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ἀκούω, ἀκούσομαι, ἤκουσα, ἀκήκοα, ἠκούσθην
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  • ἀκούω, ἀκούσομαι, ἤκουσα, ἀκήκοα, ἠκούσθην: to hear, listen to
  • ἄλλος, -η, -ο: other
  • ἄν: modal adv.
  • ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ: a man
  • ἀπο-θνῄσκω, -θανοῦμαι, -έθανον, -τέθνηκα: to die off, perish
  • ἄρα: then, therefore, it seems, it turns out
  • αὐτός, -ή, -ό: -self; he, she, it; the same
  • ἀφ-ικνέομαι, ἀφίξομαι, ἀφικόμην, —, ἀφῖγμαι, —: to come, arrive
  • γάρ: for, since
  • γε: at least, at any rate; indeed
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  • γίγνομαι, γενήσομαι, ἐγενόμην, γέγονα: come to be, be born
  • δέ: but, and, on the other hand
  • δή: indeed, surely, really, certainly, just
  • δίκη, ἡ: justice; lawsuit, trial, penalty
  • ἐγώ: I
  • εἰμί, ἔσομαι: to be, exist
  • εἶπον: aor. said, spoke (aor. λέγω, φημί)
  • ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ον: that, those
  • ἐν: in, on, among. (+ dat.)
  • Ἐχεκράτης, ὁ: Echecrates
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  • ἔχω, ἕξω, ἔσχον, ἔσχηκα: have, hold, possess; be able; be disposed
  • ἤ: or (either...or); than
  • ἡμεῖς: we
  • θάνατος, ὁ: death
  • καί: and; also, even, too, in fact
  • νῦν: now; as it is
  • ὁ, ἡ, τό: the
  • οἷος, -α, -ον: of what sort, as
  • ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι: whoever, whichever, whatever
  • ὅτι: that; because
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  • οὐ-δέ: and not, but not, nor, not even
  • οὔ-τε: and not, neither...nor
  • οὐδ-είς, οὐδε-μία, οὐδ-έν: no one, nothing
  • οὖν: and so, then; at all events
  • οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο: this, these
  • πάνυ: quite, entirely, exceedingly
  • παρα-γίγνομαι, -γενήσομαι, -εγενόμην: to come near, be present
  • περί: around, about, concerning
  • πίνω, πίομαι, ἔπιον, πέπτωκα, πέπομαι, ἐπόθην: to drink
  • πρό: before, in front; in place of (+ gen.)
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  • πῶς: how? in what way?
  • σαφής, -ές: clear, distinct; certain, reliable
  • Σωκράτης, -ους, ὁ: Socrates
  • τελευτάω, τελευτήσω, ἐτελεύτησα, τετελεύτηκα: to end, finish, die
  • τις, τι: anyone, anything, someone, -thing
  • τίς, τί: who? which?
  • τρόπος, ὁ: a manner, way; turn, direction
  • Φαίδων, -ωνος, ὁ: Phaedo
  • φάρμακον, τό: medicine, remedy, drug
  • χρόνος, ὁ: time
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  • ὦ: O! oh!
  • ἄγω, ἄξω, ἤγαγον, ἦχα, ἦγμαι, ἤχθην: to lead, bring, carry, convey
  • ἀεί: always, forever, in every case
  • δῆλος, -η, -ον: clear, evident, conspicuous
  • εἰ: if, whether
  • εἰς: into, to, in regard to (+ acc.)
  • ἐκ, ἐξ: out of, from (+ gen.)
