πληθύνω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Causative of πληθύω (plēthúō), from πληθύς (plēthús, throng), from πίμπλημῐ (pímplēmĭ, I fill).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πληθῡ́νω • (plēthū́nō)

  1. to increase, multiply
  2. to make multiple
    • 458 CE – 538 CE, Damascius, Difficulties and Solutions of First Principles 99
    • 331 CE – 363 CE, Julian, Orations 4.143b
    • 331 CE – 363 CE, Julian, Orations 7.222a
  3. to use the plural
  4. (passive voice) to be in the majority

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀπληθυντός (aplēthuntós)
  • ἐμπληθύνομαι (emplēthúnomai)
  • ἐπῐπληθύνω (epĭplēthúnō)
  • πολῠπληθύνω (polŭplēthúnō)
  • σῠμπληθύνω (sŭmplēthúnō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πίμπλημι, -αμαι (> DER > 4. -θύνω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1191-2

Further reading