ἀναχάζομαι

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ἀνα- (ana-) +‎ χάζομαι (kházomai)

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

ἀνᾰχάζομαι (anakházomai)

  1. (chiefly in passive) to draw back, withdraw, fall back, retreat
  2. (rare, in active) to force back

Conjugation[edit]

The active voice is found only once, in poetry, in the third-person plural aorist indicative form ἀνέχᾰσσᾰν (anékhassan).

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