ἵκω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (to reach (for)); cognate with Lithuanian síekti (to reach), Tocharian B siknaṃ (to set foot). The synonyms ἱκάνω (hikánō) and ἱκνέομαι (hiknéomai) are from the same root, with a nasal suffix. Possibly cognate with ἥκω (hḗkō, to have arrived, be present).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ῑ̔́κω (hī́kō)

  1. (intransitive) to come
  2. (transitive) to come to, arrive at
  3. (transitive) to reach
  4. (transitive) to come upon (befall, affect)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἵκω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 586

Further reading

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  • ἵκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἵκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963