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Agamemnon Vocab Notes
Updated Agamemnon Vocab Notes
Vocabulary for Tragedy Texts
Approximately 103 pages
Running vocabulary and grammatical notes for three tragedies: the Agamemnon of Aeschylus, the Oedipus Tyrannos of Sophocles and the Medea of Euripides. ...
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| Watchman (1) | |||
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| αιτεω | ask, beg | ||
| απαλλαγη | deliverance, release, relief from | ||
| ετειος | yearly, annual | ||
| φρουρα | look-out, watch, guard | ||
| αγκαθεν | with bent arm, resting on the elbows | ||
| κοιμαω | sleep, lie in bed, keep watch at night | ||
| δικην (+gen) | like | ||
| ομηγυρις | assembly, meeting, company | ||
| δυναστης | leading man, chief, potentate | ||
| εμπρεπω | be conspicuous in | ||
| ανατολη | rising | ||
| των | of them | ||
| φθιναω | set (3pl) | ||
| συμβολον | sign, token | ||
| βαξις | saying, report | ||
| ανδροβουλον | that plans like a man | ||
| ευτε | when | ||
| νυκτιπλαγκτος | causing to wander by night, restless, uneasy | ||
| ενδροσος | bedewed, dewy | ||
| ελπιζον | expectant | ||
| επισκοπεω | watch over | ||
| ονειροις | dative of agent with επισκοπεω | ||
| βεβαιος | firm, steady | ||
| μινυρομαι | warble, hum a tune | ||
| αντιμολπος | sounding instead, substitute, to charm away | ||
| ακος | cure, remedy | ||
| εντεμνω | lit: incise (i.e. make incision into a plan to extract herbal remedy); here: apply | ||
| διαπονεομαι | be managed, governed | ||
| κλαιω στενων | take together | ||
| οφναιος | dark, murky, in the darkness (gen abs) | ||
| χαιρε | welcome | ||
| λαμπτηρ | one who lights up, lighter | ||
| ημερησιος | as of the day, bright as day | ||
| πιφαυσκω | make manifest, declare, tell of, show forth, speak | ||
| καταστασις | settlement, establishment | ||
| χορος | choral performance | ||
| χαριν | in response to, as thanks to | ||
| τορος | clear, distinct, plain | ||
| επανατελλω | lift, rise | ||
| ολολυγμος | loud cry | ||
| επορθιαζω | set upright, lift up | ||
| ως ταχος | as soon as possible | ||
| σημαινω | (+acc) επαντειλασαν [αυτην ](+inf) επορθιαζειν | ||
| ευφημων | auspicious, good-omened | ||
| δομοις | for the benefit of the house | ||
| ειπερ | since | ||
| πολις Ιλιου | Troy | ||
| φρυκτος | beacon | ||
| πρεπω | be clearly seen | ||
| φροιμιον | opening, introduction, prelude | ||
| θησομαι | I shall make my move in accordance with τα δεσποτων, I shall take advantage of | ||
| ευ πεσοντα | dice metaphor “happy fall” | ||
| φρυκτωρια | making signals by beacons | ||
| τριξ εξ | triple six | ||
| βασταζω | lift, touch | ||
| δουν | well at any rate | ||
| εκων | deliberately | ||
| ληθομαι | I am forgetful | ||
| Chorus, parados (40) | |||
| αντιδικος | opponent, prosecutor | ||
| οχυρος | firm, stout | ||
| ζευγος | pair | ||
| οχυρον ζευγος Ατρειδαν | the strong pair formed of the Atreidae, the mighty pair of Atreus’ sons | ||
| χιλιοναυτης | with a thousand ships | ||
| στρατιωτις | martial | ||
| αρωγη | aid, succour. Legal: support in a lawsuit | ||
| αιρω | put to sea, get under sail, set out | ||
| μεγαλα | adverbial neuter plural | ||
| αιγυπιος | vulture | ||
| εκπατιος | out of the common path, excessive | ||
| τροπον (+gen) | in the manner of | ||
| υπατος | highest, uppermost (odd use of genitive here) | ||
| στροφοδινεομαι | wheel eddying round | ||
| ερεσσω | row, ply | ||
| πτερυξ | wing | ||
| ερετμος | rowing | ||
| δεμνιοτηρης | bed-watching (here: accusative) | ||
| ορταλιχος | chick, young bird | ||
| ολεσαντες | ολλυμι “having lost” | ||
| οιωνοθροος | the cry of birds | ||
| οξυβοας | shrill-screaming | ||
| υστεροποινος | late-avenging | ||
| αιω | hear, perceive | ||
| παραβαντες | transgressors | ||
| πολυανωρ | of many husbands | ||
| γυιοβαρης | weighing down the limbs, limb-wearying | ||
| ο κρεισσων | the mightier power | ||
| γονυ | knee | ||
| κονια | dust | ||
