ἐνθουσιάζω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ἔνθους (énthous), later contracted form of ἔνθεος (éntheos, possessed by a god), +‎ -ιάζω (-iázō, denominative verb suffix),[1] influenced by οὐσία (ousía, essence).

Verb

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ἐνθουσιάζω (enthousiázō)

  1. (intransitive) to be inspired or possessed by a god, to be rapt, to be in ecstasy
  2. (transitive) to inspire

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐνθουσιάζω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 426

Further reading

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