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ἀ–δικέω
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  • ἀ–δικέω: to be unjust, do wrong, injure
  • ἀ–δικία, ἡ: wrong-doing, injustice
  • ἄ–δικος, –ον: unrighteous, unjust
  • ἀ–δύνατος, ον: unable, incapable, impossible
  • ἀγαθός, –ή, –όν: good, brave, capable
  • ἀγνοέω: not know, be ignorant of
  • ἀκούω: to hear, listen to (acc., gen.)
  • ἀκριβής, –ές: exact, accurate, precise
  • ἄκών, ἄκοῦσα, ἄκό ν: unwilling, unintentionally
  • ἀληθής, –ές: true
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  • ἀλλά: but
  • ἀλλήλος, –α, ον: one another
  • ἄλλος, –η, –ο: other, one...another
  • ἄλλως: otherwise, in another way
  • ἁμαρτάνω: miss the mark, make a mistake
  • ἄν: ever; modal adv.
  • ἀνάγκη, ἡ: necessity, force, constraint
  • ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ: a man
  • ἄνθρωπος, ὁ: human being
  • ἀξιόω: to think worthy, deem right
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  • ἀπό: from, away from. (+ gen.)
  • ἀπο–δίδωμι: give back, return, render
  • ἀπο–κρίνομαι: to answer, reply
  • ἄρα: then, therefore, it seems, it turns out
  • ἆρα: introduces a yes/no question
  • ἀργύριον, τό: silver (coin), piece of silver
  • ἀρετή, ἡ: excellence, goodness, virtue
  • ἄριστος, –η, ον: best, most excellent
  • ἄρτι: just, exactly
  • ἀρχή, ἡ: a beginning; rule, office
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  • ἄρχω: to begin; rule, be leader of
  • αὖ: again, once more; further, moreover
  • αὐτός, –ή, ό: -self; he, she, it; the same
  • αὐτοῦ: at the very place, here, there
  • βέλτιστος, –η, ον: best
  • βελτίων, –ον: better
  • βίος, ὁ: life
  • βιόω: to live
  • βλάπτω: to hurt, harm
  • βούλομαι: wish, be willing, choose
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  • γάρ: for, since, because
  • γε: at least, at any rate; indeed
  • γῆρας, τό: old age
  • Γλαύκων, ὁ: Glaucon
  • δέ: but, and, on the other hand
  • δεῖ: it is necessary, must, ought (+ inf.)
  • δεινός, –ή, –ό ν: terrible; strange, wondrous, clever
  • δέω: lack, want, need; mid. ask, beg
  • δῆλος, –η, ον: clear, evident, conspicuous
  • δημιουργός, ὁ: a skilled workman, craftsman
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  • δῆτα: certainly, to be sure, of course
  • διά: through (+ gen.) on account of, because of (+ acc.)
  • δίκαιος, –α, ον: just, right, lawful, fair
  • δοκέω: seem (good); think, suppose
  • δύναμαι: to be able, can, be capable
  • δύναμις, –εως, ἡ: power, strength, force; faculty, capacity
  • ἕ: se (reflexive)
  • ἐάν: if (+ subj.)
  • ἑαυτοῦ, ῆς, –οῦ: himself, herself, itself, themselves
  • ἐάω: to allow, permit, let be, suffer
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  • ἐγώ: I
  • ἐθέλω: to be willing, wish, desire
  • εἰ: if, whether
  • εἶεν: well! well now!
  • εἰμί: to be, exist
  • εἶπον: said, spoke
  • εἰς: into, to, in regard to (+ acc.)
  • εἷς, μία, ἔν: one, single, alone
  • εἴτε: either...or; whether...or
  • ἐκ, ἐξ: out of, from (+ gen.)
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  • ἕκαστος, –η, –ον: each, every one
  • ἑκάτερος, –α, ον: each of two, either
  • ἐκεῖνος, η, –ον: that, those
  • ἐμός, –ή, όν: my, mine
  • ἐν: in, on, among. (+ dat.)
  • ἐναντίος, –α, ον: opposite, contrary
  • ἕνεκα: for the sake of, because of, for (+ preceding gen.)
  • ἐξ–αμαρτά νω: to miss (the mark), fail, err
  • ἔοικα: to be like, seem likely (dat.)
  • ἔπ–ειτα: then, next, secondly
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  • ἐπεί: when, after, since, because
  • ἐπειδάν: whenever
  • ἐπί: near, at (gen.), to, toward (acc), near, at (dat.)
