βολεύω

Greek

Etymology

From an unattested *εὐβολεύω (*euboleúō), from Hellenistic Koine Greek εὐβολῶ (eubolô), εὐβολέω (euboléō) from εὖ (eû, “good”) +‎ -βολος (-bolos), the latter component from βολή (bolḗ, “wound of a missile; throw of the dice”). The original sense was "to accurately throw dice", which shifted to "be convenient, arrange".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voˈle.vo/

Verb

βολεύω • (volévo) (past βόλεψα, passive βολεύομαι, p‑past βολεύτηκα)

1. to arrange, fit into
2. to arrange (affairs, responsibilities)
3. to serve well, be convenient (something for someone)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

• βολεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language