παίω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pēu-, *pyu-, *pū- (to hit; to cut).[1] Cognates include Latin paviō.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

παίω • (paíō)

  1. to strike, hit
    1. to strike one thing against another
    2. to drive away
    3. (sexual intercourse)
    4. (figuratively) to quench one's thirst
      • 4th century BC, Eubulus, Collected Works 138
  2. (intransitive) to strike against or upon
  3. to devour

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀμφῐπαίω (amphĭpaíō)
  • ἀνᾰπαίω (anăpaíō)
  • ἀντῐπαίω (antĭpaíō)
  • εἰσπαίω (eispaíō)
  • ἐκπαίω (ekpaíō)
  • ἐμπαίω (empaíō)
  • κᾰτᾰπαίω (kătăpaíō)
  • πᾰρᾰπαίω (părăpaíō)
  • περιπαίω (peripaíō)
  • σῠμπαίω (sŭmpaíō)
  • ὑπερπαίω (huperpaíō)
  • παιητέον (paiētéon)

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 870