  • ἕκαστος, -η, -ον: each, every one
  • ἔτι: still, besides, further
  • κατά: down from (gen), down along (acc)
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  • λέγω, λέξω (ἐρέω), ἔλεξα (εἶπον), εἰλοχα, ἐλέγην: to say, speak
  • μέν: on the one hand
  • ναί: yes, yea
  • οἴχομαι: to go, go off, depart
  • πάλαι: for some time, long ago, of old
  • πολύς, πολλά, πολύ: much, many
  • ποτέ: ever, at some time, once
  • τότε: then, at that time
  • τυγχάνω, τεύξομαι, ἔτυχον, τετύχημα: chance upon, attain; happen
  • ὕστερος, -α, -ον: later, last; adv. later
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  • φαίνω, φανῶ, ἔφηνα, ἐφάνθην (ἐφάνην): show; mid. appear, seem
  • φημί, φήσω, ἔφησα: to say, claim, assert
  • ὡς: as, thus, so, that; when, since
  • ἄρχω: to begin; to rule, be leader of
  • διά: through (gen), on account of, because of (acc)
  • ἐπειδάν: whenever
  • θεός, ὁ: a god, divinity
  • μηδ-είς, μηδ-εμία, μηδ-έν: no one, nothing
  • ὅταν: ὅτε ἄν, whenever
  • πάλιν: again, once more; back, backwards
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  • πράττω: to do, accomplish, make, act
  • πρίν: until, before
  • ὥσπερ: as, just as, as if
  • ἀλλά: but; well
  • δύναμαι, δυνήσομαι,,, δεδύνημαι, ἐδυνήθην: to be able, can
  • ἔγω-γε: I for my part
  • ἕτερος, -α, -ον: one of two, other, different
  • μή: not, lest
  • μήν: truly, surely, certainly
  • οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ: not
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  • οὐδαμῶς: in no way, not at all
  • πάρ-ειμι, -έσομαι: to be near, be present, be at hand
  • πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν: every, all, the whole
  • πάσχω, πείσομαι, ἔπαθον, πέπονθα: to suffer, experience
  • πειράω: to try, attempt, endeavor
  • προ-θυμέομαι: to be eager, zealous, ready
  • σύ: you
  • τοιοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτο: such
  • ὑμεῖς: you
  • Ἅιδης, -ου ὁ: Hades
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  • ἀπό: from, away from. (+ gen.)
  • αὖ: again, once more; further, moreover
  • δοκέω, δόξω, ἔδοξα, δέδογμαι: to seem (good), think, imagine
  • εἴ-περ: if really, if that is to say (to imply doubt)
  • εἰκός, ότος, τό: likely, probable, reasonable
  • εἷς, μία, ἕν: one, single, alone
  • εἴωθα: to be accustomed
  • ἐκεῖ-σε: thither, to that place
  • ἔρχομαι, εἶμι, ἦλθον, ἐληλυθα, —, —: to come or go
  • εὖ: well
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  • ἡδονή, ἡ: pleasure, enjoyment, delight
  • θεῖος, -α, -ον: divine, sent by the gods
  • λόγος ὁ: word, speech, discourse, account
  • μέλλω, μελλήσω, ἐμέλησα: to be about to, intend to (fut. inf.)
  • μη-δέ: and not, but not, nor
  • οἶδα: to know
  • οἴομαι (οἶμαι), ὀίήσομαι, ᾠήθην: to suppose, think, imagine
  • οὕτως: in this way, thus, so
  • πάθος, -εος, τό: suffering, misfortune
  • πού: somewhere, I suppose
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  • τε: and, both
  • τοί-νυν: well then; therefore, accordingly
  • φιλο-σοφία, ἡ: pursuit or love of wisdom
  • ὥστε: so that, that, so as to
  • Κέβης, Κέβητος ὁ: Cebes
  • παντά-πασι: all in all, absolutely
  • παρά: from, beside, alongside; in respect to
  • Σιμμίας, Σιμμίου, ὁ: Simmias
  • πρόσθεν: before
  • ἀλλήλος, -α, -ον: one another
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  • ἐπειδή: when, since, after
  • ἕως: until, as long as
  • ἥκω: to have come, be present
  • ἡμέρα, ἡ: day,
  • μετά: with (+ gen.); after (+ acc.)
