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στερέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂y- (to steal, hide).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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στερέω (steréō)

  1. to deprive, bereave [with accusative ‘someone’ and genitive ‘something’]
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 13.262:
      οὕνεκά με στερέσαι τῆς ληΐδος ἤθελε
      hoúneká me sterésai tês lēḯdos ḗthele
      because he wanted to rob me of the spoils
    • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 862:
      γυνὴ γὰρ ἄνδρ’ ἕκαστον αἰῶνος στερεῖ
      gunḕ gàr ándr’ hékaston aiônos stereî
      each woman shall deprive her husband of his life
    • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 8.27:
      χρυσέων δ’ Αἴας στερηθεὶς ὅπλων φόνῳ πάλαισεν.
      khruséōn d’ Aías sterētheìs hóplōn phónōi pálaisen.
      Ajax, robbed of the golden armor, wrestled with death.
  2. to take away [(rarely) with accusative]

Usage notes

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The uncompounded present is only attested in the first-person singular indicative active and third-person singular imperative active.

Inflection

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