ἐγείρω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *egéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger- (to awake). Cognate with English Gregory, as well as Sanskrit जागृ (jāgṛ, to be awake, alert); see the Sanskrit for more cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἐγείρω (egeírō)

  1. (active voice)
    1. to awaken, wake up, rouse, stir
    2. to rouse, stir up
      ἐπὶ δὲ Ζεὺς Τρῶας ἔγειρεν. (Iliad 15.567)
      And Zeus aroused the Trojans.
    3. to raise from the dead, or from a sick bed, resurrect
    4. to raise or erect a building
  2. (mediopassive)
    1. to wake, keep watch
    2. to rouse oneself, be excited

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: εγείρω (egeíro), γέρνω (gérno)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐγείρω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 370

Further reading

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