σκήπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂p-. Cognates include Latin scāpus, Old English sceaft, Old Church Slavonic копиѥ (kopije, spear), and Albanian shkop.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σκήπτω (skḗptō)

  1. to prop, stay, press one thing against or upon another
    1. (medium, passive) to prop oneself or lean upon a staff
    2. (with accusative) to put forward by way of support, allege by way of excuse
  2. to let fall upon, hurl, shoot
    1. (intransitive) to fall

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (hurl): ἐνσκήπτω (enskḗptō) ἐνσκίμπτω (enskímptō), ἐπισκήπτω (episkḗptō)

Derived terms

References

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