HEE

ἡ ἣ ἥ ἧ Ἡ Ἣ Ἥ Ἧ

Some Greek words starting with H and a long E ἡ

In personal Names

Ἥβη Youth the goddess of Hebe the maiden cupbearer of the gods.

Ἥρα Hera the Queen of the Gods

Ἡρακλέης Ἡρακλῆς Heracles in Latin Hercules

Ἡσίοδος Hesiod the Poet

Ἥλιος The Titan God of the Sun

ἡ Feminine form of the definite article THE female

ἡγέομαι a verb I go before lead guide command

ἡδύς ἡδεῖα ἡδύ pleasure pleasant sweet

ἥκω I have come or reached I am here

ἡμεῖς pronoun We

ἡμέρα day

ἡμι – Prefix Half Hemi in English. Adjective ἥμισυς

ἥρωΐνη Heroine

ἡσυχία stillness quiet calm rest ἡ ἡ

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