γαίω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From earlier *γαϝϳω (*gawjō); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *geh₂w-;[1][2] compare γάνυμαι (gánumai) and Latin gaudeo.[3]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

γαίω • (gaíō) (Epic)

  1. to rejoice, exult, take pride in
    αὐτὸς δ’ ἐν κορυφῇσι καθέζετο κύδεϊ γαίων
    autòs d’ en koruphēîsi kathézeto kúdeï gaíōn
    but he himself sat down on the mountaintops, rejoicing in his glory…

Usage notes

  • In the Iliad, only in the formulaic expression κύδεϊ γαίων (kúdeï gaíōn, rejoicing in his glory), used exclusively for gods.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 163
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 260-261
  3. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “gaudeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 255

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