Words · Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek: Z
ζάω
verb
live Drafted; not yet checked.
In the library
A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known
- 7.5… ἦλθε πρὸς ἐμέ, τὸν δ’ ἔμπροσθεν χρόνον ἔζη ὑπὸ πολλῆς ἐπιμελείας ὅπως ὡς ἐλάχιστα μὲν …she lived
Ζεύς
name
Zeus, king of the gods Drafted; not yet checked.
In the library · 4 uses
A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known
- 7.7… ἱκανὴν εἶναι ὧν προσήκει ἐπιμελεῖσθαι; Οὐ μὰ Δί’, ἔφη ὁ Ἰσχόμαχος, οὐ πρίν γε καὶ ἔθυσα καὶ …Zeus
- 7.15Ναὶ μὰ Δί’, ἔφην ἐγώ, ὦ γύναι, καὶ γὰρ ἐμοὶ ὁ πατήρ. ἀλλὰ …Zeus
- 7.37… σοι ἐπιμελητέον πάντων ὅπως θεραπεύηται. Νὴ Δί’, ἔφη ἡ γυνή, ἐπιχαριτώτατον μὲν οὖν, ἂν μέλλωσί …Zeus
- 7.40… ὡς οἰκτίρονται, ὅτι μάτην πονεῖν δοκοῦσι; Νὴ Δί’, ἔφη ἡ γυνή, καὶ γὰρ τλήμονές εἰσιν, εἰ τοῦτό …Zeus
ζηλόω
verb
emulate, rival; envy Drafted; not yet checked.
In the library
The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)
- 2.64.4… μέμψαιτ’ ἄν, ὁ δὲ δρᾶν τι καὶ αὐτὸς βουλόμενος ζηλώσει· εἰ δέ τις μὴ κέκτηται, φθονήσει.will emulate
ζημιόω
verb
punish, fine Drafted; not yet checked.
In the library
The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)
- 2.65.3… ξύμπαντες ἐπαύσαντο ἐν ὀργῇ ἔχοντες αὐτὸν πρὶν ἐζημίωσαν χρήμασιν.they fined
ζητέω
verb
seek, look for; inquire Drafted; not yet checked.
In the library · 2 uses
A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known
ζυγόν
zygon
yoke Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English yoke
g became k in English and German.
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion