Greek Glossary of Key Terms

ἀγαθοειδέςagathoeidesGood-like
ἀγαθόν, τὸagathon, tothe Good
ἀείaeialways
αἴδιονaidioneverlasting
αἰσθάνεσθαιaisthanesthaiperceiving
αἴσθημαaisthēmasense-datum
αἴσθησιςaisthēsissense-perception
αἰσθητάaisthētasensibles
αἰσθητικόνaisthētikonfaculty of sense-perception
αἰτία, αἴτιονaitia, aitioncause, explanation
αἰώνιονaiōnioneternal
ἀκούσιονakousioninvoluntary
ἀλήθειαalētheiatruth
ἀλλοίωσιςalloiōsisalteration
ἁμαρτίαhamartiaerror, moral error
ἀμεριστόνameristonindivisible
ἀνάγκηanagkēnecessity
ἀναγωγήanagōgēascent
ἀνάμνησιςanamnēsisrecollection
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposhuman being
ἀντικείμεναantikeimenacontraries
ἀντίληψιςantilēpsisapprehension
ἀπαθήςapathēsunaffected
ἀπροαίρετονaproairetoninvoluntary
ἀρετήaretēexcellence
ἀριθμόςarithmosnumber, Number
ἁρμονίαharmoniaharmony
ἀρχέτυποςarchetuposarchetype
ἀρχήarchēprinciple, starting point
ἀσθένειαastheneiasusceptibility, weakness
ἄστρονastronstar
ἄυλονaulonimmaterial
αὐξητικόνauxētikonfaculty of increase (in size
αὐτεξούσιονautexousionautonomous
αὐτόματονautomatonspontaneous
ἄφθαρτονaphthartonindestructible
βούλησιςboulēsiswill
γένεσιςgenesisgeneration, becoming
γεννητικόνgennētikonfaculty of reproduction
γένος, γένηgenos, genēgenus, genera
γιγνώσκεινgignōskeinknow, cognize
γνῶσιςgnōsisknowledge, cognition
δαίμωνdaimōndaemon
δημιουργεῖνdēmiourgeincreate
δημιουργόςdēmiourgosDemiurge
διάθεσιςdiathesisdisposition, condition
διανοητικόνdianoētikonfaculty of discursive thinking
διάνοιαdianoiadiscursive thinking
διάστημαdiastēmainterval
δόξαdoxabelief, opinion
δυάςduasDyad
δύναμιςdunamispower, capacity, potency, potentiality, faculty, virtuality
εἶδοςeidosform, Form, species, Species, kind
εἴδωλονeidōlonreflection
εἰκώνeikōnimage
εἱμαρμένηheimarmenēfate
ἐκεῖekeiintelligible world. Literally, there
ἑκούσιονhekousionvoluntary
ἔκστασιςekstasisself-transcendence, displacement
ἕκωνhekōnwillingly
ἔλλειψιςelleipsisdeficiency, lack
ἔμφασιςemphasisreflection
ἕν, τὸhen, tothe One, unity
ἐνάντιαenantiacontraries, opposites
ἐναργῆςenargēsself-evident
ἐνέργειαenergeiaactivity, actuality
ἐνέργημαenergēmaact, activation
ἔννοιαennoiaconception
ἕξιςhexishabit, condition, disposition, settled state
ἐπέκειναepekeinatranscendent
ἐπιβολήepibolēact of apprehension, direct apprehension
ἐπιθυμητικόνepithumētikonfaculty of appetite
ἐπιθυμίαepithumiaappetite
ἐπίνοιαepinoiaconceptualization, conceptual distinction
ἐπιστήμηepistēmēscience, scientific understanding
ἐπιστροφήepistrophēreversion
ἔργονergonfunction, deed, task
ἑτερότηςheterotēsDifference, difference
ἐφ ἡμῖνeph hēminup to us
ἔφεσιςephesisdesire
ζωήzōēlife, Life
ζῷονzōionliving being, Living Being, animal
ēin fact. Literally or
ἡγεμώνĥēgemōncontrolling principle
ἦθοςēthoscharacter
ἡσυχίαhēsuchiastillness
θελεῖνtheleinwanting
θέλησιςthelēsiswishing
θέμιςthemislicit
θεῖοςtheiosdivine
θεόςtheosgod
θεωρίαtheōriacontemplation
θρεπτικόνthreptikonfaculty of nourishment
θυμοειδέςthumoeidesfaculty of spiritedness
θύμοςthumosspiritedness
ἰδέαideaIdea, idea
ἰδιότης, ἴδιονidiotēs, idionproperty, distinguishing property, essential property
ἰνδάλμαindalmareflection
καθέκαστονkathekastonindividual, particular
κακίαkakiavice
κακόνkaken evil
κάλλον, καλόνkallon, kalonBeauty, beauty
κατηγορίαkatēgoriacategory, predicate
κένονkenonvoid, empty
κίνησιςkinēsismotion, Motion
κοινόνkoinoncommon, composite
κόσμοςkosmoscosmos
κρα̑σιςkrasisblending
κρίσιςkrisisjudgement, discernment
κύριοςkuriosprincipal, authoritative, in charge, dominant, proper
