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λόγος
Dictionary: word, speech, account, reason, ratio, proportion, explanation...
In John 1:1: "the Word" (divine creative principle)
In Thucydides: "argument" or "account"

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Odyssey 1.1-3
ἄνδρα the man
μοι to me
ἔννεπε, tell
Μοῦσα, Muse
πολύτροπον of many turns
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ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα
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Odyssey 1.1-10 23 words
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πολύτροπος
Odyssey 1.1
adjective, nominative singular masculine
πολύτροπος
"of many turns, much-traveled, crafty"
Epithet of Odysseus - the man of many ways
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Aesop's Fables
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Gospel of John
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Homer's Odyssey
42%
847 words
Mastered: 412
Learning: 298
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153 words to "Core Vocabulary" (1,000)
Coming to Theaters July 2026

Read the Odyssey Before You See It

Christopher Nolan's film adaptation arrives next year. Experience Homer's 2,800-year-old masterpiece in the original Greek - with every word parsed, translated, and ready for your vocabulary deck.

ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα, πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ
πλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσε·
"Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways, who wandered far and wide,
after he sacked the sacred citadel of Troy."
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24 books
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  "form": "λόγος",
  "lemma": "λόγος",
  "pos": "noun",
  "morph": "nominative singular masculine",
  "definitions": ["word", "speech", "reason", "account"]
}

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