Vocabulary of Greek Katharevousa (ελληνικά - καθαρεύουσα)

Nouns, definite articles

1.    mother           μήτηρ, ἡ μήτηρ
2.    father           πατήρ, ὁ πατήρ
3.    sister           ἀδελφή, ἡ ἀδελφή


Διότι τόσον ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε ἔδωκε τὸν Υἱὸν αὑτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ,
διὰ νὰ μὴ ἀπολεσθῇ πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ νὰ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           ὕδωρ, τό ὕδωρ
2.    fire           πῦρ, τό πῦρ
3.    sun           ἥλιος, ὁ ἥλιος


Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς εἰς ἡμᾶς σήμερον.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           γάτα, ἡ γάτα
2.    dog           κύων, ὁ κύων
3.    horse           ἵππος, ὁ ἵππος


Άρχη τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου τοῦ ’Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           λευκός
2.    black           μέλας
3.    red           ἐρυθρός

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