ἀναχάζομαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀνα- (ana-) +‎ χάζομαι (kházomai)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀνᾰχάζομαι • (anăkházomai)

  1. (chiefly passive voice) to draw back, withdraw, fall back, retreat
  2. (rare, active voice) to force back

Conjugation

The active voice is found only once, in poetry, in the third-person plural aorist indicative form ἀνέχᾰσσᾰν (anékhăssăn).

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