κεντέω

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-. Cognate with English hent, hunt and possibly hand.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

κεντέω (kentéō)

  1. to prick, sting, goad
  2. to stab, pierce, wound
  3. to torture, torment

Inflection[edit]

Homer uses κένσαι as the aorist infinitive, which is phonetically odd because -νσ- is normally forbidden in Greek.

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