πρόσφημι

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From προσ- (pros-, to, towards) +‎ φημί (phēmí, to say).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πρόσφημῐ (prósphēmi) (Epic)

  1. (transitive) to speak to, address

Usage notes

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Almost exclusively used in the past tense (which may be analyzed as imperfect or aorist). Very common in the Iliad and Odyssey in the third person singular past tense, and rare in other dialects.

Conjugation

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References

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