This is a lexicon (word list) of some Greek words, both ancient and modern.

The (modern) Greek alphabet is (the transcription used follows in brackets): Αα (Aa), Ββ (Bb), Γγ (Gg), Δδ (Dd), Εε (Ee), Ζζ (Zz), Ηη (Êê), Θθ(Th th), Ιι (Ii), Κκ (Kk), Λλ (Ll), Μμ(Mm), Νν(Nn), Ξξ (Xx), Οο(Oo), Ππ (Pp), Ρρ (Rr), Σσς (Ss), Ττ (Tt), Υυ (Uu), Φφ (Ph ph), Χχ (Kh kh), Ψψ (Ps ps) Ωω (Ôô)

Hh also occurs in the transcriptions, but as it is not considered a separate letter (being 'rough breathing' instead), entries beginning with Hh are found under their second letter.

Greek Words with Modern Derivatives

This is a list of some older Greek words that have prominent derivatives in English and other modern languages.

Note that, in general, a Greek Υυ (Uu) became a Yy in English and other modern derivates, with the associated 'y' sound, Κκ (Kk) often became Cc, and Χχ (Kh kh) became Ch ch.

Latin Transliteration	English Meaning	Greek Spelling	English Derivative
anêr, andros	man (male human)	ανήρ, ανδρός	Android
anthrôpos, -ou, -o	human being	άνθρωπος	Anthropomorphism
arakhnê	spider	αράχνη	Arachnid
astêr	star	αστήρ	Astrology
autos, -ê, -o	self (reflexive pronoun)	αυτός, --ή, -ό	Autonomy
barbaros	stranger, non-Greek	βάρβαρος	Barbarian
bios	life	βίος	Biology
dêmos	district, its inhabitants, commoners	δήμος	Democracy
eu	well	ευ	Eulogy
gaia	earth	γαία	Gaia
graphein	to write	γράφειν	Graphics, Graph, -graph(y)
gunê	woman	γυνή	Gynecology
homoios	equal	όμοιος	Homeopathy
hupnos, -ou, -o	sleep	ύπνος, -ου, -ο	Hypnotism
iatros	doctor	ιατρός
ikhthus	fish	ιχθύς	Ikhthus
kakos, -ê, -on	bad	κακός, -ή, -ον
khaitê	loose, flowing hair	χαίτη
kleistos, -h, -on	closed, shut	κλειστός, -ή, ον
legein logos, -ou, -on	to pick up, count, say thought, word (verbal noun)	λέγειν λόγος, -ου, -ον	-logy
lithos	stone	λίθος	Lithography
makros	Large	μακρός	Macron, macro-
melas, -aina, -an	pigmented, black, ink	μέλας, -αίνα, αν	Melanesia
mikros	small	μικρός	micro-
monos, -ê, -on	alone, solitary, forsaken	μόνος, -η, -ο	Monotony, mono-
neos	new, young	νέος	Neon, neo-
oligos, -ê, -on	few, little, small	ολίγος, -η, -ον	Oligarchy
ôon	egg	ωόν	Ovary
paideia (or pedia)	education, culture	παιδεία	Encyclopaedia
pais	boy, child	παίς	Pedophilia
pan	all, complete	παν	pan-
peri	around	περί	Perimeter, peri-
philos, -ê philia	friend friendship	φίλος, -η φιλία	Philadelphia, -phile/-philia
phiton, -o	plant	φυτόν, -ό
phobia phobos	irrational fear fear	φοβία φόβος	Phobia
phone	voice	φωνή	Phone
polus, pollê, polu	many, much	πολύς, πολλή, πολύ	Polynesia, poly-
psikhe	spirit, mind	ψυχή	Psyche
ris, rinos	nose	ρίς, ρινός	Rhinoceros
saura	lizard	σαύρα	Dinosaur
sophein sophia	to know knowledge, wisdom	σοφείν σοφία	-sophy
tele	far away	τηλέ	Telephone, Telepathy
xenos	strange, stranger, guest	ξένος	Xeno
zoon	animal	ζώον	Zoo

