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28 Cards in this Set
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αἱμα
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blood [anaemic, without blood; leukaemia, white blood; haemorrhage]
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βαπτισμα
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baptism
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θελημα
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will (cf. θελω)
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κριμα
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judgement (cf. κρινω, κριτης)
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ὀνομα
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name [An onomatopoeic word is one which is 'named' after, i.e. it imitates, the natural sound denoted]
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πνευμα
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spirit [pneumatic]
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ῥημα
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word [rhetoric]
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σπερμα
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seed [sperm] (cf. σπειρω)
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στομα
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mouth [stomach was used of the mouth of the digestive organ, and then of the organ itself]
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σωμα
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body [psycho-somatic treatment deals with mind and body together]
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οὐς ὠτος
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ear [otitis: inflammation of the ear]
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πυρ πυρος
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fire [pyre; pyrotechnics]
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τερας τερατος
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a wonder
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ὑδωρ ὑδατος
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water [hydrant, hydro-electric]
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φως φωτος
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light [phosphorous: a light-bearing substance; photograph]
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γενος
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race, kind [cf. genus] (A large number of words are derived from the root γεν which means 'beget', 'become'; e.g. γινομαι, γενησομαι; γενεα.)
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ἐθνος
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nation; pl. τα ἐθνη; the Gentiles [ethnology]
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ἐλεος
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mercy, compassion (cf. ἐλεεω)
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ἐτος
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year [There are Etesian winds in the Mediterranean which blow from the North-west annually]
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μελος
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member
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μερος
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part [In botany -merous is a suffix indicating the number of parts e.g. pentamorous]
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ὀρος
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mountain [orology: study of mountains]
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πληθος
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multitude [plethora]
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σκευος
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vessel / utensil
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σκοτος
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darkness [scotoscope: instrument for seeing in the dark]
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τελος
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end [teleology: view that developments are due to the ends which they serve]
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πασχα το
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Passover [Paschal] (indeclin.)
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Ἀβρααμ ὁ
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Abraham (indeclin.)
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