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ἀπεῖπον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ εἶπον (eîpon)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἀπεῖπον (apeîpon)

  1. to speak out, tell out, declare
  2. to deny, refuse
  3. to forbid
  4. to renounce, disown, give up
    • 50BC-50AD, Parthenius, Lyrcus §6:
      ...μάλιστα δὲ συνεργὸς ἐγίνετο Εἱλεβίη· οὐ γὰρ ἀπεῖπε τὸν Λύρκον.
      ...málista dè sunergòs egíneto Heilebíē; ou gàr apeîpe tòn Lúrkon.
  5. to give up, be worn out, fail
    • 380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 448a:
      Γοργίας μὲν γὰρ καὶ ἀπειρηκέναι μοι δοκεῖ ...
      Gorgías mèn gàr kaì apeirēkénai moi dokeî ...

Conjugation

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The present and imperfect are supplied by ἀπαυδάω (apaudáō), ἀπόφημι (apóphēmi), ἀπολέγω (apolégō), and in Attic prose by ἀπαγορεύω (apagoreúō).

Further reading

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