κατάσχω

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰτάσχω • (kătáskhō)

  1. first-person singular aorist active subjunctive of κατέχω (katékhō)

Greek

Etymology

Stem κατασχ- from the subjunctive of the second aorist of Ancient Greek κατέσχον (katéskhon) of the verb κατέχω (katékhō) (in Modern Greek, "to have, it is in one's possession"), used as indicative present tense. Since 1833, a free translation of French saisir. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtas.xo/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τά‧σχω

Verb

κατάσχω • (katáscho) (past κατάσχεσα/κατέσχεσα, passive κατάσχομαι, p‑past κατασχέθηκα)

  1. to confiscate, seize, sequester, sequestrate

Conjugation

  • κατάσχεση f (katáschesi, confiscation)
  • κατασχετήριος (kataschetírios, confiscating)
  • and see: κατά (katá) & έχω (écho, have)

References

  1. ^ κατάσχω - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre