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ἕπω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Ultimately derived from a thematic present of Proto-Indo-European *sep- (to care for). Cognate with Sanskrit सपति (sapati, he worships), सपर्यति (saparyati, he honors) (see the Sanskrit root सप् (sap)), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬟𐬱𐬍 (haf-šī, you hold (in the hand), support), Latin sepelio (to bury, inter).[1] Related to ὅπλον (hóplon, tool) and possibly also ἐπητής (epētḗs, courteous), but unrelated to ἕπομαι (hépomai, to follow) and εἶπον (eîpon, I said).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἕπω (hépō)

  1. to busy oneself with

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἕπω 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 448

Further reading

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