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ὀχέω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, ὄχος (ókhos) +‎ -έω (-éō). The mediopassive meaning of the verb may derive from Proto-Hellenic *wokʰéyomai, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰéyeti, itself a causative to *weǵʰ-. However, the active meaning of the verb was probably influenced by ἔχω (ékhō), itself from the root *seǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ὀχέω • (okhéō)

  1. (active transitive) to bear, to carry either through space or time
    1. to maintain, preserve, sustain
  2. (active intransitive) to continue
    1. to abide, carry on, persist, persevere
    2. to bear up, endure, suffer
  3. (mediopassive voice) to be maintained or preserved; to be carried, borne
  4. (passive voice) to ride
    • 2022 May 18, Seumas Macdonald, chapter 5, in Linguae Graecae Per Se Illustrata‎[1]:
      οὗτοι μὲν βαδίζουσιν, ὁ δὲ κῡ́ριος ἐπὶ ἵππου ὀχεῖται.
      hoûtoi mèn badízousin, ho dè kū́rios epì híppou okheîtai.
      They, on one hand, march, but the master, on horse, rides.

Usage notes

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  • The Aeolic participle form ὀχήμενος (okhḗmenos) is attested.
  • In Attic prose, the term is restricted to the present and the imperfect.

Conjugation

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