επιδιώκω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιδιώκω (epidiṓkō) with semantic loan from French poursuivre.[1] By surface analysis, επι- (epi-) +‎ διώκω (dióko).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pi.ðiˈo.ko/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧δι‧ώ‧κω

Verb

επιδιώκω • (epidióko) (past επιδίωξα/επεδίωξα, passive επιδιώκεται)

  1. to pursue, to seek, to be after (to try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. ^ επιδιώκω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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