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γυρεύω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek γυρεύω (gureúō), from Hellenistic Koine Greek γῡρεύω (gūreúō, run round in a circle) from the Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, ring, circle).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʝiˈɾe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: γυ‧ρεύ‧ω

Verb

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γυρεύω (gyrévo) (past γύρεψα) rare passive: γυρεύομαι[2]

  1. (informal) to look for, want
    πάω γυρεύοντας (idiomatic)
    páo gyrévontas
    to ask for trouble, to ask for it, to look for trouble
    (literally, “to go looking”)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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  • and see: γύρος m (gýros, round, perimeter)

References

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  1. ^ γυρεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ γυρεύω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.