κηρύσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *kāruťťō, from the stem of κῆρῠξ (kêrux, herald) and Proto-Hellenic *-yō (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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κηρύσσω (kērússō)

  1. to be a herald or auctioneer
  2. to make a proclamation as herald
  3. (transitive) to summon by herald
  4. (transitive) to proclaim, announce
  5. (transitive) to command someone publicly to do something (with infinitive or dative of thing)
  6. (New Testament) to preach the gospel

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κηρύσσω (kērússō). Sense "preach" since Hellenistic times.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ciˈɾi.so/
  • Hyphenation: κη‧ρύσ‧σω

Verb

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κηρύσσω (kirýsso) (past κήρυξα, passive κηρύσσομαι, p‑past κηρύχθηκα/κηρύχτηκα, ppp κηρυγμένος)

  1. declare, announce, call (war, a strike)
  2. preach

Conjugation

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κηρύσσω and κηρύττω (kirýtto) share all forms except the ones with the present stem.

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Compounds of the verb:

References

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  1. ^ κηρύττω & κηρύσσω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language