Brief Business Greek Vocabulary: a-loyo=alogho=horse (reason-less) a-veveo=un-sure afti=aute=she afti=autoi=they afto=auto=it aftos=autos=self aftos=he agh'no=agno=pure aghorazo=I buy akreos=extreme akri=end akrivos=expensive,accurate alayi=change alla=but,or amfivolia=amphibole=question ana-kat-evo=mix (top-bottom-make) ana-mesa=between (mesa=inside) ana-potha=upside-down (ana=again,around; potha=poda=foot) andekhi=lasts ankhos=anxiety anthras=andro=man anthropos=person=prosopo=face apa-yoreveteh=forbidden apandisi=(the) reply apando=I reply apiron=universe apopseh=tonight aresi=like areskia=the like areso=I like (to) aristera=left (direction) aristo=perfect arkhiyos=archigos=chief arkhi=start,top arostos=sick asty=city astynomia=police avrio=tomorrow avyi=auge=dawn axia=aksia=value ayapi=agape=love ayora=agora=market bukali=bottle ef-imer-itha=newspaper (cognate:ephemeral) efkharisto=thankyou efthini=responsibility efthis=straight egho=ego=I ehmiss=we ehsi,ehsis=thou,you (sing,plur) ekato=hecto=hundred ekhi=has (he,she,it) ekhis,ekhete=you have (sing,plur) ekho=I have ekhome=we have ekhun=they have elia=olive em-pothio=obstacle (blocks foot) emboras=merchant emborion=commerce (cognate:emporium) en-taxi=in-order=ok ena=one enea=nine epi-trepo=allow epta=seven erkhomeh=I come erotima=question eteria=haiteria=company=firm=organisation ethra=edra=office (cognate:cath-edra-l) etisi=application evsevis=eusebis=pious=well-respect-full (sevo=I respect) evyenia=eugenia=kindness,politeness exi=hexi=six fakelos=envelope fawomeno=worn-out fonaxeh=call foros=tax,carry-ment fthino=cheap fysis=physis=nature ghramatosimo=paperstamp iatros=physician ikosi=twenty ilektrizmos=electricity imaste=we are imboro=boro=I can imeh=I am ine=is,are (3rd pers, sing, plur) isasteh=you are(plur) iseh=you(thou,sing) are kakos=this-(dis-)=bad kalimera=good morning kalinikhta=good night kalispera=good evening kalos=ev-=good kano=I do then-kano=I-do-not then=outhen=den=(negational) kat-efthi-nsi=direction (in that straightness) kata-strefo=destroy (under-turn) katharo=clean katseh=sit kathisma=seat kathomeh=I sit (cognate: Cathedral) kefalion=head kefaleon=fund,capital keh=kai=and kharti=paper khartis=map khereteh=greetings khilia=kilo=thousand khorion=village khora=country,space khreos=debt (also ypo-khreosin) khrima=money khrisma=annointment,nomination khronos=chronos=year,time khthes=yesterday kialo=ke-allo=more kimameh=I sleep (cognate: cemetary=kimitirion) kleftis=thief (klepto) konda=near kondos=short kosmos=world kryo=cold ksenos=xenos=foreigner=stranger kutali=couteille=spoon kyvernisi=cybern-isi=government lavo=I receive lipero=sad loyariasmos=bill, account loyistis=logistis=accountant loyizo=I reason loyos=logos=word,thought makheri=knife makri=long makria=far matheno=I learn mathima=lesson (cognate:math,polymath) mati=eye meleto=I study meno=I stay, reside meros=part mesimeri=noon meta-phora=transport (Christopher=carrier of Christ) methavrio=dyAftTomw mi=don't miso=imiso=hemi=half mizeros=miser mystiko=secret mystirio=mystery neo=new, young nero=water nikhta=night no'otropia=notion nomizo=skeftomeh=I think norihs=early nostimo=tasty okto=eight oliyon=liyo=oligo=a-little omilo=milao=I speak omoloyon=homologue=govt bond opios=pios=who opos=pos=how opu=pu=where ora=hora=hour,time orexi=apetite oro-loyi=horologue=clock pao=I go parakalo=please parayoyi=paragogue=production, manufacture pareh=take it pendeh=five peninta=fifty peri-orizo=I curtail (determine/set within) peri=within,around,almost,about perno=I take piaseh=catch piano=I catch pIno=I drink pinO=I hunger pirazi=bothers polo=I sell (cognates: monopoly) poly=much posson=ammount potEh=never pOteh=when presvia=intercession presvis=ambassador pro-tasi=proposal pro-trepo=plead proi=morning prostheto=I add (cognate: prosthetic) proto=first psari=fish pu=where sapuni=soap simera=today siya=sigha=slow, soft skheftoma=I think (cognate: skeptical) skholion=school skivo=I bend soseh=save (SOS) sotiras=savior Sotirios=Xavier=Asher sovaro=serious sputheo=important stamata=stop stena-horo=worry(narrow-fit) sy-mera=to-day syw'nomi=sygnomi=apology syn-tomo=brief (tomo as in tome) synthezmos=syndesmos=connection systasi=introduction takhi=tachy=fast tasi=trend taxithi=trip telonio=customs tesera=four thanio=danio=loan theka=deka=ten thelima=will thelisi=will-power thelo=I want theno=deno=I tie thexi=right,ability (as in dexterity) thezmos=bond thialeyo=dialego=I choose thiavazo=diabazo=I read thikiyoros=dikigoros=lawyer diki=law (cognate:dictum) thio=duo=two thipso=I thirst thisareskia=dislike thisi=west thithaktor=didactor=doctor=teacher (also:thithaskalos) thixeh=dicse=show me thikhno=I show thomatio=room thore'an=dorean=free (donated gift) thozmu=give me tikaneteh=how are you? tilefona=call by phone timi=honor,price tolmiros=bold toteh=then trapeza=table,bank treno=train tria=three trivo=rub (tribology) tropos=way troyo=trogo=fayo=phago=eat v'w'alto=remove it v'w'azo=I remove viomihanos=bio-mechanos=industrialist (gives life to machines) vivlio=bible=book vivlion=biblio=book vlepo=I see vrathi=night,slow vromiko=dirty w'nomi=gnomi=opinion w'nosis=gnosis=knowledge yeoghrafia=geography yeoryios=George yeoryos=farmer yineka=gyneka=woman yino=become yis=yeos=geos=earth yper-etis=servant yper=above zakhari=sugar zesto=hot zvino=extinguish [[[ alpha=a beta=v gamma=wh,gh,y delta=th(hard) epsilon=e zeta=z eta=ei,ie theta=th(soft) iota=i kappa=k lambda=l mu=m nu=n ksi=x o-micron=o pi=p rho=r sigma=s tau=t y-psilon=y phi=f khi=h psi=ps o-mega=oh ai=e,ae au=av,af eu=ef,ev gg,gk=gg,ng ei=i (as if a silent or very brief e was before it) mp=mb,b nt=nd=d oi=i (as if a silent or very brief o was before it) ou=u yi=i (or y-i with y as vowel) ]]] --Anglification of Greek Names-- Agnost-,Bori- Strange Mylon- Miller Argyr- Argent Pan-,Desp- Marion Athan- Ambrose Parask-,Sav- Fendor Demetr- GEOffrey Rapt- Taylor Drago- Rendor Sotir- Asher,Xavier Kara-,Mavr- Morris,Black Vas- Basil Foto-,Lambr- Bertram,Clarence Verg- Roderick Kyria- Mainard Vlah- Wallach Livan- Levant Zah- Zachary Logo- -law,-know