Greek–English dictionary

αθετώ

(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. [(often) with on] · atheto

Αθηνά

(Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva. · Athina

Αθηναία

An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece. · Athinaia

αθηναϊκός

(Greek mythology) Of or related to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, technology, and skillful warfare. · athinaikos

Αθηναίος

An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece. · Athinaios

άθικτος

Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged. · athiktos

άθλημα

(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics. · athlima

αθλητής

(UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete. · athlitis

αθλητής της γυμναστικής

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics. · athlitis tis gymnastikis

αθλητικά παπούτσια

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer. · athlitika papoutsia

αθλητικό πνεύμα

The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad. · athlitiko pnevma

αθλητικός

(UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete. · athlitikos

αθλητικός τύπος

(UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete. · athlitikos typos

αθλητισμός

(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics. · athlitismos

αθλήτρια

(UK) A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete. · athlitria

αθλήτρια της γυμναστικής

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics. · athlitria tis gymnastikis

άθλιος

Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate. · athlios

αθλιότης

Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. · athliotis

άθλος

A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. · athlos

αθόρυβα

In a quiet manner, without any noise. · athoryva

αθορύβητος

Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure. · athoryvitos

αθόρυβος

Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous. · athoryvos

άθραυστος

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible. · athrafstos

άθρησκία

The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought. · athriskia

αθροίζω

(intransitive, mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. · athroizo

άθροιση

(mathematics) summing; summing up; adding (adding up) of a series of items. · athroisi

άθροισμα

A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation. · athroisma

αθροιστικός

Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating. · athroistikos

αθρυμμάτιστος

Whole, not divided into parts. · athrymmatistos

άθυμος

Unhappy; despondent. · athymos

άθυρμα

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.] · athyrma

αθώα

In an innocent manner. · athoa

αθωώνω

(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty. · athoono

άι

The name of the Latin-script letter I/i. · ai

Αίαντας

(Greek mythology) Either of two heroes of the Trojan War. · Aiadas

αίγαγρος

A wild goat, Capra aegagrus, native to Asia Minor and the Middle East and also found on Crete, now believed ancestral to the domestic goat. · aigagros

αιγαιοπελαγίτικος

Of or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it. · aigaiopelagitikos

αιγιαλός

The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean. · aigialos

αιγίδα

(chiefly, in the plural) Patronage or protection. · aigida

Αιγίδιος

A en given name. · Aigidios

Αιγόκερως

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology). · Aigokeros

Αιγύπτια

A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent. · Aigyptia

αιγυπτιακά

The Afroasiatic language spoken (and written) in ancient Egypt · aigyptiaka

αιγυπτιακός

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language. · aigyptiakos

Αιγύπτιος

A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent. · Aigyptios

Αίγυπτος

A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo. · Aigyptos

αιδεσιμότατος

(Christianity) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy. · aidesimotatos

αιδημοσύνη

The quality or property of being bashful · aidimosyni

αϊδιότης

(uncountable) Existence without end, infinite time. · aidiotis

αϊδιότητα

(uncountable) Existence without end, infinite time. · aidiotita

αιδοίο

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening. · aidoio

αιδοιολειξία

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina. · aidoioleixia

αιδώς

The quality of being decent; propriety. · aidos

αιθάλη

Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc. · aithali

αιθαλομίχλη

A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution. · aithalomichli

αιθαλώδης

Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky. [from 16th c.] · aithalodis

αιθανόλη

(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH. · aithanoli

Αιθέρας

(Greek god) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos. · Aitheras

αιθέριος

Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere. · aitherios

αιθίνιο

(organic compound, official IUPAC name) The organic compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula HC≡CH or C2H2. · aithinio

Αιθιοπία

A country in East Africa. · Aithiopia

αιθιοπικός

Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture. · aithiopikos

αίθουσα

A large room for public meetings or performances. · aithousa

αίθουσα αναμονής

A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus. · aithousa anamonis

αίθουσα διδασκαλίας

A room, often in a school, where classes take place. · aithousa didaskalias

αίθριο

(architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels. · aithrio

αίθριος

(of weather) Sunny and not raining. · aithrios

αιθυλική αλκοόλη

(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH. · aithyliki alkooli

Αικατερίνη

A en given name. · Aikaterini

αιλουροειδής

Of or pertaining to cats. · ailouroeidis

αιματηρός

Characterised by bloodshed. · aimatiros

αιματοκύλισμα

A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale. · aimatokylisma

αιματοχυσία

A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. · aimatochysia

αιμάτωμα

(pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels. · aimatoma

Αιμιλία

A en given name. · Aimilia

Αιμίλιος

A en given name. · Aimilios

αιμοκάθαρση

(medicine) The use of this method for the removal of waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure: hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. · aimokatharsi

