Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 25

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 62; 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. Μίδου χρήματα.
2. Ἐπὶ ξυροῦ ἀκμῆς.
3. Ἐν σκότῳ ὀρχεῖσθαι.
4. Ὁ ἔχων δύο χιτῶνας μεταδότω τῷ μὴ ἔχοντι.
5. Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοί, ὅτι ὑμετέρα ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 62-43-30, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 062

the Midas touch

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 24

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 43; 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. Θυμοῦ λόγος ἰατρός.
2. Ἡ πεῖρα διδάσκαλος.
3. Ἡρακλῆς καὶ πίθηκος.
4. Λύκος πρὸ βοῆς σπεύδει.
5. Πολλοῖς γὰρ ἡ γλῶττα προτρέχει τῆς διανοίας. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 43-30-34, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud. 

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 043

Heracles

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 23

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 30; 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. Σαρδώνιος γέλως.
2. Τὸ φῶς ἡλίῳ δανείζεις.
3. Τὴν ὀρθὴν βαδίζειν ὁδόν.
4. Μέγα στόμα τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ.
5. Ἐξ ἡδονῆς γὰρ φύεται τὸ δυστυχεῖν. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 30-3-14, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 030

Helios

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 22

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 34; 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. Βοῦν ἐπὶ γλώττης.
2. Ἐν λιμένι ναυαγεῖν.
3. Ἀφ᾽ ἵππων ἐπ᾽ ὄνον.
4. Ἁλιεὺς πληγεὶς νοῦν οἴσει.
5. Τὰ δειλὰ κέρδη πημονὰς ἐργάζεται. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 34-14-24, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 034

coin showing a bull and a triskelion

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 21

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 14; 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. Κροκοδείλου δάκρυα.
2. Ἄριστος ἰατρὸς ἡ φύσις.
3. Δασύπους κρεῶν ἐπιθυμεῖ.
4. Προμηθεὺς μετὰ τὰ πράγματα.
5. Φιλεῖν μὲν προδοσίαν, προδότην δὲ μισεῖν.  

Here's the worksheet for Groups 14-24-53, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 014

Tarpeia

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 20

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 24; 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. Λέων τὴν τρίχα, ὄνος τὸν βίον.
2. Ὕπνος δεινὸν ἀνθρώποις κακόν.
3. Σιγηροῦ ποταμοῦ τὰ βάθη γυρεύει.
4. Ἀγροίκου μὴ καταφρόνει ῥήτορος. 
5. Ὦτα καὶ ὀφθαλμοὶ πολλοὶ βασιλέως. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 24-53-32, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud.

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 024

Hypnos and Thanatos

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Daily Greek Vocabulary Review: Aug. 19

Today's proverbs are from GROUP 53; 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. Ἀγαμέμνονος θυσία.
2. Ἅμ᾽ ἔπος, ἅμ᾽ ἔργον.
3. Οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς καινούς.
4. Τὰς δεσποίνας αἱ κύνες μιμούμεναι.
5. Προφάσεως δεῖται μόνον ἡ πονηρία. 

Here's the worksheet for Groups 53-32-25, plus the answer key (from the worksheet folder), and here's the audio at SoundCloud. 

Laura Gibbs · Greek Proverbs: 053

sacrifice of Iphigenia

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