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ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν
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  • ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν: good, brave, capable
  • ἀεί: always, forever, in every case
  • ἀκούω: to hear, listen to
  • ἀληθής, -ές: true
  • ἀλλά: but
  • ἄλλος, -η, -ο: other, one...another
  • ἄν: modal adv.
  • ἀνα-μιμνήσκω: remind; mid. recall, remember
  • ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ: a man
  • ἀνθρωπος, ὁ: human being, man
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  • Ἄνυτος, ὁ: Anytus
  • ἀπό: from, away from. (+ gen.)
  • ἀπο-κρίνομαι: to answer, reply
  • ἆρα: introduces a yes/no question
  • ἄρα: then, therefore, it seems, it turns out
  • ἀρετή, ἡ: excellence, goodness, virtue
  • αὐτός, -ή, -ό: he, she, it; same; -self
  • βλάπτω: to hurt, harm
  • βούλομαι: to wish, be willing, desire
  • γάρ: for, (yes) for; since, because
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  • γε: at least, indeed, at any rate
  • γίγνομαι: come to be, become, be born
  • γιγνώσκω: to learn, realize; know
  • γραμμή, ἡ: line
  • γυνή, γυναικόςἡ: woman, wife
  • δέ: but, and, on the other hand
  • δέω (1), δέησω: need, lack (gen.); mid. ask; impers.
  • δεῖ: it is necessary (inf.)
  • δή: indeed, certainly; just, exactly
  • δῆλος, -η, -ον: clear, evident
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  • δή-που: perhaps, I suppose
  • διά: through (gen); on account of
  • δια-φέρω: differ; surpass, be superior to
  • διδακτός, -όν: acquired through teaching
  • διδάσκαλος, ὁ: a teacher, instructor
  • διδάσκω: to teach, instruct
  • δικαιοσύνη, ἡ: justice, righteousness
  • διπλάσιος, -α, -ον: double, two-times
  • δοκέω: to seem (good); think, decide
  • δόξα, ἡ: opinion, reputation
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  • δύο: two
  • ἐάν (ἤν): εἰἄν,if (+ subj.)
  • ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ: himself, her-, it-, them-
  • ἔγω-γε: I for my part
  • ἐγώ: I
  • ἐθέλω: to be willing, wish, want
  • εἰ: if, whether
  • εἴ-περ: if really
  • εἴ-τε: either...or; whether...or
  • εἰμί: to be, exist
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  • εἷς, μία, ἕν: one, single, alone
  • εἰς: into, to, in regard to (acc.)
  • ἐκ, ἐξ: out of, from (+ gen.)
  • ἕκαστος, -η,-ον: each, every one
  • ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ον: that, those
  • ἐν: in, on, among. (+ dat.)
  • ἔοικα: to seem, seem likely, be like (dat.)
  • ἐπει-δή: when, after, since, because
  • ἐπί: upon (gen.), to (acc.), near, at (dat.)
  • ἐπι-θυμέω: to desire, long for (gen)
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  • ἐπι-χειρέω: to attempt, try ́put a hand on
  • ἐπίσταμαι: to know (how), understand.
  • ἐπιστήμη, ἡ: knowledge, understanding
  • ἐρωτάω: to ask, inquire, question
  • ἕτερος, -α, -ον: other, different
  • ἔτι: still, besides, further; in addition
  • εὖ: well
  • ἔχω: to have, hold; be able; be disposed
  • Ζεύς, ὁ: Zeus
  • ζητέω: to seek, look for, investigate
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  • ἤ: or (either...or); than
  • ἡγέομαι: to be a leader, lead (gen); believe
  • ἡμεῖς: we
  • ἴσος, -η, -ον: equal to, the same as, like
  • ἴσως: perhaps, probably; equally, likely
  • καί: and; also, even, too; in fact, actually
  • κακός, -ή, -όν: bad, base, cowardly, evil
  • καλέω: to call, summon, invite
  • καλός, -ή, -όν: beautiful, fair, noble, fine
  • καλῶς: well, nobly
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  • κατά: according to, over (acc); down, against (gen)
  • λαμβάνω: to take, receive, catch, grasp
  • λέγω: to say, speak (aor. εἶπον)
  • λόγοςὁ: word, speech, account
  • μάλιστα: most of all; certainly, especially
  • μᾶλλον: more, rather
  • μανθάνω: to learn, understand
  • μέν: on the one hand
  • Μένων, Μένωνοςὁ: Meno
  • μετά: with (gen.); after (acc.)
