δαίω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *dáyyō; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w-. Cognates include Proto-Celtic *dauyeti, Tocharian A twās; perhaps related to Latin duellum, bellum (war). Perhaps etymologically related to dagger.

Verb

δαίω • (daíō)

  1. (transitive) to light up, to kindle, to set on fire
  2. (transitive) to burn up
  3. (passive voice) to burn, to blaze
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Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (to share).[1] Compare Sanskrit दयते (dayate).

Verb

δαίω • (daíō)

  1. (transitive, usually middle voice) to divide, to share
  2. (transitive) to host (a feast)
  3. (passive voice) to be torn, to ache
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Further reading

  • δαίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • δαίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • δαίω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • δαίω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • δαίω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “δαίομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 297-298
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