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373 Ancient Authors
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116K LSJ Dictionary Entries
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AI-Powered Contextual Meaning

Unlike dictionaries that list every possible meaning, our AI analyzes each word in its context to show you exactly what it means in this passage. Also known as interlinear.

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

Available for the Iliad, Odyssey, Gospel of John, Aesop's Fables, and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. More texts added regularly.

Odyssey 1.1-3
ἄνδρα the man
μοι to me
ἔννεπε, tell
Μοῦσα, Muse
πολύτροπον of many turns
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Click any word to add it to your personal deck. Our spaced repetition system (like Anki, built in) schedules reviews right before you forget, so every minute of study counts.

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μῆνιν
Iliad 1.1
"...μῆνιν ἄειδε θεά..."
μῆνιν
μῆνις · noun, accusative singular feminine
"wrath, anger"
Context: "...sing, goddess, the wrath..."
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Read Verse by Verse, Build Your Deck Section by Section

Texts like Marcus Aurelius' Meditations are versified so you can read the original Greek alongside the English, verse by verse. Then add entire sections to your vocabulary deck at once.

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Meditations 2.1 18 words
Meditations 2.2 14 words
Meditations 2.3 22 words

Available for Meditations, Iliad, Odyssey, Aesop, and the Gospel of John. More versifications coming soon.

GRC Ad Se Ipsum
ENG Meditations (Haines)
1.1.1
Παρὰ τοῦ πάππου Οὐήρου τὸ καλόηθες καὶ ἀόργητον
From my Grandfather Verus, a kindly disposition and sweetness of temper.
1.2.1
Παρὰ τῆς δόξης καὶ μνήμης τῆς περὶ τοῦ γεννήσαντος
From what I heard of my Father and my memory of him, modesty and manliness.
1.3.1
Παρὰ τῆς μητρὸς τὸ θεοσεβὲς καὶ μεταδοτικὸν
From my Mother, the fear of God, and generosity.
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Can't Read the Alphabet Yet?

Our transliteration feature shows Greek words in familiar Latin letters while you learn. See how Greek sounds, not just how it looks.

ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα
andra moi ennepe, Mousa
"Tell me, Muse, of the man..."

Toggle transliteration on or off as your comfort grows. Train your eyes at your own pace.

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See what percentage of any text you can already read. Watch your coverage grow as you learn. Know exactly when you're ready to tackle Homer.

Aesop's Fables
78%
Gospel of John
64%
Homer's Odyssey
42%
847 words
Mastered: 412
Learning: 298
New: 137
153 words to "Core Vocabulary" (1,000)
Featured Texts

Five Texts with Full Interlinear

These texts have curated, word-by-word contextual translations — every word parsed, glossed, 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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948 sections
100% interlinear
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GET /api/morph/λόγος
{
  "form": "λόγος",
  "lemma": "λόγος",
  "pos": "noun",
  "morph": "nominative singular masculine",
  "definitions": ["word", "speech", "reason", "account"]
}

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