Modern Greek words

Africa = afriki
air = aeras
aircraft = aeroskafos
airplane = aeroplano
America = ameriki
American = american
American man = amerikanos
American woman = amerikanida
ancient = arheos (archeos)
Ancient Greece = arhea ellas (archea ellada)
ant = mirmigi
apostle = apostolos
Asia = asia
Astronomy = astronomia
Australia = afstralia
bad = kakos
Balkans = valkania
barbarian = varvaros
bird = pouli
body = soma
book = vivlio
Brazil = vrazilia
Buddhist = voudistis
carpet = hali (chali)
cat = gata
Catholic = katholikos
Chemistry = himia (chimia)
China = kina
Chinese = kineziko, kinezika (language)
Chinese man = kinezos
Chinese woman = kineza
Christian = hristianos (christianos)
church = ekklisia
civilisation (civilization) = politismos
computer = ipologistis
country = hora (chora)
culture = koultoura, politismos
dictionary = leksiko (lexiko)
digital = psifiakos
dog = skilos
drachma = drahmi (drachmi)
ecology = ikologia (oikologia)
economics = ikonomika (oikonomika)
economy = ikonomia (oikonomia)
electronic = ilektronikos
encyclopedia = egiklopedia
England = agglia
English = aggliko, agglika (language)
Englishman = agglos
Englishwoman = agglida
euro = evro
Europe = evropi, europi
family = ikogenia (oikogeneia)
finger = dahtilo (dachtilo)
fish = psari (Modern Greek), ichthis
flower = louloudi
France = gallia
free = eleftheros
freedom = eleftheria
French = galliko, gallika (language)
Frenchman = gallos
Frenchwoman = gallida
friend = filos (M), fili (F)
friendly = filikos (M), filiki (F), filiko
German = germaniko, germanika (language)
German man = germanos
German woman = germanida
Germany = germania
giant = gigantas
gift = doro
god = theos
good = kalos
Greece = ellas, ellada
Greek = ellinas (for people), elliniko
he = aftos
help = voithia
home = oikos (Ancient and Modern Greek), spiti (Modern Greek)
I = ego
if = ean
India = india (indhia)
Internet = diadiktio
Iraq = irak
it = afto
Italy = italia
Japan = iaponia
Jew = evreos, ioudeos
Jewish = ioudeos
joy, happiness = hara (chara), eutihia (eutichia)
knight = ipotis (ippotis)
law = nomos
left = aristera
library = vivliothiki
loan = danio (daneio)
magazine = periodiko
Mathematics = mathimatika
metaphysics = metafisiki
middle ages, dark ages = meseonas
moon = selini, feggari
mountain = vouno, oros
mouse = podiki
Muslim = mousoulmanos, moamethanos
nation = ethnos
network = diktio
now = tora
object = antikimeno
old = paleos, palios
old man = geros
old woman = gria
peace = irini (eirini)
Philosophy = filosofia
Physics = fisiki
picture = ikona
planet = planitis
plant = fito
printer = ektipotis
quick = grigoros
realism = realismos
religion = thriskia
right = deksia
rock = vrahos (vrachos)
Russia = rossia
science = epistimi
scientist = epistimonas
sea = thalassa
self = eaftos
she = afti
slow = arga, argos
space = diastima
spacecraft = diastimoplio
Spain = ispania
star = astro
street = odos
study = meleti
sun = ilios
Sweden = souidia
sword = ksifos, spathi
Taoist = taoistis
teacher = daskalos
text, document = kimeno (keimeno), eggrafo
they = afti (aftoi)
Tibet = thivet
Tibetan = thivetianos
track = dromos
tree = dentro
Turkey = tourkia
turtle = helona (chelona)
war = polemos
we = emis
yogurt = giaourti
you = esi
young man = neos

young woman = nea

Note: The word Barbarian (varvaros) in Modern Greek also means "someone without any culture or civilisation, uncivilized".

Numbers

zero (0) = miden (midhen, mi-the-n)
one (1) = ena
two (2) = dio (dhio, the-o)
three (3) = tria (tree-a)
four (4) = tessera
five (5) = pede [in greek though d in the case of all five's is spelled as nt, here it is put as d to make it easier for english readers]
six (6) = exi [x pronounced as x in six]
seven (7) = epta, efta
eight (8) = okto, oxto [x pronounced as h on hot]
nine (9) = ennea, ennia
ten (10) = deka (dheka, the-ka)
eleven (11) = edeka, endeka
twelve (12) = dodeka (tho-the-ka)
thirteen (13) = dekatria (dheka+tree-a)
fourteen (14) = dekatessera (dheka+tessera)
*numbers continue likewise by adding the "dheka" to the numbers that continue e.g. 10+8=18 then deka+okto=dekaokto 
twenty (20) = ikosi 
thirty (30) = triada
fourty (40) = sarada
fifty (50) = penida
sixty (60) = exida [x pronounced as x in six]
seventy (70) = evdomida
eighty (80) = ogdoda
ninety (90) = enenida
*the first asterisk rule continues likewise; thus : 70+4 = 74 then evdomida + tessera = evdomidatessera
a hundred (100) = ekato
two hundreds (200) = diakosia
three hundreds (300) = triakosia
four hundreds (400) = tetrakosia
five hundreds (500) = pedakosia
six hundreds (600) = exakosia [x pronounced as x in six]
seven hundreds (700) = eftakosia
eight hundreds (800) = oktakosia
nine hundreds (900) = enniakosia
*the rule doesnt change, so if you want to say that you have 234 euros u do the following : 200+30+4 = 234 then diakosia+triada+tessera = diakosiatriadatessera!
one thousand (1000) = xilia [x pronounced as h on hat]
two thousands (2000) = dio xiliades 
*for thousands we continue as in english eg for four thousands we say tessera xiliades [xiliades being the plural of xilia]
*for many thousands the rules continue as always eg 234000 we say diakosiatriadatessera xiliades
a million (1000000) = ena ekatomirio
ten millions (10000000) = deka ekatomiria

See also: Greek language

External links

• The Perseus Project - has many useful pages for the study of classical languages and literatures, including dictionaries.