  • ὅδε, ἥδε, τόδε: this, this here
  • ὅπως: how, in what way; in order that, that
  • ὅσπερ, ἥπερ, ὅπερ: the very one who, very thing which
  • πρότερος, -α, -ον: before, previous; earlier
  • γιγνώσκω, γνώσομαι, ἔγνων, ἔγνωκα: learn, know, recognize
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  • ὁράω, ὄψομαι, εἶδον, ἑώρακα, ἑώραμαι, ὤθην: to see, behold
  • Κρίτων, Κρίτωνος ὁ: Crito
  • ἅμα: at once, at the same time; along with
  • ἀναγκάζω, ἀναγκάσω, ἡναγκάσα: to force, compel, require
  • ἄνθρωπος, ὁ: human being
  • βούλομαι, βουλήσομαι, -, -, βεβούλημαι, ἐβουλήθην: wish, want
  • δύο: two
  • ἐάν: εἰ ἄν, if (+ subj.)
  • (ἐ)θέλω ἐθελήσω, ἠθέλησα, ἠθέληκα, —, —: to be willing, wish
  • ἐν-νοέω, -νοήσω, νόησα, νενόηκα,, ἐνοήθην: to notice, consider
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  • ἐναντίος, -α, -ον: opposite, contrary
  • ἔοικα: to be like, seem likely (dat.)
  • καλέω, καλέω, ἐκάλεσα, κέκληκα, κέκλημαι, ἐκλήθην: call, summon
  • λαμβάνω, λήσω, ἔλαθον, λέληθα: to take, receive, catch, grasp
  • πρός: to (acc), near, in addition to (dat)
  • ὑπό: by, because of, from (gen), under (dat)50
  • φύω, φύσω, ἔφυν (ἔφυσα), πέφυκα: bring forth; grow; be by nature
  • ἀληθής, -ές: true
  • ἀνα-μιμνήσκω,-μνήσω, -έμνησα: to remind, recall (acc. gen.)
  • ἀπο-κρίνομαι, ἀπο-κρινοῦμαι, ἀπ-εκρίθη: to answer, reply
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  • ἐρωτάω, ἐρωτήσω, ἠρόμην: to ask, inquire, question
  • Ζεύς, ὁ: Zeus
  • ἤδη: already, now, at this time
  • νή: by…(+ acc, invoking a god )
  • ποιέω, ποιήσω, ἐποίησα, πεποίηκα, πεποίημαι, ἐποιήθην: do, make
  • χρή: it is necessary, is fitting; must, ought
  • βίος, ὁ: life
  • ὅς, ἥ, ὅ: who, which, that
  • πολλάκις: many times, often, frequently
  • τοιόσδε, -άδε, -όνδε: such
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  • ἀπ-έρχομαι, -ειμι, -ηλθον, -έληλυθα, —, —: to go away, depart
  • δεῖ: it is necessary, must, ought (+ inf.)
  • ἐπίσταμαι, ἐπιστήσομαι, ἠπιστήθην: know, know how, understand
  • πείθω, πείσω, ἔπεισα, πέποιθα, πέπεισμαι, ἐπείσθην: persuade; obey
  • πρῶτος, -η, -ον: first, earliest
  • αἰσθάνομαι, αἰσθήσομαι, ᾐσθόμην,,ᾔσθημαι: perceive, feel, realize
  • ἄξιος, -α, -ον: worthy of, deserving of
  • αὑτοῦ (ἑαυτοῦ), -ῆς, -οῦ: himself, herself, itself, themselves
  • γῆ, γῆς ἡ: earth, land, ground
  • δια-λέγομαι, -λέξομαι, -ελεξάμην,,, -ελέχθην: converse with, discuss
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  • ἐπί: near, at (gen.), to (acc), near, at (dat.)
