ῥύομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • εἰρύομαι (eirúomai) Epic

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῥῡ́ομαι (rhū́omai) (Epic, Ionic, Tragic, Koine, rare in prose)

  1. to protect, guard, preserve
  2. to rescue, save, deliver
  3. to keep something dangerous away
  4. to thwart, curb
  5. to set free, ransom, redeem; to pay for

Usage notes

The form *ἐρύω (*erúō), under which Liddell and Scott and Cunliffe list the word, is unattested; instead the present stem takes the forms ῥυ- (rhu-) and εἰρυ- (eiru-) with long or short υ (u). Present (LSJ) or perfect (Cunliffe), and imperfect (LSJ) or pluperfect (Cunliffe) forms may be thematic or athematic.

The aorist has six possible stems: with long εἰ (ei), short (e), or no augment; double σσ (ss) or single σ (s) first aorist tense suffix; and long or short υ (u).

Inflection

References

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