  • ἐπι–τάττω: to order, command
  • ἐπι–χειρέω: to put one's hand on, attempt, try
  • ἐργάζομαι: work, labor, toil
  • ἔργον, τό: work, labor, deed, act
  • ἐρέω: I will say or speak
  • ἔρομαι: to ask, question, inquire
  • ἔρχομαι: to come, go
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  • ἐρωτάω: to ask, inquire
  • ἕτερος, –α, ον: one of two, other, different
  • ἔτι: still, besides, further
  • εὖ: well
  • εὐ–δαίμων, –ον: happy, fortunate, blessed
  • ἐχθρός, –ά, –όν: hated, hostile; subst. enemy
  • ἔχω: to have, hold, possess; be able; be disposed (+ adv)
  • ζάω: to live
  • Ζεύς, ὁ: Zeus
  • ἤ: or (either...or); than
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  • ἦ: in truth, truly (begins open question)
  • ἡγέομαι: lead, guide; consider, think, believe
  • ἤδη: already, now, at this time
  • ἦδος, –εος, τό: pleasure, enjoyment, delight
  • ἠμί: I say
  • ἥττων, –ον: less, weaker, inferior
  • Θρασύμαχος, ὁ: Thrasymachus
  • ἰατρικός, –ή, όν: of a physician, medical
  • ἰατρός, ὁ: physician, doctor
  • ἴδιος, –α, –ον: private; own’s own, peculiar
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  • ἵημι: to send, let go, release; mid. hasten
  • ἵνα: in order that (+ subj.); where (+ ind.)
  • ἵππος, ὁ: a horse
  • ἴσος, –η, –ον: equal to, the same as, like
  • ἴσως: perhaps, probably; equally, likely
  • καί: and, also, even, too
  • κακία, ἡ: wickedness, vice, cowardice
  • κακός, –ή, όν: bad, base, cowardly, evil
  • καλέω: to call, summon, invite
  • καλός, –ή, –ό ν: beautiful, fair, noble, fine
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  • κάμνω: to be ill, tired, weary; toil, work
  • κατά: down from (gen.), down, down along (acc.)
  • κελεύω: to bid, order
  • Κέφαλος, ὁ: Cephalus
  • κινδυνεύω: to risk, venture; impers. it is likely
  • κοινῇ: in common, together, by common consent
  • κοινός, –ή, όν: common, ordinary; public
  • κρείττων, ον: better, stronger, superior
  • κτάομαι: to acquire, procure, get
  • κυβερνήτης, ου, ὁ: a helmsman, pilot, governor
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  • λαμβάνω: to take, receive, grasp
  • λανθάνω: to escape notice of, act unnoticed
  • λέγω: to say, speak
  • λόγος, ὁ: word, speech, discourse, argument
  • λυσιτελέω: to pay (what is due), profit, avail
  • λυσιτελής, –ές: profitable, useful, advantageous
  • μακάριος, –α, ον: blessed, happy
  • μάλα: very, very much, exceedingly
  • μάλιστα: most of all; certainly, especially
  • μᾶλλον: more, rather
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  • μανθάνω: to learn, understand
  • μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα: big, great, important
  • μέλλω: to be about to, to intend to
  • μέν: on the one hand
  • μέντοι: however, nevertheless; certainly
  • μετά: with (+ gen.); after (+ acc.)