  • ἠμί: to say, (ἦ δ᾽ ὅς – ‘he said’)
  • ἴσος, -η, -ον: equal to, the same as, like
  • μέντοι: however, nevertheless; certainly
  • πρᾶγμα, -ατος τό: deed, act; matter, affair
  • φιλό-σοφος, ὁ, ἡ: pursuer of wisdom
  • ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ: himself, herself, itself, themselves, 24 see also αὑτοῦ
  • ἐκεῖ: there, in that place
  • ἔρομαι, ἐρήσομαι, ἠρόμην: to ask, enquire, question
  • ἴσως: perhaps, probably; equally, likely
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  • μάλιστα: most of all; certainly, especially
  • ἅπας, ἅπασα, ἅπαν: every, quite all
  • ζάω, ζήσω, ἔξησα, ἔξηκα: to live
  • θαυμαστός, -ή, -όν: wonderful, marvelous, strange
  • θνῄσκω, θανοῦμαι, ἔθανον, τέθνηκα: to die
  • μόνος, -η, -ον: alone, only, solitary
  • νυν-δὴ: just now
  • οὐδέ-ποτε: not ever, never
  • μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα: big, great, important
  • ἀνάγκη, ἡ: necessity, force, constraint
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  • οὐκοῦν: therefore, then, accordingly
  • ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν: good, brave, capable
  • ἀγανακτέω, ἀγανακτήσω, ἠγανάκτησα: to be annoyed, be troubled
  • ἀμείνων, -ον (-ονος): better
  • ἐπι-θυμέω, ἐπιθυμήσω, ἐπεθύμησα,,, ἐπιθυμήθην: to desire, long for
  • νοῦς, ὁ: mind, intention, attention, thought
  • φεύγω, φεύξομαι, ἔφυγον, πέφευγα, —, —: to flee, escape
  • ἀπ-αλλάττω: escape, release; set free
  • δίκαιος, -α, -ον: just, right(eous), fair
  • ὁμο-λογέω: to agree, acknowledge
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  • φέρω, οἴσω, ἤνεκγκα, ἐνήνοχα, ἠνέχθην: to bear, carry, bring, convey
  • χαίρω: to rejoice, be glad, enjoy; fare well
  • ἅπτω: fasten, grasp (gen); kindle, set fire;
  • δίδωμι, δώσω, ἔδωκα, δέδωκα, δέδομαι, ἐδόθην: give, offer, grant
  • ἐν-θάδε: hither, thither
  • ἔπ-ειτα: then, next, secondly
  • ὁμοῖος, -α, -ον: similar, resembling
  • παρ-έχω, -εξω, -εσχον, -εσχηκα: to provide, furnish, supply
  • κακός, -ή, -όν: bad, base, cowardly, evil
  • μᾶλλον: more, rather
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  • ἐρέω: will speak (fut. λέγω)
  • ὀρθός, -ή, -όν: straight, upright, right
  • ὅσος -η -ον: as many as; all who, all which
  • ἆρα: introduces a yes/no question
  • ἡγέομαι, ἡγήσομαι, ἡγησάμην,, ἡγήθην: lead; consider, believe (dat)
  • σῶμα, -ατος, τό: the body
  • ψυχή, ἡ: breath, life, spirit, soul
  • σκοπέω (for ther tenses, use σκέπτομαι): to look at, examine, consider
  • μετ-έχω, -εξω, -εσχον, -εσχηκα: to partake of, have share in (gen)
  • πότερος, -α, -ον: which of the two? whether?
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  • φρόνησις, -εως, ἡ: intelligence, wisdom, prudence
  • αἰσθήσις, -εως, ἠ: sensation, perception
  • μή-τε: and not, neither...nor
  • καλός, -ή, -όν: beautiful, fair, noble, fine
  • μέγεθος, -εος, τό: size, magnitude, height
  • καθαρός, -ά, -όν: clean, pure, spotless
  • χράομαι, χρήσομαι, ἐχρησάμην,,, ἐχρήσθην: to use, employ, enjoy
  • ἀναγκαῖος, -α, -ον: necessary, inevitable
  • ἐπιθυμία, ἡ: desire, longing, yearning
  • ἱκανός, -ή, -όν: enough, sufficient; capable
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  • ἑταῖρος, ὁ: a comrade, companion, mate
  • φόβος, ὁ: fear, terror, panic
  • φύσις, -εως, ἡ: nature, character; form
  • ἕνεκα: for the sake of, because of, for (gen.)
