θεωρέω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From θεωρός (theōrós) +‎ -έω (-éō).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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θεωρέω (theōréō)

  1. to be sent (as a θεωρός (theōrós)) to consult an oracle
  2. to look at, spectate, observe
  3. to contemplate, consider (of the mind)
  4. (abstract) to speculate, theorize

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θεωρός (> DER > 6. θεωρέω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 545

Further reading

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