  • μή: not, lest
  • μηδέ: and not, but not, nor
  • μηδείς, μηδεμία, μηδέν: no one, nothing
  • μήν: truly, surely
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  • μίσθος, ὁ: wage, pay, hire
  • μόνος, –η, ον: alone, only, solitary
  • μουσικός, –ή, όν: musical, educated, cultured
  • ναί: yes, yea
  • ναῦς, νεώς, ἡ: a ship, boat
  • ναύτης, –ου, ὁ: sailor
  • νῦν: now; as it is
  • νυν–δὴ: just now
  • ὁ, ἡ, τό: the
  • ὅδε, ἥδε, τόδε: this, this here
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  • οἶδα: to know
  • οἰκεῖος, –α, ον: one’s own; peculiar; relatives
  • οἴομαι: to suppose, think, imagine
  • οἷος, –α, –ον: of what sort, as
  • ὁμο–λογέω: to agree
  • ὁμοῖος, –α, ον: similar, resembling
  • ὅμοιος, –α, ον: like, resembling, similar
  • ὅπως: how, in what way; in order that, that
  • ὀρθός, –ή, όν: straight, upright, right
  • ὅς, ἥ, ὅ: who, which, that
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  • ὅσος, –η, –ον: as much as, as many as; all who, all that
  • ὅσπερ, ἥπερ, ὅπερ: the very one who, very thing which
  • ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι: whoever, whichever, whatever
  • ὅταν: o3te a1n
  • ὅταν: o3te a1n, whenever
  • ὅτι: that; because
  • οὔ–τε: and not, neither...nor
  • οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ: not
  • οὐδέ: and not, but not, nor, not even
  • οὐδείς, οὐδεμία, οὐδέν: no one, nothing
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  • οὐκοῦν: therefore, then, accordingly
  • οὖν: and so, then; at all events
  • οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο: this, these
  • οὕτως: in this way, thus, so
  • ὀφείλω: to owe
  • παντά–πασι: all in all, altogether, absolutely
  • πάνυ: quite, entirely, exceedingly
  • παρά: from, at, to the side of; in respect to
  • πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν: every, all, the whole
  • πάσχω: to suffer, experience; allow
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  • πείθω: persuade, trust; mid. obey
  • περί: around, about, concerning (+ gen., acc.)
  • πλεονεκτέω: gain or have more, gain or have advantage, go beyond, exceed (gen)
  • πλέω: to sail
  • πλεων, –ον: more, greater
  • ποιέω: to do, make, create
  • Πολέμαρχος, ὁ: Polemarchus
  • πόλις, ἡ: a city
  • πολύς, πολλά, πολύ: much, many
  • πονηρός, –ά, όν: bad, evil; painful, grievous
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  • ποτέ: ever, at some time, once
  • πότερος, –α, ον: which of the two? whether?, 15
  • πρᾶξις, –εως, ἡ: action, deed, transaction, business
  • πράττω: to do, make, act
  • πρός: to, towards (+ acc.), near, in addition to (+ dat.)
  • πρόσ–ήκει: it concerns, relates to; is fitting (+ dat)
  • προσ–τάττω: order, assign, appoint
  • πρότερος, –α, ον: before, previous; earlier
  • πρῶτος, –η, ον: first, earliest
  • πως: somehow, in any way
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  • πῶς: how? in what way?
  • ῥᾴδιος, –α, –ον: easy, ready
  • Σιμωνίδης, ὁ: Simonides
  • σκέπτομαι: to consider, examine, look at
  • σκοπέω: look at, examine, consider
  • σός, –ή, –όν: your, yours
  • σοφία, ἡ: wisdom, skill, judgment, intelligence
  • σοφός, –ή, –ό ν: wise, skilled
  • συγ–χωρέω: to come together; yield, concede
  • συμ–βαίνω: to happen, occur, result
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  • συμ–φέρω: to gather, collect; be useful, be expedient
  • Σωκράτης, ὁ: Socrates
  • τε: and, both
  • τέλεος, –α, –ον: finished, complete, perfect, last
  • τέχνη, ἡ: art, skill, craft
  • τίθημι: put, place, arrange, make, cause
  • τοί–νυν: well then; therefore, accordingly
  • τότε: at that time, then
  • τυγχάνω: to chance upon, get; happen
  • τῷ: ti/ni, dat. for to/for whom?
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  • ὑπό: by, because of, from (+ gen.), under (+ dat.)
  • φαίνω: to show; mid. appear, seem
  • φημί: to say, claim, assert
  • φίλος, –η, –ον: dear, friendly; subst. friend, kin
  • φίλος, –ου, ὁ: friend, relative, kin
  • φρόνιμος, ον: intelligent,wise, prudent
  • φυλάττω: keep watch, keep guard
  • χαλεπός, –ά, –ό ν: difficult, hard, harmful
  • χράομαι: to use, employ (+ dat.)
  • χρή: it is necessary, it is fitting; must, ought
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  • χρῆμα, –ατος, τό: thing, money, goods
  • χρήσιμος, –η, ον: useful, serviceable, apt, fit
  • χρηστός, –ή, –όν: good, useful, worthy
  • ψυχή, ἡ: breath, life, spirit, soul, 10
  • ὦ: O! oh!
  • ὡς: as, thus, so, that; when, since
  • ὥσπερ: as, just as, as if
  • ὥστε: so that, that, so as to
  • ὠφέλεια, ἡ: help, aid, use, advantage, benefit
  • ὠφελέω: to help, to be of use, benefit
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