Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 18

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 32; 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. Νῦν θεοὶ μάκαρες.
2. Μητὲ μέλι, μητὲ μελίσσας.
3. Ἰδοὺ Ῥόδος, ἰδοὺ καὶ πήδημα.
4. Πρίν κεν λύκος οἶν ὑμεναιοῖ.  
5. Ἀνὴρ ὁ φεύγων καὶ πάλιν μαχήσεται.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 32-25-15, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 032

Aesop illustrated by Walter Crane

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 17

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 25; 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. Ἐν πυρὶ βέβηκας.
2. Τὴν παρεοῦσαν ἄμελγε.  
3. Μωρὸς σιωπᾶν οὐ δύναται.
4. Ἐκ τοῦ ὁρᾶν γίγνεται τὸ ἐρᾶν.
5. Ἄλλοι μὲν κάμον, ἄλλοι δ᾽ ὤναντο.

Here's the worksheet for Groups 25-15-41, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud. 

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 025

cow's head

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 16

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 15; 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. Εἰς οὐρανὸν πτύεις.
2. Εἶς ἀνὴρ οὐδεὶς ἀνήρ.
3. Δὶς παῖδες οἱ γέροντες.
4. Ἰχθὺς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται.
5. Οὐδεὶς ἐπλούτησε ταχέως δίκαιος ὤν.  

Here's the worksheet for Groups 15-41-44, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 015

crest of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 15

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 41; 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. Σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου.
2. Ἀγαθὸν μέγιστον ἡ φρόνησίς ἐστ' ἀεί.
3. Τῶν γὰρ πενήτων εἰσὶν οἱ λόγοι κενοί.
4. Δὶς πρὸς τὸν αυτὸν αἰσχρὸν προσκρούειν λίθον.
5. Ὁ κύων ὁ ζῶν αὐτὸς ἀγαθὸς ὑπὲρ τὸν λέοντα τὸν νεκρόν. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 41-44-38, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 041

lion of Nemea

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 14

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 44; 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. Γόργειον βλέπειν.
2. Ἐὶ καὶ λύκου ἐμνήσθης.
3. Πᾶς τις τὰ ἑαυτοῦ ἀγαπᾷ.
4. Εἰ θνητὸς εἶ, βέλτιστε, θνητὰ καὶ φρόνει.
5. Τὸ γὰρ γράμμα ἀποκτέινει, τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ζῳοποιεῖ. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 44-38-57, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 044

Gorgon

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 13

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 38; 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. Εἰς τέφραν γράφειν.
2. Εἰς θεῶν ὦτα ἦλθεν.
3. Ἀετὸς θρίπας ὁρῶν.
4. Μία λόχμη δύο ἐριθακοὺς οὐ τρέφει.
5. Μὴ καταφρόνει θανάτου, ἀλλὰ εὐαρέστει αὐτῷ. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 38-57-22, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud. 

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 038

Marcus Aurelius

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 12

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 57; 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. Ἄλλην δρῦν βαλάνιζε.
2. Ἄλλος οὗτος Ἡρακλῆς.
3. Ἐλεύθεραι αἶγες ἀρότρων.
4. Τὸ μὲν πνεῦμα πρόθυμον ἡ δὲ σὰρξ ἀσθενής.
5. Μὴ γίνου δίκαιος πολὺ καὶ μὴ σοφίζου περισσά. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 57-22-12, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 057

labors of Heracles

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