φέβομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰégʷomai, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷeti, from *bʰegʷ-. Cognates include Sanskrit अभिभजते (abhibhajate), Lithuanian bė́gti, Proto-Slavic *běgati (to flee, run), Albanian boj, and perhaps Tocharian A pkänt.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

φέβομαι • (phébomai)

  1. (poetic) to be put to flight, to flee

Inflection

This verb can function as the passive counterpart to φοβέω (phobéō).

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References

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