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  • μή: not, lest
  • μή-τε: and not; neither...nor
  • μήν: truly, surely
  • μόνος, -η, -ον: alone, only, solitary
  • μόριον, τό: piece, portion, section
  • ναί: yes, yea
  • νοῦς, ὁ: mind, sense, attention, understanding
  • νῦν: now; as it is
  • ξένος, ὁ: guest, foreigner, stranger
  • ὁ, ἡ, τό: the
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  • ὅδε, ἥδε, τόδε: this, this here
  • οἶδα: to know
  • οἴομαι (οἶμαι): suppose, think, imagine
  • οἷος, -α, -ον: of what sort, who
  • ὀκτώ-πους, ὀκτώ-πουν: of eight feet
  • ὅλος, -η, -ον: whole, entire, complete
  • ὁμο-λογέω: to agree
  • ὀρθός, -ή, -όν: straight, upright, right
  • ὀρθῶς: rightly, correctly
  • ὅς, ἥ, ὅ: who, which, that
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  • ὅσπερ, ἥπερ, ὅπερ: the very one who, very thing which
  • ὅστισ-οῦν, ἥτισουν, ὅτι-οῦν: whosoever
  • ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅτι: whoever, whichever, whatever
  • ὅταν: ὅτεἄν, whenever
  • ὅτι: that; because
  • οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ, οὐχι: not
  • οὐ-δέ: and not, but not,nor; not even
  • οὐδ-είς, οὐδε-μία, οὐδ-έν: no one, nothing
  • οὐκοῦν: therefore, then, accordingly
  • οὖν: and so, then; at all events
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  • οὔ-τε: and not, neither...nor
  • οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο: this, these
  • οὕτως: in this way, thus, so
  • πάνυ: quite, entirely, exceedingly
  • παρά: from, at, to (the side of); contrary
  • πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν: every, all, the whole
  • περί: around, about, concerning (acc/gen)
  • ποιέω: to do, make; bring about, treat
  • ποῖος, -α, -ον: of a some sort or kind
  • πόλις, -εωςἡ: a city-state, city
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  • πολύς, πολλή, πολύ: much, many
  • ποτέ: ever, at some time, once
  • πότερος, -α, -ον: whether, which (of two)?
  • που: anywhere, somewhere; I suppose
  • πούς, ποδός, ὁ: a foot
  • πρᾶγμα, τό: deed, act; matter, affair
  • πράττω: to do, accomplish; exact (money)
  • πρός: to (acc.), near, in addition to (dat.)
  • πρότερος, -α, -ον: previous, earlier
  • πῶς: how? in what way?
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  • σκέπτομαι: to examine, consider, look at
  • σκοπέω: to look at, examine, consider
  • σοφία, ἡ: wisdom, skill, intelligence
  • σύ: you
  • σχῆμα, -ατοςτό: form, figure, appearance
  • Σωκράτης, -ουςὁ: Socrates
  • τε: and, both
  • τέτταρες, -α: four
  • τις, τι: anyone, -thing, someone, -thing
  • τίς, τί: who? which?; why?
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  • τοί-νυν: well then; therefore, accordingly
  • τοιοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτο: such, this sort
  • τοτέ: at one time
  • τρόπος, ὁ: manner, way; turn, direction
  • τυγχάνω: to chance upon, get; meet; happen
  • φαίνω: show; mid. appear, seem
  • φημί: to say, claim, assert
  • φρόνησις, -εωςἡ: prudence, intelligence
  • φύσις, -εωςἡ: nature, natural qualities
  • χωρίον, τό: area, space; figure
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  • ψυχή, ἡ: breath, life, spirit, soul
  • ὦ: O, oh
  • ὡς: as, thus, so, that; when, since
  • ὥσπερ: as, just as, as if
  • ὥστε: so that, that, so as to
  • ὠφέλιμος, -η, -ον: profitable, beneficial, helpful