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εὐθύνω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Denominal verb from εὐθύτης (euthútēs, straightness), from εὐθύς (euthús, straight).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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εὐθῡ́νω (euthū́nō)

  1. to guide straight, direct
    1. to direct, govern
  2. to make straight
  3. to examine someone's conduct
    1. (with genitive, of a criminal) to call to account for
    2. to refute, censure
    3. to examine by torture

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εὐθύς (> DER > εὐθύνω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 479

Further reading

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