Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 11

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 22; 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. Σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ χεῖρας κίνει.
2. Ἀκρὸν λάβε, καὶ μέσον ἕξεις.
3. Ἄκουε τοῦ τέσσαρα ὦτα ἔχοντος.
4. Ὄνος λύρας ἀκούων κινεῖ τὰ ὦτα.
5. Πόλλ᾿ ἐλπίδες ψεύδουσι βροτοὺς.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 22-12-56, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 022

donkey and lyre

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 10

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 12; 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. Πέτρας ἕψεις.
2. Ἰατρὸς νόσου ὁ ὕπνος.
3. Ἀντὶ ἡμέρας νὺξ ἐγένετο.
4. Οὐ γνῶσις, ἀλλὰ πρᾶξις.
5. Σοφία γάρ ἐστι καὶ μαθεῖν ὃ μὴ νοεῖς.  

Here's the worksheet for Groups 12-56-3, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 012

Sophia at Ephesus

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 9

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 58; 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. Ἐκ λύκου στόματος.  
2. Ἀπὸ ὄνων ἐφ᾽ ἵππους.
3. Ἄνευ πτερῶν ζητεῖς ἵπτασθαι.
4. Οὐδὲν κακὸν ῥᾴδιως ἀπόλλυται.
5. Καλῶς ποιεῖτε τοῖς μισοῦσιν ὑμᾶς.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 56-3-68, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 058

Aesop's fable about the mouth of the wolf

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 8

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 56; 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. Ἐξ ἴσου δίδου πᾶσιν.
2. Κύκλος τὰ ἀνθρώπινα.
3. Κανθάρου μελάντερος.
4. Νίψον ἀνομήματα μὴ μόναν ὄψιν.
5. Οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 56-3-68, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud. 

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 056

Greek palindrome

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 7

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 3; 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. Καιρὸν γνῶθι.
2. Μὴ παιδὶ μάχαιραν.
3. Μετὰ πόλεμον, ἡ συμμαχία.
4. Μεγάλη πόλις, μεγάλη ἐρημία.  
5. Ἀνάγκῃ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 3-68-69, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud. 

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 003

Ananke and the Moirai

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 6

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 68; 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. Κούφη γῆ τοῦτον καλύπτοι.
2. Ψυχρὸν ἐν κόλπῳ ποικίλον εἶχες ὄφιν.
3. Δὶς ἐξαμαρτεῖν ταὐτὸν οὐκ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ.
4. Ὀφθαλμοὶ τῶν ὤτων ἀκριβέστεροι μάρτυρες.
5. Οὐδεὶς βάλλει οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 68-69-63, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 068

the fable of the frozen snake

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 5

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 69; 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. Ξυρεῖν ἐπιχειρεῖν λέοντα.
2. Τὰς κύνας ὁ ἔλαφος ἕλκοι. 
3. Τὸ σιγᾶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν χρυσόν ἐστι θάπτειν.
4. Καὶ ἔπλασεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον χοῦν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς.
5. Καὶ γνώσεσθε τὴν ἀλήθειαν καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 69-63-51, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 069

God's creation

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