Theta Words Three
Θήβη Θῆβαι Thebes the name of several cities all possibly named after Thebes in Egypt if you accept the thoery Thebes is a distortion of a Egyptian phrase referring to Waset, Thebes as the place of power. Another name for Thebes as a city state rather than just the city was Θηβαΐς
θήγω sharpen whet a blade or tool also to provoke or irritate.
θηλάζω nurse suckle
θήρ a wild beast a predator a monster hence θηρίον animals that are hunted animals in general
θησαυρός treasure valuables thing splaced in storage because valued
- θι locative affix meaning place at in the fields at home at Troy
θίασος company or group of celebrants or revellers especially of a god like Eros or Dionysios
θλίβω press hard oppress afflict distress hence θλῖψις pressure oppression
θνήσκω die be dying dead
θόλος is a building or chamber with a dome or vault and a round sun hat θολία but θολός is thick dark mud or squid ink and θολερός turbid muddy troubled
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