χαίρετε

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χαίρετε • (khaírete)

  1. second-person plural active present indicative/imperative of χαίρω (khaírō)

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçe.re.te/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: χαί‧ρε‧τε
  • Homophone: χαίρεται (chaíretai)

Verb

χαίρετε • (chaírete)

  1. second-person plural imperfective imperative of χαίρω (chaíro): (literally: "rejoice, be glad")

Interjection

χαίρετε • (chaírete)

  1. (greeting) hello (polite plural or plural)
  2. (greeting) goodbye, farewell (polite plural or plural)

Usage notes

  • This is the polite plural or plural form. The ancient singular χαῖρε (khaîre) is not used as a greeting, but only in stereotyped set phrases (see χαίρε).

Synonyms

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