σηκόω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σᾱκόω (sākóō)Doric

Etymology

σηκός (sēkós, pen, enclosure, fence) +‎ -όω (-óō, causative verbal suffix), thus "to make into an enclosure" > "to compare" > "to balance, weigh against".[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

σηκόω • (sēkóō)

  1. to weigh against
  2. to balance, equalize
  3. to compensate

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σηκός (> DER > σηκόω)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1322-3

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