Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: July 28

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 17; use that link to review the vocabulary, English translation, and commentary. Before you click and look at the English, see which proverbs you can understand on your own without any English prompting

1. Ὁ ψεύστης οὐ πιστεύεται.
2. Μισῶ μνήμονα συμπότην.
3. Ἀλώπηξ τὸν βοῦν ἐλαύνει.  
4. Οὔποθ' ὕδωρ καὶ πῦρ συμμείξεται.
5. Ἄγει δὲ πρὸς φῶς τὴν ἀλήθειαν χρόνος. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 17-9-39, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 017

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: July 27

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 9; use that link to review the vocabulary, English translation, and commentary. Before you click and look at the English, see which proverbs you can understand on your own without any English prompting!

1. Βατράχῳ ὕδωρ.
2. Ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα.
3. Μακραὶ τυράννων χεῖρες.
4. Μιᾶς γὰρ χειρὸς ἀσθενὴς μάχη.
5. Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς δύο. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 9-39-49, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 009

Heracles wrestling Antaeus

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: July 26

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 39; use that link to review the vocabulary, English translation, and commentary. Before you click and look at the English, see which proverbs you can understand on your own without any English prompting!

1. Σκορπίον ὀκτώπουν ἐγείρεις.
2. Ἐν παντὶ σκορπίος φρουρεῖ λίθῳ.
3. Ἐὰν ᾖς φιλομαθής, ἔσει πολυμαθής.
4. Ἡ γὰρ σιωπὴ μαρτυρεῖ τὸ μὴ θέλειν.
5. Πολλῶν ἰατρῶν εἰσοδός μ' ἀπώλεσεν.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 39-49-1, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 039

scorpion mosaic

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: July 25

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 49; use that link to review the vocabulary, English translation, and commentary. Before you click and look at the English, see which proverbs you can understand on your own without any English prompting!

1. Τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν.
2. Τὸ πεπρωμένον φυγεῖν ἀδύνατον.
3. Οὐδὲν σιωπῆς ἔστι χρησιμώτερον.
4. Ἀγαθὴ σοφία ὑπὲρ σκεύη πολέμου.
5. Λεγιὼν ὄνομά μοι, ὅτι πολλοί ἐσμεν. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 49-1-42, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 049

Jesus exorcising the demon Legion

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: July 24

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 1... yep, the very first set way back in March! Use that link to review the vocabulary, English translation, and commentary. Before you click and look at the English, see which proverbs you can understand on your own without any English prompting!

1. Γόρδιος δεσμός.
2. Ἐν νυκτὶ βουλή.
3. Ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός.
4. Ὕπνος δὲ πάσης ἐστὶν ὑγιεία νόσου.
5. Δίκη δίκην τίκτει, καὶ βλάβη βλάβην.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 1-42-4, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 001

Alexander and the Gordian knot

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: July 23

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 42; use that link to review the vocabulary, English translation, and commentary. Before you click and look at the English, see which proverbs you can understand on your own without any English prompting!

1. Αὐτὸς αὑτὸν αὐλεῖ.
2. Ἀλκήστιδος ἀνδρεία.
3. Τύχη τέχνην ὀρθοῖ, οὐ τέχνη τύχην.
4. Ἀνὴρ ἀτεχνὴς τοῖς πᾶσίν ἐστι δοῦλος.
5. Θεοῦ δ᾿ ὄνειδος τοὺς κακοὺς εὐδαιμονεῖν. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 42-4-70, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 042

Alcestis (Roman fresco)

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: July 22

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 4; use that link to review the vocabulary, English translation, and commentary. Before you click and look at the English, see which proverbs you can understand on your own without any English prompting!

1. Χαλεπὰ τὰ καλά.
2. Μέγα βιβλίον μέγα κακόν.
3. Ἓν οἶδα — ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα.
4. Μηδὲν ἄγαν.
5. Πάντα ῥεῖ. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 4-70-11, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 004

ancient coin depicting Heraclitus

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