εὐνάω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

εὐνή (eunḗ) +‎ -άω (-áō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

εὐνάω • (eunáō)

  1. to lay or place in ambush
  2. to put to bed, lull to sleep
  3. (in passive) to lie asleep
  4. to have sex with (the main meaning in Homer)
    • Ἴδης ἐν κνημοῖσι θεὰ βροτῷ εὐνηθεῖσα, (Iliad 2.821)
      couched with him a mortal on the tops of Ida (Buckley)

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