βρυάζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βρῠ́ω (brŭ́ō, to swell) +‎ -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

βρῠᾰ́ζω • (brŭắzō)

  1. to swell, teem
    • Orph., H. 53.10
    • Orph., H. 73.4
    • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Fragments 491
    • Tim., Fr. 7
  2. (figurative) to act wantonly; to revel

Usage notes

Almost exclusively attested in the present and imperfect. The aorist is indirectly attested through the form ἀνεβρύαξα (anebrúaxa).

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • βρῠασμός (brŭasmós)

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