It's all Greek to me! PART 2 ( COMPLETED )

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It's all Greek to me! PART 2 ( COMPLETED )

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Translate these ancient Greek words into English

4 guesses each.

1. Helios - SUN - Cactuslil
2. Andros - MAN - Cactuslil
3. Biblion - BOOK - Cactuslil
4. Tele - FAR/DISTANT - PW in Polemi
5. Derma - SKIN - Cactuslil
6. Bios - LIFE - memory man
7. Theos - GOD - jagwheels
8. Tauros - BULL - PW in Polemi
9. Chronos - TIME - jagwheels
10. Mikros - SMALL - jen
11. Kardia - HEART - PW in Polemi
12. Deka - TEN - Flossie
13. Dodeka - TWELVE - jen
14. Ichthus - FISH - Oxfordboy
15. Ofthalmós - EYE - jagwheels
16. Pharmakon - DRUG - PW in Polemi
17. Phileo - LOVE - PW in Polemi
18. Homos - SAME - memory man
19. Phobos - FEAR - Cactuslil
20. Polis - CITY - jagwheels
21. Xenos - FOREIGN - Flossie
22. Gymnos - NAKED - memory man
23. Klepto - STEAL - jen
24. Sophia - KNOWLEDGE/WISDOM - jen
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1: Sun
2: Man
3: Book
5: Skin
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10 = Micro/small

23 = Steal

24 = Wisdom

13 - Twelve
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9 - Time
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7 - God
15 - Eye
20 - City
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19 - Moon
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4. Far (telephone is "far voice")
8. Bull
11. Heart
16. Pharmacy
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16. Pharmaceutical/drug - sorry, put the wrong part of the word earlier.
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Answers updated.

Only 6 more to guess.
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14. Ichthus - Fish (I think)
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19: phobia? fear.
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17. Love (brotherly rather than romantic)
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