| ερειδω | lean; mid: rest, set, be planted in, press into | ||
| διακναιω | active – scrape to nothing; passive – be lacerated, be shivered | ||
| προτελεια | preliminary ritual | ||
| καμαξ | spear shaft | ||
| θησων | future participle of purpose | ||
| το πρεπωμενον | destiny, appointed lot, fate | ||
| οπηι | where | ||
| τελειται | they are moving to, it is being fulfilled according to | ||
| υποκαιω | burn by applying fire below, offer secret sacrifices | ||
| απολειβω | pour libations | ||
| παραθελγω | assuage | ||
| ατενης | strained, stubborn, inexorable | ||
| απυρων ιερων | of unburnt sacrifices (partitive genitive) | ||
| ατιτης | unhonoured OR not involved in vengeance | ||
| ισοπαις | like a child, childlike | ||
| ισχυς | strength | ||
| νεμω | here: guide | ||
| νεαρος | youthful | ||
| μυελος | marrow | ||
| ισοπρεσβυς | like an old man | ||
| στερνον | breast, chest | ||
| αναισσων | leaping up | ||
| υπεργηρως | exceeding old, of extreme age | ||
| > το υπεργηρων | extreme old age | ||
| φυλλας | foliage, leafy branch | ||
| κατακαρφομαι | wither away | ||
| οναρ | dream | ||
| ημεροφαντος | appearing by day | ||
| αλαινω | wander about | ||
| αρειων | better, braver (+gen of comparison) | ||
| Chorus, parados (83) | |||
| τι χρεος | what has happened? | ||
| θυοσκεω | make burnt-offerings | ||
| περιπεμπτος | sent round about | ||
| πειθω | persuasion (πειθοι = dative singular) | ||
| l 86 | lit: ‘by persuasion of what message do you judge sent-round sacrfices?’ what message has persuaded you… | ||
| αστυνομος | protecting the city | ||
| ουρανομηκης | high as heaven | ||
| φαρμασσω | treat, enchant, bewitch | ||
| χριμα | unguent, oil | ||
| παρηγορια | exhortation, persuasion | ||
| αλλη αλλοθεν | now here, now there | ||
| ανισκει | “reach up” | ||
| αγνος | pure | ||
| πελανος | any thick liquid substance “a thick-flowing offering” here: oil | ||
| μυχοθεν | from the inmost part of the house | ||
| λεξασα | trans as imperative | ||
| αινει | consent (imperative) | ||
| παιων | healer | ||
| τελεθω | come into being, be | ||
| τοτε μεν, τοτε δε | at one moment, at another moment | ||
| κακοφρων | ill-minded, malicious, malignant | ||
| θυσια | sacrifice | ||
| απληστος | insatiate, greedy | ||
| ελπισ – εκ θυσιων ας αναφαινεις – αμυνει φροντιδα απληστον | |||
| θυμοφθορος | life destroying | ||
| κυριος | having authority | ||
| θροεω | cry, speak of | ||
| οδιος | for the way | ||
| αισιος | auspicious | ||
| εκτελης | perfect, ripe, in their prime | ||
| οδιον κρατος αισιον | lit: the auspicious command on the road the commanders who met with auspicious omens on the road | ||
| συμφυτος | born with one | ||
| Πειθω | accusative | ||
| μολπη | song | ||
| αλμαν μολπαν | the vigour of song (in apposition to Πειθω) | ||
| θεοθεν | by divine favour | ||
| οπως | how | ||
| συμφρων | of one mind, brotherly | ||
| ταγη | line of battle, command, leading | ||
| πρακτωρ | one who exacts revenge, avenging | ||
| θουριος | rushing, impetuous, furious (=nominative) | ||
| βασιλευσι νεων | to the king of ships | ||
| εξοπιν | behind | ||
| αργος | white | ||
| ικταρ | close to, hard by | ||
| δοριπαλτος | wielding the spear | ||
| μελαθρον | house | ||
| παμπρεπτος | all-conspicuous | ||
| βοσκομαι | feed, graze | ||
| λαγινος | of the hare | ||
| ερικυμων | big with young | ||
| φερμα | that which is borne, fruit of the womb, offspring | ||
| γεννα | offspring, son | ||
| βλαψαντε | both hindering | ||
| λοισθιος | last | ||
| αιλινος | cry of anguish, dirge, song of woe | ||
| το ευ | the good | ||
| κεδνος | careful, diligent, trusty | ||
| στρατομαντις | prophet to the army | ||
| λημα | desire, will, purpose... | ||
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Agamemnon Vocab
Approximately 103 pages
Running vocabulary and grammatical notes for three tragedies: the Agamemnon of Aeschylus, the Oedipus Tyrannos of Sophocles and the Medea of Euripides. ...
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