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ἰάπτω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Often combined with ἴπτομαι (íptomai, to press hard, oppress), but this is semantically difficult. The verb has also been linked to ἵημι (híēmi, to send, throw) and Latin iaciō (to throw, hurl, cast).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἰᾰ́πτω (iáptō)

  1. to send forth, drive on, shoot
  2. to rush, hurry

Inflection

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Derived terms

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