ἐνθουσιάζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐνθουσιάω (enthousiáō)

Etymology

From ἔνθους (énthous), later contracted form of ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), +‎ -ιάζω (-iázō, denominative verb suffix), influenced by οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).

Verb

ἐνθουσιάζω • (enthousiázō)

1. (intransitive) to be inspired or possessed by a god, to be rapt, to be in ecstasy
2. (transitive) to inspire

Derived terms

• ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós)
• ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs)

References

• “ἐνθουσιάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐνθουσιάζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐνθουσιάζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐνθουσιάζω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “enthusiasm”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.