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ἀγγέλλω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    ἄγγελος (ángelos, messenger) +‎ *-ϳω (*-jō).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    ἀγγέλλω (angéllō)

    1. (ambitransitive) to carry, deliver, pass on, relay (a message, information, news, a command, instructions); to announce, report
      • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 8.409:
        ὣς ἔφατ’, ὦρτο δὲ Ἶρις ἀελλόπος ἀγγελέουσα
        hṑs éphat’, ôrto dè Îris aellópos angeléousa
        So spake he, and storm-footed Iris hasted to bear his message
      • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 10.448:
        ἐσθλά περ ἀγγείλας
        esthlá per angeílas
        even though you have brought good tidings
    2. (middle voice, only present) to announce oneself
      • c. 445 BCE, Sophocles, Ajax 1376:
        καὶ νῦν γε Τεύκρῳ τἀπὸ τοῦδ’ ἀγγέλλομαι
        kaì nûn ge Teúkrōi tapò toûd’ angéllomai
        And now I announce myself to him as a friend

    Usage notes

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    The person told generally takes the dative case, with the message in accusative or set up with a preposition, such as περί (perí, about).

    Inflection

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