νίζω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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  • νίπτω (níptō, backformation from the aorist)

Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *niďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-ye-, from *neygʷ- (to wash). Compare Proto-Germanic *nikwes, Old English nicor, German Nix.

Verb

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νίζω (nízō)

  1. to wash the hands or feet of another
  2. to purge, cleanse
  3. to wash off
    Νίψον ἀνομήματα, μὴ μόναν ὄψιν.Nípson anomḗmata, mḕ mónan ópsin.Wash the sins, not only the face.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • νίζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • νίζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • νίζω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • νίζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • νίζω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963