Theta Words Two

θείνω strike dash

θεία aunt and θεῖος uncle Note the accent and that this refers to to a relative on either side of the side unlike Latin which has separate words to indicate if the relative is on the father's or mother's side of a family.

θέλγω enchant charm use magic spell bind cheat

θελκτήρ or θέλκτωρ charmer enchanter θέλκτρον θελκτήριον spell enchantment charm

θέμις the goddess of Justice and Law Note θεσμός

- θεν suffix added to nouns to show Motion FROM a Place

Θερμός heat warmth hot warm boiling

θέτις Sea goddess Nereid mother of Achilles wife of Peleus daughter of Oceanus

θέω run race fly and of things circular like a rim

θεωρέω look AT view behold observe be a spectator contemplate consider

AHA Hidden H's

AHA! Watching out for hidden H's.

Classical Greek did have a H sound ...well the last traces of one indicated by a ̔ over a vowel.

If a word has an initial HA sound you will see ἁ ἅ ἇ

Here's some words with an initial HA sound.

Ἁβρός Habros soft delicate pretty dainty luxurious

ἁγιάζω to hallow consecrate make holy

ἅιδης Hades the place and the god of

αἷμα Haemo - Blood

αἱρέω to chose

ἅλς Salt the sea

the two sea goddess Thetis and Amphitrite are called sea-born

ἁλοσύδνη

ἅμα an adverb hama At Once or a Preposition with Dative at the same time (together) with

ἁμαρτάνω to miss fail go wrong err sin

ἅρμα chariot

ἁρπάζω ravish snatch seize take away carry off by force