The English term "as if" matches the Greek term "as if ta’xa, ta’xates"

other english words that include "as" : greek :
alabaster alabaster ala’dastro
as as gia, zio’ti
as a matter of fact as a matter of fact pra’gmati
asbestos asbestos ami’antos
ash ash sta’kth, te’fra
ashtray ashtray tasa’ki
asparagus asparagus spara’ggi
asphalt asphalt a’sfaltos, katra’mi, pi’ssa
ass ass ga’izaros
asthma asthma a’sðma
as though as though ta’xa, ta’xates
astrology astrology astrologi’a
astronaut astronaut astronau’ths
astronomy astronomy astronomi’a
asylum asylum asuli’a
basement basement kella’ri
basket basket kala’ði
bastard bastard mpa’starzos
breakfast breakfast pro’geuma
breast breast dhzi’
case case pra’gma
casino casino le’sxh
castle castle ka’stro
catastrophe catastrophe katastrofh’
chasm chasm a’dussos, da’raðro
Christmas Christmas Xristou’genna
class class kathgori’a
coast coast akrogia’li, gialo’s, perigia’li
disease disease no’sos
Easter Easter Lamprhh’, Pa’sxa
freemason freemason maso’nos
gas gas ae’rio
gasolene gasolene denzi’nh, pmenzi’na
gasoline gasoline denzi’nh, pmenzi’na
glass glass poth’ri, u’alos
grass grass xo’rto
grasshopper grasshopper akri’za
hashish hashish xasi’si
lass lass kope’lla, ko’rh, kori’tsi, ne’a
looking-glass looking-glass kaðre’fths
mask mask ma’ska, proswmei’o, proswmi’za
mass mass lao’s
mast mast kata’rti
monastery monastery monasth’ri
nasty nasty zuseizh’s
oasis oasis o’ash
passenger passenger epida’ths
phase phase fa’sh
pheasant pheasant fasiano’s
pyjamas pyjamas putza’ma
raspberry raspberry sme’ouro
Sassenach Sassenach Eggle’zos
seaside seaside akrogia’li, gialo’s, perigia’li
season season saizo’n
staircase staircase kli’maka
suitcase suitcase dali’tsa
vase vase da’zo
vaseline vaseline dazeli’nh
wasp wasp sfh’ka
weasel weasel nufi’tsa
Major Influencer
Greek is a significant influence in other languages because so many words have roots in either Greek or Latin, particularly in English. It’s still used today to help ease the creation of new words. The word Alphabet comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, “alpha” and “beta”. Approximately 12 percent of all English words come from Greek. English has had some influence on Greek too. Their words for freak out and glamour are like that of English.
Long Words
The longest Greek word ever recorded is “Lopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsano­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­parao­melito­katakechy­meno­kichl­epi­kossypho­phatto­perister­alektryon­opte­kephallio­kigklo­peleio­lagoio­siraio­baphe­tragano­pterygon” It’s 172 characters and it’s a fictional dish in Ancient Greek mentioned during the play Assemblywomen by Aristophanes
Two Greeks
Until the year 1976, there were actually two versions of Greek on record as official languages. Demotic was used for casual conversation and literature. Academia, law, medicine, and newspapers all used Katharevousa. The government designated Demotic Greek as its official language after that year.