  • οἰκέω, οἰκήσω, ᾤκησα, ᾤκηκα, ᾤκημαι, ᾠκήθην: inhabit, dwell, live
  • φοβέω, φοβήσω, ἐφόβησα,,ἐφοβήθην: put to flight, terrify, frighten
  • σφόδρα: very much, exceedingly, earnestly
  • δείδω, δείσω, ἔδεισα, δέδοικα: fear, dread, shrink from, feel awe
  • μάλα: very, very much, exceedingly
  • προσ-ήκει: be at hand; it belongs to, befits
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  • μείζων, μείζον: larger, greater
  • ὅμως: nevertheless, however, yet
  • ἐλάττων, -ον: smaller, fewer; less
  • ἥττων, -ον: less, weaker, inferior
  • καλῶς: well; beautifully
  • ὀλίγος, -η, -ον: few, little, small
  • ἀπ-όλλυμι, -ολῶ, -ώλεσα, -όλωλα: to destroy, kill, ruin; die
  • φρόνησις, -εως, ἡ: intelligence, wisdom, prudence
  • εἴ-τε: either...or; whether...or
  • γένεσις, -εως, ἡ: origin, beginning, generation
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  • μανθάνω, μαθήσομαι, ἔμαθον, μεμάθηκα, —, —: to learn, understand
  • ἀπο-δείκνυμι, -δέξω, -έδεξα, -δέδεχα,, -εδέχθην: demonstrate, prove
  • κύκλος, ὁ: a circle, round, ring
  • ἀνά-μνησις, -εως, ἡ: recollection, recall
  • εἶδος, -εος, τό: form, shape, figure
  • ἐπιστήμη, ἡ: knowledge, understand
  • λύρα, ἡ: lyre
  • ἐμαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ: myself
  • ἄλλως: otherwise, in another way
  • ὅστισ-οῦν, ἥτισουν, ὅτι-οῦν: whosoever
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  • ἀιδής, -ές: unseen, invisible
  • ὁρατός, -ή, -όν: to be seen, visible
  • τίθημι, θήσω, ἔθηκα, τέθηκα, τέθειμαι, ἐτέθην: set, put, place, arrange
  • ἀ-θάνατος, -ον: undying, immortal
  • ἀ-όρατος, -ον: unseen, invisible
  • συγ-χωρέω, χωρήσω, ἐχώρησα, κεχώρηκα: come together; concede
  • τόπος, ὁ: a place, region
  • βέλτιστος, -η, -ον: best
  • ὅπῃ: where; in what way, how
  • σμικρός, -ά, -όν: small, little
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  • ἁρμονία, ἡ: harmony, a fastening, joint
  • θερμός, -ή, -όν: hot, warm; subst. heat
  • ψυχρός, -ά, -όν: cold, chill, frigid
  • δέχομαι, δέξομαι, ἐδεξάμην, δέδεγμαι, ἐδέχθην: to receive, accept
  • ῥέω, ῥυήσομαι, ἐρρύην, ἐρρύηκα, —, —: to flow, run, stream
  • πλέων, -ον: more, greater
  • ἀν-ώλεθρος, -α, -ον: indestructible
  • αἰτία, ἡπ: cause, responsibility, blame
  • προσ-τίθημι, θήσω, ἔθηκα, τέθηκα,, ἐτέθην: to add, attribute
  • ἀήρ, ἀέρος m.: air, mist
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  • πῦρ, πυρός, τό: fire
  • οὐρανός, ὁ: sky, heaven
  • ὕδωρ, ὕδατος, τό: water
  • σμικρότης, -τητος, ἡ: smallness
  • περιττός -ή -όν: odd, remarkable
  • ἄρτιος, -α, -ον: even, suitable
  • θάλαττα, ἡ: the sea