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Classics Quiz 2
Verbs, Suffixes + Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agog- | agein (lead) |
| acou- | akouein (hear) |
| ball-, bol- | ballein (throw) |
| cri- | krinein (judge) |
| gen- | gigresthai (become, be born) |
| gno- | gignoskein (know) |
| graph-, gram- | graphein (write) |
| id- | idien (see) |
| log-, lect- | legein (say) |
| ora- | horan (see) |
| opt- | opsesthai ( see) |
| path- | paschein (suffer) |
| phen-, phan-, pha- | phainien (show) |
| pher-, phor- | pherein (carry) |
| prag-, prac- | prattein/prassein (do) |
| rhea-, rh- | rheein (flow) |
| skept- | skeptesthai (look at) |
| scop- | skopein (look at) |
| sta- | histanai/histasthai (set up, to cause to stand, stand) |
| tom- | temnein (cut) |
| the- | tithenai (place) |
| troph- | trephein (nourish) |
| a-, an- | not, without, un |
| amphi- | both, on both sides, around |
| ana- | up, back, again |
| anti-, ant- | instead of, against, in opposition to |
| apo- | from, out of, away, off, utterly, completely |
| cata-, cat- | down, against, completely, wrongly, |
| dia-, di- | through, across, over, apart |
| dys- | bad |
| ec-, ex- | out, from, off |
| en-, em- | in |
| epi-, ep- | on, above, over, at, near |
| exo-, ecto- | outside |
| hyper- | over, above, beyond, excessive |
| hypo-, hyp- | under, below, insufficient |
| meta, met- | behind, beyond (indicates change) |
| para-, par- | beside, beyond, near, incorrectly |
| peri- | around, about |
| pro- | earlier, in front of, instead of |
| syn-, sy-, syl-, sym- | together, with |
| -ac, -ic, -ite, -oid, -ot | noun-forming, general |
| ics, is, ism, y | noun-forming, abstract |
| -ist | noun-forming, agent |
| ac, ic, oid | adjective-forming |
| -ize | verb-forming |