πινόω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πίνος (pínos) +‎ -όω (-óō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πῐνόω • (pĭnóō)

  1. (passive voice) to be dirty
  2. (passive voice, of statues) to be rusty, rusted
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Alexander 4:
      Ἀπελλῆς δὲ γράφων τὸν κεραυνοφόρον οὐκ ἐμιμήσατο Τὴν χρόαν, ἀλλὰ φαιότερον καὶ πεπινωμένον ἐποίησεν
      Apellês dè gráphōn tòn keraunophóron ouk emimḗsato Tḕn khróan, allà phaióteron kaì pepinōménon epoíēsen
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Only passive forms are attested, the active forms are assumed to have existed.

Conjugation

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