ἀποαίνυμαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἀπαίνῠμαι (apaínŭmai)

Etymology

ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ αἴνυμαι (aínumai)

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Verb

ἀποαίνῠμαι • (apoaínŭmai)

  1. (Epic) to strip off, remove, deprive of
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 12.419:
      Οἱ δὲ κορώνῃσιν ἴκελοι περὶ νῆα μέλαιναν κύμασιν ἐμφορέοντο, θεὸς δ’ ἀποαίνυτο νόστον.
      Hoi dè korṓnēisin íkeloi perì nêa mélainan kúmasin emphoréonto, theòs d’ apoaínuto nóston.
      And so they, like gulls around the black ship, were borne by waves, the god depriving them of their homecoming.

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