εὐθενέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, good, well) + a root *θεν (*then) + -έω (-éō, verbal suffix). The root *θεν (*then) is of disputed origin:[1]

  • If the original vowel was -ε-:
    • Possibly from an unattested noun *θένος (*thénos), with a morphological chronology of *θένος (*thénos) > εὐθενής (euthenḗs, enjoying, strong) > εὐθενεια (eutheneia, fullness) > εὐθενέω (euthenéō), with the noun stemming from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (to flourish, be full, swell, abound). The derivative adjective εὐθενής (euthenḗs) is compared in particular with Sanskrit आहनस् (āhanas, thriving full); other cognates include Sanskrit घन (ghana, compact, solid), Persian آگنج (âganj, full, complete), Persian آکندن (âgandan, to fill up), Old Church Slavonic гонѣти (goněti, to suffice), Lithuanian ganà (enough), Albanian zanë (solid, thick), as well as perhaps Old Armenian յոգն (yogn, plenty), Proto-West Germanic *gant (whole, complete). However, Beekes is skeptical, due to εὐθενής (euthenḗs) being attested rarely and late in the record, despite it preceding the earlier-attested εὐθενέω (euthenéō) in morphology.
  • If the original vowel was -η- (< Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-):

Pronunciation

 

Verb

εὐθενέω • (euthenéō)

  1. to thrive, flourish

Inflection

Derived terms

  • εὐθένεια (euthéneia, state of prosperity, fullness, supply)
  • εὐθηνέω (euthēnéō, to thrive, flourish)
  • εὐθηνιάρχης (euthēniárkhēs, commissioner of (corn) supplies)
  • εὐθηνός (euthēnós, thriving)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “εὐθενέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 478-9
  2. ^ εὐθενέω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Further reading

  • εὐθενέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • εὐθενέω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • εὐθενέω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • (no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • εὐθενέω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter