ἵκω

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (to reach (for)). 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).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

ῑ̔́κω (hī́kō)

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

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Further reading[edit]

  • 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