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λυπέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From λῡ́πη (lū́pē, pain) +‎ -έω (-éō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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λῡπέω (lūpéō)

  1. to give pain to, to pain, distress, grieve, vex
    1. (absolute) to cause pain or grief
    2. (in historical writers, of cavalry and light troops) to harass, annoy
  2. (passive voice, future middle) to be pained, grieved, distressed, sad, to grieve

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λυπώ (lypó)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λῡ́πη (> DER > Denominative verb λυπέω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 878-9

Further reading

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