-εύω

See also: εὕω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěu̯.ɔː/ → /ˈe.βo/ → /ˈe.vo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.wo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.βo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.vo/

Suffix

-εύω • (-eúō)

1. Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in -εύς (-eús) to form a denominative verb of condition or activity: meaning "be x" or "do what x typically does"

   ‎βᾰσῐλεύς (basileús, “king”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎βᾰσῐλεύω (basileúō, “to rule”)

   ‎ᾰ̔λῐεύς (halieús, “fisherman”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎ᾰ̔λῐεύω (halieúō, “to fish”)

2. Added to other nouns

   ‎βουλή (boulḗ, “plan”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎βουλεύω (bouleúō, “to plan”)

   ‎παῖς (paîs, “child”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎παιδεύω (paideúō, “to teach”)

   ‎ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́, “assembly, marketplace”) + ‎-εύω (-eúō) → ‎ᾰ̓γορεύω (agoreúō, “to talk”)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύω

References

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 866