ἀπεῖπον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ εἶπον (eîpon)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀπεῖπον • (apeîpon)

  1. to speak out, tell out, declare
  2. to deny, refuse
  3. to forbid
  4. to renounce, disown, give up
    • 50BC-50AD, Parthenius, Lyrcus §6:
      ...μάλιστα δὲ συνεργὸς ἐγίνετο Εἱλεβίη· οὐ γὰρ ἀπεῖπε τὸν Λύρκον.
      ...málista dè sunergòs egíneto Heilebíē; ou gàr apeîpe tòn Lúrkon.
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  5. to give up, be worn out, fail
    • 380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 448a:
      Γοργίας μὲν γὰρ καὶ ἀπειρηκέναι μοι δοκεῖ ...
      Gorgías mèn gàr kaì apeirēkénai moi dokeî ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

The present and imperfect are supplied by ἀπαυδάω (apaudáō), ἀπόφημι (apóphēmi), ἀπολέγω (apolégō), and in Attic prose by ἀπαγορεύω (apagoreúō).

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