γαίω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier *γᾱϝϳω; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *geh₂w-;[1] compare γάνυμαι (gánumai) and Latin gaudeo.[2]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡǎi̯.ɔː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.o/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝɛ.o/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.o/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.o/

Verb

γαίω • (gaíō) (Epic)

to rejoice, exult, take pride in
αὐτὸς δ’ ἐν κορυφῇσι καθέζετο κύδεϊ γαίων…
autòs d’ en koruphêisi kathézeto kúdeï gaíōn…
but he himself sat down on the mountaintops, rejoicing in his glory…

Usage notes

In the Iliad, only in the formulaic expression κύδεϊ γαίων (kúdeï gaíōn, “rejoicing in his glory”), used exclusively for gods.

References

Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 163
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “gaudeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 255

Further reading

“γαίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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