helmsman or pilot
κυβερνητικoςhaving to do with or good at steering
ΚυζικηνoςCyzicene
κυκεωνmixed drink or potion
κυκλοςa circle
ΛακεδαιμoνιοςSpartan
λαμβανωto take or receive
ΛαμψακηνoςLampsacene
λανθανωto escape notice
λαoςthe people
λεγωto say
λιθοςa stone
λιπαρεωto persist or persevere
λoγοςa word (etc.)
μαparticle in affirmation or negation
ΜαγνητιςMagnesian
μαινομαιto rage or be furious
μακρoςlong
μαλαvery or very much
μαλισταmostly or especially
μαλλονmore or rather
μανθανωto learn
μαντικoςof or for a soothsayer or his art
μαντιςa seer
Μαχαωνson of Asclepius (wounded by Paris)
μεγαςbig or great
Μελαμποδιδηςdescendant of soothsayer "Blackfoot"
μελιhoney
μελιρρυτοςhoney-flowing
μελιτταbee
μελοποιoςa maker of songs or lyric poet
μελοςa limb or song
μεμααto wish eagerly or strive
μενon the one hand
μεντοιhowever or of course
μεσοςmiddle
μεταin the midst of (etc.)
μηnot (the "negative of thought" typically with subj. and inf.)
μηδεnor or not even (<μη)
μηδειςno one (<μη lit. "and not one")
μηκετιno longer (<μη)
μηνtruly (<μεν)
ΜητιωνAttic hero and ancestor of Daedalus
ΜητρoδωροςLampsacene rhapsode
μιμνησκωto call to mind (in perf. "to remember")
μνηστηρa wooer or suitor
μοιραa share or fate
ΜοισαAeolic for Muse
μολυβδαιναa piece of lead
μoνοςalone
Μουσαdweller of Pieria or Mt Helicon
Μουσαιοςlegendary musician and associate of Orpheus
μουσικoςof or for music
μωνsurely not...? (μη + ουν Lat. num)
ναιyes
ναπηa wooded vale or dell or glen
ναυςa ship
νερθεbeneath
Νεστωρwise old man and ruler of Pylos
νηparticle of strong affirmation
νικαωto conquer
νομιζωto deem or believe (that)
νoοςmind
νυνnow
νυνιat this moment
νυξnight
νυσσαturning-post (Lat. meta)
νυσταζωto nod in sleep
ξενοςguest or host or foreigner
οthe
οδεthis
οδυνηpain of body
Οδυσσειαthe Odyssey
Οδυσσευςson of Laertes and Anticleia
οιδαto know
οικοθενfrom home
οιμωγηloud wailing
οινοςwine
οιομαιto suppose or think
οιον (also οια)as or for example
οιοςof what sort (Lat. qualis)
οιστoςan arrow
ολοςwhole
Ολυμποςflautist and pupil of Marsyas
Ομηριδαιguild of poets or rhapsodes in Chios
ΟμηροςThe Poet (from Chios or Smyrna?)
ομιλεωto be in company with
ομιλιαconverse or company
ομοιωςin like manner
ομοκλεωto call or shout to
ομολογεωto agree
ονομαname
ονομαζωto name or address by name
ονυξtalon or nail
οξεωςquickly or sharply
οπισωbackwards
οποιto which place or whither
οποιοςof what sort or quality
οπoτεwhen
οπωςas or how or that (etc.)
οραωto see
ορθoςstraight
ορθωςtruly or rightly
ορμαθoςa chain
ορμαωto set in motion
ορνιςa bird
Ορφευςson of Oeagrus and Calliope
ορχεομαιto dance
οςwho (rel.)
οσοςhow much (Lat. quantus)
οσπερthe very man who
οστιςwhoever (Lat. quisquis)
οστισουνwhosoever (Lat. quicumque)
οτανwhenever
οτιthat or because (etc.)
ουnot (the "negative of statement" typically with indic. and opt.)
ουδαμωςin no way
ουδεnor or not even (<ου)
ουδειςnor or not even (<ου lit. "and not one")
ουδεπωποτεnor or never yet at any time
ουδoςthreshold
ουκουν (perispomenon)therefore
ουνtherefore or really
ουπωnot yet
ουρανιοςheavenly
ουρανoςheaven
ουτεand not or nor
ουτοςthis
ουτωςin this way
οφθαλμoςthe eye
οψονcooked meat or relish or sauce
παθημαa calamity or incident
παιωνa choral song
παλαιlong ago or just now
παλλακηconcubine
παμπολυςvery much
ΠαναθηναιαAthenian festival for Athena
Πανοπευςfather of Epeius
πανταπασιaltogether or absolutely
παντοδαπoςof every kind
πανυaltogether or entirely
παραfrom or beside or to (etc.)
παραινεωto exhort or advise
παραμυθεομαιto encourage or exhort
παραπλησιοςnearly resembling
παρειαthe cheek
παρειμιto be by or present
παρεχωto furnish or provide
παςall or the whole
πασχωto suffer or experience
Πατροκλοςson of Menoetius and friend of Achilles
πελωροςmonstrous or huge
πεντεfive
περαωto pass (through) or cross
περιaround or about (etc.)
περιειμι iboto go round
πετομαιto fly
πηδαωto leap
πημαsuffering
πινωto drink
πλαγιοςaslant (Lat. obliquus)
πλειστοςmost (adj.)
πλειωνmore (adj.)