αιμορραγία

The flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel. · aimorragia

αιμορραγικός

Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage. · aimorragikos

αιμορραγώ

Indicates that the speaker is bleeding. · aimorrago

αιμορροΐδα

(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles. · aimorroida

αιμοσταγής

Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous. · aimostagis

αιμοσφαιρίνη

(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre). · aimosfairini

αινετός

Meriting praise; worthy of high praise · ainetos

αίνιγμα

A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer. · ainigma

αινιγματικός

Ambiguous, hard to interpret. · ainigmatikos

Αϊνστάιν

Albert Einstein, the world-famous 20th-century theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity. · Ainstain

αϊνστάνιο

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal. · ainstanio

Αϊντάχο

A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise. · Aidacho

Αϊόβα

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines. · Aiova

αίρεση

(chiefly, derogatory) A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader. · airesi

αιρεσιάρχης

(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.] · airesiarchis

αιρετική

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to. · airetiki

αιρετικός

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to. · airetikos

αιρετότητα

The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible. · airetotita

αισθάνομαι

(transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. · aisthanomai

αίσθημα

Sensation, particularly through the skin. · aisthima

αίσθηση

(psychology) A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs. [from 19th c.] · aisthisi

αισθησιακός

(colloquial, figurative) Erotic. · aisthisiakos

αισθησιοκινητικός

(biology) Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity · aisthisiokinitikos

αισθητήριο

Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. · aisthitirio

αισθητήριος

Of the physical senses or sensation. · aisthitirios

αισθητηριοσυνειδησιακή

Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling. · aisthitiriosyneidisiaki

αισθητηριοσυνειδησιακό

Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling. · aisthitiriosyneidisiako

αισθητηριοσυνειδησιακός

Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling. · aisthitiriosyneidisiakos

αισθητική

The study or philosophy of beauty. · aisthitiki

αισθητικοκινητικός

(biology) Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity · aisthitikokinitikos

αισθητικός

Concerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance. · aisthitikos

αισθητός

Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible. · aisthitos

αισιόδοξος

A person who expects a favourable outcome. · aisiodoxos

αίσχη

(uncountable) Low moral standards. · aischi

αίσχος

(countable) Something which brings dishonor; the cause of reproach or shame; great discredit. · aischos

αισχρός

(chiefly, of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt. · aischros

αισχυντηλός

Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful · aischydilos

Αϊτή

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti. · Aiti

αίτημα

Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence). · aitima

αίτηση

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. · aitisi

αιτία

(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result. · aitia

Αϊτινή

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent. · Aitini

Αϊτινός

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent. · Aitinos

αιτιοκρατία

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice. · aitiokratia

αιτιοκρατικός

(philosophy) Of, or relating to determinism. · aitiokratikos

αιτιολογημένος

That can be justified. · aitiologimenos

αιτιολόγηση

(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence. · aitiologisi

αιτιολογώ

(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for. · aitiologo

Αίτνα

An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania. · Aitna

αιτούμαι

(transitive) To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority). · aitoumai

αιφνιδιάζω

(transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. · aifnidiazo

αιφνίδιος

Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · aifnidios

αιφνιδίως

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.] · aifnidios

αιχημρός

(obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen. · aichimros

αιχμαλωσία

The state of being captive. · aichmalosia

αιχμή

A sharp point or pointed end. · aichmi

αιχμηρός

(figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing. · aichmiros

αιώνας

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100. · aionas

αιώνια

For eternity; forever. · aionia

αιώνιος

Lasting forever; unending. · aionios

αιωνιότης

(uncountable) Existence without end, infinite time. · aioniotis

αιωνιότητα

(uncountable) endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size. · aioniotita

αιωνίως

Always; forever; eternally. · aionios

αιώρα

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. · aiora

αιώρημα

(chemistry, physics) The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining. · aiorima

αιωρούμαι

To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver. · aioroumai

ακαδημαϊκός

(obsolete) A member of an academy, university, or college. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.] · akadimaikos

ακαδημαϊσμός

(art, literature) Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism. · akadimaismos

ακαθάριστος

(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts. · akatharistos

ακαθαρσία

(UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police. · akatharsia

ακάθαρτος

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. · akathartos

ακαθόριστος

Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal. · akathoristos

άκαιρος

out of place; inappropriate · akairos