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πράσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *prā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti, a *k-enlargement of *per(h₂)- (to go over, cross).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πρᾱ́σσω (prā́ssō) (Koine)

  1. to do, practice
    • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Odes 8.70-73:
      πατρὶ δὲ πατρὸς ἐνέπνευσεν μένος γήραος ἀντίπαλον· Ἀίδα τοι λάθεται ἄρμενα πράξαις ἀνήρ.
      patrì dè patròs enépneusen ménos gḗraos antípalon; Aída toi láthetai ármena práxais anḗr.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to accomplish, make
  3. to fare well or ill

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πρᾱ́σσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1229-1230

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