καταφεύγω

Greek

Etymology

From κατά (katá) +‎ φεύγω (févgo, “to flee”).

Verb

καταφεύγω • (katafévgo) (past κατέφυγα, passive —)

1. (followed by the preposition σε (se)) resort to something, have recourse to something
2. take refuge

Related terms

• καταφύγιο n (katafýgio, “refuge”)

Further reading

• “καταφεύγω”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998