ἀπεῖπον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀπο- (apo-) + εἶπον (eîpon)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀπεῖπον (apeîpon)

  1. to speak out, tell out, declare
  2. to deny, refuse
  3. to forbid
  4. to renounce, disown, give up
    • 50BC-50AD, Parthenius, Lyrcus §6
      ...μάλιστα δὲ συνεργὸς ἐγίνετο Εἱλεβίη· οὐ γὰρ ἀπεῖπε τὸν Λύρκον.
  5. to give up, be worn out, fail
    • 380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 448a
      Γοργίας μὲν γὰρ καὶ ἀπειρηκέναι μοι δοκεῖ ...

Conjugation

The present and imperfect are supplied by ἀπαυδάω (apaudáō), ἀπόφημι (apóphēmi), ἀπολέγω (apolégō), and in Attic prose by ἀπαγορεύω (apagoreúō).

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