In all the languages of the world, the verb constitutes the central core of sentences and speech in general. There is no sentence without an explicitly expressed or easily implied verb.

The subject of this dictionary is the presentation of the most important verbs of the ancient Greek language, particularly the Attic dialect.

In this study, for each verb of ancient Greek, the following elements are provided:
- Principal parts in both voices.
- Etymology.
- Syntax and meaning with examples from almost all texts of the Attic and Ionic dialects.
- Cognates in modern Greek.
- The most important compound verbs with their interpretations.
- Synonyms.
- Antonyms (where available).
- Guidance on their conjugation according to the corresponding model verbs conjugated in the verb conjugation tables at the end of the book.
- Special phrases with their meanings.
- Observations.