πλεως (Ion. πλεος Hom. πλειος)full of
πλημνηthe nave of a wheel
πληνexcept
πλοιονa ship
πνοηa blast or breeze
πoθενwhence?
ποιεωto make
ποιημαanything made or done
ποιησιςa making or fabrication or poetry
ποιητηςa maker or poet
ποιητικoςcapable of making or poetic
ποιητoςmade
ποικιλοςmany-coloured or dappled
ποιοςof what kind?
πoλεμοςbattle or war
πoλιςa city
πολλακιςmany times or often
πολλαχουin many places
Πολυγνωτοςan great early Greek painter
πολυςmuch or many
ποταμoςa river
ποτε (oxytone)at some time or other
πoτεροςwhich of two? (Lat. uter)
ποτoνa drink
που (oxytone)anywhere or somewhere
πουςa foot
πραγμαa deed or thing
ΠραμνειοςPramnian
πραττωmake or do
πρεπωto be see nor befitting
Πριαμοςking of Troy
πρινuntil
πρobefore
πρoθυρονthe front-door
πρoςfrom or at or towards (etc.)
προσεχωto hold to
προσηκωto have arrived at or be fitting
πρoσωπονthe face
πρoτερονbefore (Lat. ante or prius)
Πρωτευςshape-changing divinity
πρωτοςfirst
πτηνoςfeathered or winged
πωποτεever yet
πως (enclitic)in any way or at all
πως (perispomenon i.e. w/ circumflex)how? or in what way?
ραιδιοςeasy
ραψωδεωto recite epic poems
ραψωδιαrecitation of epic poetry
ραψωδικoςof or for a rhapsodist or his art
ραψωδoςone who stitches or strings songs together;
ρημαa word or phrase or verb
ρυθμoςmeasured motion or time
Σαμιοςof Samos
σαυτουyourself
σιδηρεοςmade of iron or steel
σιδηριονan implement or tool of iron
σιτιονgrain or bread or food
σκεπτομαιto consider
σκεψιςa consideration or inquire
σκοπεωto look at or after
σoςyour (singular)
σοφιαskill or knowledge or wisdom
σοφoςskilled or cunning or wise
στεφανοςa crown or garland
στεφανoωto crown
στηθοςthe breast or chest
ΣτησιμβροτοςThasian rhapsode
στρατηγεωto be general
στρατηγιαa generalship
στρατηγικoςof or for a general
στρατηγoςa commander or general
στρατιωτηςa soldier
στρατιωτικoςof or for soldiers
στρεφωto turn
συyou (singular)
συμβαλλωto throw together or contribute
συμπαςall together
συνθαμβεωto be astounded
συνιημιto understand
συνοιδαto be cognisant of
σφoδραvery or very much
σχεδoνnearly or almost
σχημαform or figure or appearance
σχοληspare time or leisure
Σωκρατηςson of Sophroniscus and Phaenarete (deme Alopece)
σωμαthe body
ταλασιουργoςa wool-spinner
τεand (enclitic)
τεκμαιρομαιto conjecture
τεκμηριονa token or proof
τεκτονικoςskilled in or having to do with building
τελευταωto bring or come to an end
τεχνηart or skill or craft
τεχνικoςartistic or skilful (etc.)
τιθημιto set or put or place
τιμαωto honour
τις (oxytone i.e. w/ acute)who?
τις (enclitic)any one
τιτρωσκωto wound
τοιlet me tell you
τοινυνtherefore or moreover
τοιουτοςof such quality as this (Lat. talis)
τοσoσδεof such quantity as this (Lat. tantus)
τoτεat that time or then
Τροιαmodern Hisarlik
τρoποςa turn or way
τυγχανωto hit or happen
Τυννιχοςwrote one good paean
τυρoςcheese
υγιεινoςgood for the health
υιoςson
υμετεροςyour (plural)
υπαρχωto begin or exist or belong to
υπηρετηςan under-rower or assistant
υπισχνεομαιto promise
υπofrom or under or by (etc.)
υποδιδασκαλοςan under-teacher (of a chorus)
υποκριτηςan interpreter or actor
υπoρχημαa choral hymn to Apollo
υψιπετηςhigh-flying or soaring
φαινωto bring to light or make to appear
ΦανοσθενηςAthenian general from Andros
φασκωto assert or claim
φαυλοςslight or trivial or poor
φερωto bear or carry
φημιto declare or say
Φημιοςrhapsode from Ithaca
φθεγγομαιto utter a sound or voice
φθονεωto bear a grudge or be envious
φιλιοςfriendly
φιλοςbeloved or dear (Lat. carus)
φοβερoςfearful or fearsome
φοβεωto terrify
φoβοςflight or fear
φοινηειςblood-red
φραζωto declare or think
φροντιζωto think or give heed
χαιρωto be glad or to enjoy (etc.)
χαλεπoςdifficult
χαλκειοςof copper or bronze
Χαλκιδευςof Chalcis in Euboea
χαμαζεto or on the ground
χαρμηthe (joy of) battle
χειμαζωto pass the winter
χειρthe hand
χειρωνworse
χορευτηςa choral dancer
χραομαιto use
χρειαuse or advantage
χρημαa thing (that one uses)
χρησμωδεωto chant oracles
χρησμωδoςchanting oracles
χρυσεοςgolden
χρυσoςgold
ψυχηbreath or life or soul
ωvocative marker
ωμηστηςeating raw flesh
ωςas or thus or that (etc.)
ωσαυτωςin like manner
ωσπερjust as if or even as
ωστεas a result
ομιλοςassembly or throng