τέρπω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *terp- (to satisfy), cognate with German dürfen (to need) and obsolete and dialectal British English tharf (to need).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

τέρπω (térpō)

  1. I delight
  2. (passive and middle) I enjoy, I revel

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • τέρπω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • τέρπω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • τέρπω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.



Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέρπω.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɾ.po/
  • Hyphenation: τέρ‧πω

Verb

τέρπω (térpo) (past έτερψα, passive τέρπομαι)

  1. (formal) regale, please, delight
    Τέρπω τους καλεσμένους με ιστορίες.Térpo tous kalesménous me istoríes.I regale the guests with stories.

Conjugation