τέρπω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *térpō, from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (to satisfy), cognate with German dürfen (to need) and obsolete and dialectal British English tharf (to need).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τέρπω • (térpō)

  1. to delight
  2. (passive voice and middle voice) to enjoy, to revel

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • τέρπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • τέρπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέρπω.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɾ.po/
  • Hyphenation: τέρ‧πω

Verb

τέρπω • (térpo) (past έτερψα, passive τέρπομαι)

  1. (formal) to regale, please, delight
    Τέρπω τους καλεσμένους με ιστορίες.
    Térpo tous kalesménous me istoríes.
    I regale the guests with stories.

Conjugation

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