| A | B |
| ἀκρόπολις (ἡ) | acropolis |
| ἆρα | (indicates a question) |
| βαίνω | I come / go / walk |
| γῆ (ἡ) | land |
| δέ | and / but |
| δεῦρο | over here |
| ἐγώ | I (sometimes emphatic) |
| ἔπειτα | then / next |
| καί | and / also |
| καλός ή όν | beautiful / fine / good |
| ναύτης (ὁ) | sailor |
| νεώριον (τό) | dockyard |
| ὁ ἡ τό | the |
| Παρθενών (ὁ) | the Parthenon |
| πλοῖον (τό) | vessel / ship |
| ῥαψωδός (ὁ) | rhapsode |
| σύ | you (s.) |
| τε…καί… | A and B / both A and B |
| τίς | what? who? |
| ὦ | O (addressing someone) |
| ἀκούω | hear / listen |
| ἀληθῆ | the truth |
| ἀλλά | but / alternatively |
| βλέπω | look (at) |
| γάρ | for / because |
| διώκω | chase / pursue |
| ἔγωγε | I at least / I at any rate |
| εἰσβαίνω | enter / board |
| ἡμεῖς | we |
| καταβαίνω | go down / come down |
| μένω | remain / wait for |
| μή (with imperative) | don't! |
| οὐ / οὐκ / οὐχ | no / not |
| οὐδέν | nothing |
| οὖν | so / then / really / therefore |
| τί | what? |
| ὑμεῖς | you (pl.) |
| φεύγω | flee / run away / run off |
| ὡς (exclamatory) | how! |
| ἀκριβῶς | accurately / closely |
| βαθέως | deeply |
| βοηθέω | help / run to help |
| δηλόω | show / reveal |
| κακῶς | badly / evilly |
| καλῶς | finely / beautifully |
| μέν…δέ… | on the one hand…on the other |
| oἴμοι | alas! Oh dear! |
| ὁράω | see |
| ποῖ; | to where? |
| ποιέω | make / do |
| ποῦ; | where (at)? |
| σαφῶς | clearly |
| σεαυτόν | yourself (s.) |
| ἀναβαίνω | go up |
| ἄνθρωπος (ὁ) | man / fellow |
| ἀπό (+ gen.) | away from |
| ἀποθνῄσκω | die |
| ἀποχωρέω | go away / depart |
| γε | at least / at any rate |
| διὰ τί; | / why |
| δύω | sink |
| εἰς (+ acc.) | to / into / onto |
| ἐκ / ἐξ (+ gen.) | out of |
| ἐλθέ | come! / go! |
| ἐμπόριον (τό) | market-place |
| ἐν (+ dat.) | in |
| ἔργον (τό) | task / work / job / duty |
| ἔχω | have / hold |
| ἡμέτερος | our(s) |
| θάλαττα (ἡ) | sea |
| κακός ή όν | bad / evil / cowardly / lowly / mean |
| κυβερνήτης (ὁ) | captain / helmsman |
| λέγω | say |
| λέμβος (ὁ) | boat / life-boat |
| νῦν | now |
| πλέω | sail |
| πρός + acc. | towards |
| ῥίπτω | throw / hurl |
| σῴζω | save / keep safe |
| σῶος α ον | safe |
| σωτηρία (ἡ) | safety / salvation |
| φίλος (ὁ) | friend |
| φίλος η ον | dear / friendly / one's own |
| φροντίζω | think / worry |
| ἀεί | always |
| ἄριστος η ον | best / very good |
| γιγνώσκω | know / think /resolve |
| δῆλος η ον | clear / obvious |
| εἰμί | I am (= verb 'to be') |
| Ἕλλην (ὁ) | Greek |
| ἔμπειρος ον | skilled / experienced |
| ἤ | or |
| μῶρος α ον | stupid / foolish |
| ναί | yes |
| ναῦς (ἡ) | ship |
| οἶδα | know |
| ὅτι | that |
| παίζω (πρός + acc.) | play / joke at |
| περί + acc. | about |
| πολλά | many things |
| πῶς γὰρ οὔ; | of course |
| στρατηγός (ὁ) | general |
| τὰ ναυτικά | lit. 'the naval-things' / naval matters |
| τὰ στρατηγικά | lit. 'the leader's-things' / leadership / generalship |
| τὰ στρατιωτικά | lit. 'the soldier's-things' / military matters |