χέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéweti,[1] from *ǵʰew- (to pour).[2] Cognates include Sanskrit जुहोति (juhóti), Old Armenian ձեւ (jew), Latin fundō, fūtis, Old English ġēotan, guttas (English gut), and Albanian dyllë.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χέω • (khéō)

  1. (of liquids) to pour
    1. to shed (of tears)
    2. to smelt, cast (of metal)
    3. (passive voice) to become liquid, melt, dissolve
  2. (of solids) to scatter, shed
    1. to throw up (of soil)
    2. to shower (of spears)
    3. to let fall, drop
    4. (passive voice) to be heaped up, mounded
    5. to move together, stream
    6. (perfect, passive voice) to be engaged, absorbed in

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀμφιχέω (amphikhéō)
  • ἀναχέω (anakhéō)
  • ἀντεγχέω (antenkhéō)
  • ἀποχέω (apokhéō)
  • διαχέω (diakhéō)
  • ἐγκαταχέω (enkatakhéō)
  • ἐγχέω (enkhéō)
  • εἰσχέω (eiskhéō)
  • ἐκπροχέω (ekprokhéō)
  • ἐκχέω (ekkhéō)
  • ἐξαποχέω (exapokhéō)
  • ἐπαναχέω (epanakhéō)
  • ἐπεγχέω (epenkhéō)
  • ἐπεισχέω (epeiskhéō)
  • ἐπεκχέω (epekkhéō)
  • ἐπικαταχέω (epikatakhéō)
  • ἐπιπροχέω (epiprokhéō)
  • ἐπιχέω (epikhéō)
  • ῑ̓οχέαιρα (īokhéaira)
  • καταπροχέω (kataprokhéō)
  • καταχέω (katakhéō)
  • μετακαταχέω (metakatakhéō)
  • μεταχέω (metakhéō)
  • μετεγχέω (metenkhéō)
  • οἰνοχόη (oinokhóē)
  • παραχέω (parakhéō)
  • παρεγχέω (parenkhéō)
  • παρεισχέω (pareiskhéō)
  • παρεκχέω (parekkhéō)
  • παρεπιχέω (parepikhéō)
  • περικαταχέω (perikatakhéō)
  • περιπροχέω (periprokhéō)
  • περιχέω (perikhéō)
  • προεκχέω (proekkhéō)
  • προκαταχέω (prokatakhéō)
  • προσεγχέω (prosenkhéō)
  • προσεπιχέω (prosepikhéō)
  • προσχέω (proskhéō)
  • προϋποχέω (proüpokhéō)
  • προχέω (prokhéō)
  • συγχέω (sunkhéō)
  • συμπροχέω (sumprokhéō)
  • συναναχέω (sunanakhéō)
  • συνεκχέω (sunekkhéō)
  • ὑπεγχέω (hupenkhéō)
  • ὑπερεκχέω (huperekkhéō)
  • ὑποκαταχέω (hupokatakhéō)
  • ὑποπροχέω (hupoprokhéō)
  • ὑποχέω (hupokhéō)
  • χῡλός (khūlós)
  • χύμα (khúma)
  • χῡμός (khūmós)
  • χῠ́σῐς (khŭ́sĭs)
  • χύτης (khútēs)
  • χυτικός (khutikós)
  • χύτλον (khútlon)
  • χυτός (khutós)
  • χύτρα (khútra)
  • χύτρος (khútros)

References

  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 179
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χέω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1627-9

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