λαμβάνεινlambaneingrasp
λογικόνlogikonrational
λογισμός, τὸ λογιστικόνlogismos, to logistikonfaculty of calculative reasoning
λόγοςlogosexpressed principle, reason, argument, account
μέγεθοςmegethosmagnitude
μένεινmeneinpersist, be stable
μέριστονmeristondivisible, divided
μεταβολήmetabolēchange, transformation
μετέχεινmetecheinpartake of
μὴ ὄνmē onnon-being
μίγμαmigmamixture
μίμημαmimēmaimitation
μίξιςmixismixture
μνήμηmnēmēmemory
ΜοῖραιMoiraiFates
μόναςmonasunit
νοεῖνnoeinthinking
νόημαnoēmathought
νόησιςnoēsisintellection, thinking
νοητόνnoētonintelligible
νοῦςnousIntellect, intellect
ὄγκοςogkosmass
οἰκεῖονoikeionproper
οἰκείωσιςoikeiōsisappropriation, affinity
οἷονhoionsort of, in a way
ὅμοιονhomoionsame
ὁμοιότηςhomoiotēsSameness, sameness
ὁμοίωμαhomoiōmalikeness
ὁμοίωσιςhomoiōsisassimilation
ὁμώνυμοςhomōnumosequivocal
ὄν, ὄνταon, ontabeing, beings, Being, Beings
ὄρεξιςorexisdesire
ὅρμηhormēimpulse
ὅροςhorosboundary, definition
οὐρανόςouranosheaven
οὐσίαousiasubstance, substantiality, Substance, Substantiality
οὐσιώδεις ἀριθμοίousiōdeis arithmoiSubstantial Numbers
παθεῖνpatheinexperience affections, experiencing, undergoing
παθητικόνpathētikonpassible, passive, subject to affection
πάθοςpathosstate, experience, affection, feeling, emotion
παρακολούθημαparakolouthēmaaccompaniment, secondary attribute
παρακολουθίαparakolouthiaconscious awareness
πάσχεινpascheinexperience affections, experiencing, undergoing
πείσιςpeisisaffection
περιφοράperiphoracircuit
πίστιςpistisconfidence, trust, conviction
πλῆθοςplēthosmultiplicity
πνεῦμαpneumabreath
πόθοςpothoslonging
ποιεῖνpoieinproduce, cause, make
ποίημαpoiēmaproduct
ποιητήςpoiētēscreator
ποικίλοςpoikilosvariegated
πονηρίαponēriawickedness
προαίρεσιςproairesischoice
πρόνοιαpronoiaprovidence
πρόοδοςproodosprocession
προόρασιςproorasisforesight
σημασίαsēmasiasignification
σπερματικοί λόγοιspermatikoi logoispermatic principles
σπουδαῖοςspoudaiosvirtuous
στάσιςstasisstability, Stability, positioning, standstill
στέρησιςsterēsisprivation
στοιχεῖονstoicheionelement
συμβεβηκόςsumbebēkosaccident
συμπάθειαsumpatheiasympathy
σύμφυτονsumphutonintrinsic
συμφωνίαsumphōniaconcord, harmony
συναίσθησιςsunaisthēsisself-awareness
συναμφότερονsunamphoteroncomplex
σύνεσιςsunesiscomprehension, comprehensive grasp, understanding
σύνθετονsunthetoncomposite
σύνταξιςsuntaxisstructured ordering
συνώνυμοςsunōnumosunivocal
σύστασιςsustasiscombination
σχέσιςschesisrelation, spatial relation, the relative, status, position
σῶμαsōmabody
σωματικόνsōmatikonbodily
σωφροσύνηsōphrosunēself-control
τάξιςtaxisorder, ordered parts, system, arrangement, rank
ταὐτόνtautonidentical
ταυτότηςtautotēsidentity, Identity
τέλοςtelosgoal
τέχνηtechnēcraft
τι ἔστι, τὶ ἦν εἶναιti esti, ti ēn einaiessence
τὸ ἄπειρονto apeironthe unlimited, unlimited, absence of limit, infinite regress, unlimitedness
τὸ εἶναιto einaiexistence, Existence
τὸ πᾶνto panuniverse
τόλμαtolmadaring
τόποςtoposplace, region
τύποςtuposimpression
τυχήtuchēchance, luck, fortune
ὕληhulēmatter
ὑπάρχεινhuparcheinexist
ὑποκείμενονhupokeimenonsubstrate, underlying nature
ὑπόστασιςhupostasisreal (i.e., extra-mental) existence
ὑφίστημιhuphistēmicome to exist
φαντασίαphantasiaimagination
φάντασμαphantasmasemblance
φανταστικόνphantastikonfaculty of imaginative representation
φθαρτόνphthartondestructible
φθοράphthoradestruction, perishing, passing away
φοράphorarevolution
φρόνησιςphronēsiswisdom, practical wisdom
φύσιςphusisnature
φυτικόνphutikonfaculty of growth
ψυχήpsuchēsoul, Soul