δαίω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From earlier *δαϝιω (*dawiō); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂w-. Cognates include Proto-Celtic *dawyeti, 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) 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) to divide, to share
  2. (transitive) to host (a feast)
  3. (passive) 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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