Oedipus Tyrannos Vocabulary Greek 796-810

Front 1

ἀληθής, ές

Back 1

true

Front 2

ἀπήνη, ἡ

Back 2

wagon, four-wheeled wagon

Front 3

βία, ἡ

Back 3

force, power, bodily strength

Front 4

ἐκτρέπω

Back 4

turn aside, turn off

Front 5

ἠλαυνέτην > ἐλαύνω

Back 5

drive, march
3rd p. dual imperfect act ind = conative imperfect; directed effort

Front 6

ἐμβαίνω

Back 6

mount, step on

Front 7

ἐνταῦθα

Back 7

in this, in here; here, there

Front 8

ἐξερέω

Back 8

will speak (out)

Front 9

ἡγεμών, όνος, ὁ

Back 9

leader, guide

Front 10

καθικνέομαι

Back 10

come down upon

Front 11

κάρα, τό

Back 11

head

Front 12

κέλευθος, ἡ

Back 12

path, way, road

Front 13

κέντρον, τό

Back 13

goad, horse-goad, whip

Front 14

κῆρυξ, -υκος, ὁ

Back 14

heard, messenger, envoy

Front 15

μέσος, η, ον

Back 15

the middle of, middle

Front 16

μήν

Back 16

truly, severe

Front 17

μήποτε

Back 17

not ever, never

Front 18

Ὁδοιπορέω, ὁ

Back 18

travel, walk the way

Front 19

ὁδος, ἡ

Back 19

road, way, path, journey

Front 20

ὄνειδος, τό

Back 20

reproach, disgrace, rebuke

Front 21

ὀργή, ἡ

Back 21

anger; panic, passion

Front 22

ὅτε

Back 22

when, at some time

Front 23

ὄχος, ὁ

Back 23

carriage

Front 24

παίω

Back 24

strike, smite, dash

Front 25

παραστείχω

Back 25

walk past, pass by

Front 26

πέλας

Back 26

near, close; neighbour, other

Front 27

πρέσβυς, ὁ

Back 27

old man, elder

Front 28

πωλικός, ή, όν

Back 28

drawn by colts

Front 29

στείχω

Back 29

to come or go, walk, proceed

Front 30

συναντίαζω

Back 30

meet with, meet

Front 31

συντομος, ον

Back 31

short, concise, brief

Front 32

τελέω

Back 32

fulfil, accomplish, pay

Front 33

τηρέω

Back 33

watch for, watch over, observe

Front 34

τίνω

Back 34

pay the price, repay

Front 35

Τριπλόος, η, ον

Back 35

triple, threefold

Front 36

τροχηλατης, ὁ

Back 36

driver, charioteer

Front 37

τύραννος, ὁ

Back 37

sovereign, tyrant

Front 38

φεύγω

Back 38

flee, run away

Front 39

χρησμός, ὁ

Back 39

oracle, oracular response

Front 40

χῶρος, ὁ

Back 40

place, region, land

Front 41

ἧ...πέλας

Back 41

I was near; +gen; impf. Εἰμί

Front 42

οἷον

Back 42

just like; pronoun or adverbial acc.

Front 43

οὐ...ἴσην

Back 43

not an equal (penalty); inner acc.

Front 44

πορεύω

Back 44

make to go, carry, convey; travel, traverse

Front 45

ἱκνέομαι

Back 45

come

Front 46

δεινός

Back 46

fearful, terrible

Front 47

προύφηνεν λέγων

προύφηνεν<ὑφαίνω

Back 47

'came into view telling'

Front 48

ὡς...χρείη < χρή

χρείη < χρή

Back 48

that it would be necessary

Front 49

πρὸς βίαν

Back 49

by force

Front 50

κἀξ

Back 50

out from

Front 51

κἀπὶ

Back 51

+gen - upon- IN