ἀράσσω
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἀρᾰ́ττω (arắttō) — Attic
Etymology
Unknown, but Beekes suggests an onomatopoeic origin, perhaps similar to that of ἄρᾰβος (árăbos, “gnashing, rattling”). Possibly related to ῥάσσω (rhássō, “to strike, dash”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.rás.sɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈras.so/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈras.so/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈras.so/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈra.so/
Verb
ἀρᾰ́σσω • (arắssō)
Conjugation
Present: ἀρᾰ́σσω, ἀρᾰ́σσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἀρᾰ́σσω | ἀρᾰ́σσεις | ἀρᾰ́σσει | ἀρᾰ́σσετον | ἀρᾰ́σσετον | ἀρᾰ́σσομεν | ἀρᾰ́σσετε | ἀρᾰ́σσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρᾰ́σσω | ἀρᾰ́σσῃς | ἀρᾰ́σσῃ | ἀρᾰ́σσητον | ἀρᾰ́σσητον | ἀρᾰ́σσωμεν | ἀρᾰ́σσητε | ἀρᾰ́σσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀρᾰ́σσοιμῐ | ἀρᾰ́σσοις | ἀρᾰ́σσοι | ἀρᾰ́σσοιτον | ἀρᾰσσοίτην | ἀρᾰ́σσοιμεν | ἀρᾰ́σσοιτε | ἀρᾰ́σσοιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἄρᾰσσε | ἀρᾰσσέτω | ἀρᾰ́σσετον | ἀρᾰσσέτων | ἀρᾰ́σσετε | ἀρᾰσσόντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀρᾰ́σσομαι | ἀρᾰ́σσῃ / ἀρᾰ́σσει | ἀρᾰ́σσεται | ἀρᾰ́σσεσθον | ἀρᾰ́σσεσθον | ἀρᾰσσόμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́σσεσθε | ἀρᾰ́σσονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρᾰ́σσωμαι | ἀρᾰ́σσῃ | ἀρᾰ́σσηται | ἀρᾰ́σσησθον | ἀρᾰ́σσησθον | ἀρᾰσσώμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́σσησθε | ἀρᾰ́σσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀρᾰσσοίμην | ἀρᾰ́σσοιο | ἀρᾰ́σσοιτο | ἀρᾰ́σσοισθον | ἀρᾰσσοίσθην | ἀρᾰσσοίμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́σσοισθε | ἀρᾰ́σσοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀρᾰ́σσου | ἀρᾰσσέσθω | ἀρᾰ́σσεσθον | ἀρᾰσσέσθων | ἀρᾰ́σσεσθε | ἀρᾰσσέσθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀρᾰ́σσειν | ἀρᾰ́σσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀρᾰ́σσων | ἀρᾰσσόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἀρᾰ́σσουσᾰ | ἀρᾰσσομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἀρᾰ́σσον | ἀρᾰσσόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἀρᾰ́σσεσκον | ἀρᾰ́σσεσκες | ἀρᾰ́σσεσκε(ν) | ἀρᾰσσέσκετον | ἀρᾰσσεσκέτην | ἀρᾰσσέσκομεν | ἀρᾰσσέσκετε | ἀρᾰ́σσεσκον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀρᾰσσεσκόμην | ἀρᾰσσέσκου | ἀρᾰσσέσκετο | ἀρᾰσσέσκεσθον | ἀρᾰσσεσκέσθην | ἀρᾰσσεσκόμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰσσέσκεσθε | ἀρᾰσσέσκοντο | ||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἤρᾰσσον, ἠρᾰσσόμην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἤρᾰσσον | ἤρᾰσσες | ἤρᾰσσε(ν) | ἠρᾰ́σσετον | ἠρᾰσσέτην | ἠρᾰ́σσομεν | ἠρᾰ́σσετε | ἤρᾰσσον | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠρᾰσσόμην | ἠρᾰ́σσου | ἠρᾰ́σσετο | ἠρᾰ́σσεσθον | ἠρᾰσσέσθην | ἠρᾰσσόμεθᾰ | ἠρᾰ́σσεσθε | ἠρᾰ́σσοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ἀρᾰ́ξω, ἀρᾰ́ξομαι, ἀρᾰχθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἀρᾰ́ξω | ἀρᾰ́ξεις | ἀρᾰ́ξει | ἀρᾰ́ξετον | ἀρᾰ́ξετον | ἀρᾰ́ξομεν | ἀρᾰ́ξετε | ἀρᾰ́ξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | ἀρᾰ́ξοιμῐ | ἀρᾰ́ξοις | ἀρᾰ́ξοι | ἀρᾰ́ξοιτον | ἀρᾰξοίτην | ἀρᾰ́ξοιμεν | ἀρᾰ́ξοιτε | ἀρᾰ́ξοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | ἀρᾰ́ξομαι | ἀρᾰ́ξῃ / ἀρᾰ́ξει | ἀρᾰ́ξεται | ἀρᾰ́ξεσθον | ἀρᾰ́ξεσθον | ἀρᾰξόμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́ξεσθε | ἀρᾰ́ξονται | ||||
| optative | ἀρᾰξοίμην | ἀρᾰ́ξοιο | ἀρᾰ́ξοιτο | ἀρᾰ́ξοισθον | ἀρᾰξοίσθην | ἀρᾰξοίμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́ξοισθε | ἀρᾰ́ξοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἀρᾰχθήσομαι | ἀρᾰχθήσῃ | ἀρᾰχθήσεται | ἀρᾰχθήσεσθον | ἀρᾰχθήσεσθον | ἀρᾰχθησόμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰχθήσεσθε | ἀρᾰχθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἀρᾰχθησοίμην | ἀρᾰχθήσοιο | ἀρᾰχθήσοιτο | ἀρᾰχθήσοισθον | ἀρᾰχθησοίσθην | ἀρᾰχθησοίμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰχθήσοισθε | ἀρᾰχθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀρᾰ́ξειν | ἀρᾰ́ξεσθαι | ἀρᾰχθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀρᾰ́ξων | ἀρᾰξόμενος | ἀρᾰχθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | ἀρᾰ́ξουσᾰ | ἀρᾰξομένη | ἀρᾰχθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | ἀρᾰ́ξον | ἀρᾰξόμενον | ἀρᾰχθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἤρᾰξᾰ, ἠρᾰξᾰ́μην, ἠρᾰ́χθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἤρᾰξᾰ | ἤρᾰξᾰς | ἤρᾰξε(ν) | ἠρᾰ́ξᾰτον | ἠρᾰξᾰ́την | ἠρᾰ́ξᾰμεν | ἠρᾰ́ξᾰτε | ἤρᾰξᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρᾰ́ξω | ἀρᾰ́ξῃς | ἀρᾰ́ξῃ | ἀρᾰ́ξητον | ἀρᾰ́ξητον | ἀρᾰ́ξωμεν | ἀρᾰ́ξητε | ἀρᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀρᾰ́ξαιμῐ | ἀρᾰ́ξειᾰς / ἀρᾰ́ξαις | ἀρᾰ́ξειε(ν) / ἀρᾰ́ξαι | ἀρᾰ́ξαιτον | ἀρᾰξαίτην | ἀρᾰ́ξαιμεν | ἀρᾰ́ξαιτε | ἀρᾰ́ξειᾰν / ἀρᾰ́ξαιεν | |||||
| imperative | ἄρᾰξον | ἀρᾰξᾰ́τω | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰτον | ἀρᾰξᾰ́των | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰτε | ἀρᾰξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠρᾰξᾰ́μην | ἠρᾰ́ξω | ἠρᾰ́ξᾰτο | ἠρᾰ́ξᾰσθον | ἠρᾰξᾰ́σθην | ἠρᾰξᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠρᾰ́ξᾰσθε | ἠρᾰ́ξᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρᾰ́ξωμαι | ἀρᾰ́ξῃ | ἀρᾰ́ξηται | ἀρᾰ́ξησθον | ἀρᾰ́ξησθον | ἀρᾰξώμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́ξησθε | ἀρᾰ́ξωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀρᾰξαίμην | ἀρᾰ́ξαιο | ἀρᾰ́ξαιτο | ἀρᾰ́ξαισθον | ἀρᾰξαίσθην | ἀρᾰξαίμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́ξαισθε | ἀρᾰ́ξαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἄρᾰξαι | ἀρᾰξᾰ́σθω | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰσθον | ἀρᾰξᾰ́σθων | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰσθε | ἀρᾰξᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἠρᾰ́χθην | ἠρᾰ́χθης | ἠρᾰ́χθη | ἠρᾰ́χθητον | ἠρᾰχθήτην | ἠρᾰ́χθημεν | ἠρᾰ́χθητε | ἠρᾰ́χθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρᾰχθῶ | ἀρᾰχθῇς | ἀρᾰχθῇ | ἀρᾰχθῆτον | ἀρᾰχθῆτον | ἀρᾰχθῶμεν | ἀρᾰχθῆτε | ἀρᾰχθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀρᾰχθείην | ἀρᾰχθείης | ἀρᾰχθείη | ἀρᾰχθεῖτον / ἀρᾰχθείητον | ἀρᾰχθείτην / ἀρᾰχθειήτην | ἀρᾰχθεῖμεν / ἀρᾰχθείημεν | ἀρᾰχθεῖτε / ἀρᾰχθείητε | ἀρᾰχθεῖεν / ἀρᾰχθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἀρᾰ́χθητῐ | ἀρᾰχθήτω | ἀρᾰ́χθητον | ἀρᾰχθήτων | ἀρᾰ́χθητε | ἀρᾰχθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀρᾰ́ξαι | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰσθαι | ἀρᾰχθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀρᾰ́ξᾱς | ἀρᾰξᾰ́μενος | ἀρᾰχθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἀρᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ | ἀρᾰξᾰμένη | ἀρᾰχθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰν | ἀρᾰξᾰ́μενον | ἀρᾰχθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ἄρᾰξᾰ | ἄρᾰξᾰς | ἄρᾰξε(ν) | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰτον | ἀρᾰξᾰ́την | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰμεν | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰτε | ἄρᾰξᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρᾰ́ξω | ἀρᾰ́ξῃς | ἀρᾰ́ξῃ | ἀρᾰ́ξητον | ἀρᾰ́ξητον | ἀρᾰ́ξωμεν | ἀρᾰ́ξητε | ἀρᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀρᾰ́ξαιμῐ | ἀρᾰ́ξειᾰς / ἀρᾰ́ξαις | ἀρᾰ́ξειε(ν) / ἀρᾰ́ξαι | ἀρᾰξεῖτον | ἀρᾰξείτην | ἀρᾰξεῖμεν | ἀρᾰξεῖτε | ἀρᾰξεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | ἄρᾰξον | ἀρᾰξᾰ́τω | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰτον | ἀρᾰξᾰ́των | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰτε | ἀρᾰξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ἀρᾰξᾰ́μην | ἀρᾰ́ξω | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰτο | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰσθον | ἀρᾰξᾰ́σθην | ἀρᾰξᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰσθε | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρᾰ́ξωμαι | ἀρᾰ́ξηαι | ἀρᾰ́ξηται | ἀρᾰ́ξησθον | ἀρᾰ́ξησθον | ἀρᾰξώμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́ξησθε | ἀρᾰ́ξωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀρᾰξαίμην | ἀρᾰ́ξαιο | ἀρᾰ́ξαιτο | ἀρᾰ́ξαισθον | ἀρᾰξαίσθην | ἀρᾰξαίμεθᾰ | ἀρᾰ́ξαισθε | ἀρᾰ́ξαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἄρᾰξαι | ἀρᾰξᾰ́σθω | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰσθον | ἀρᾰξᾰ́σθων | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰσθε | ἀρᾰξᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἀρᾰ́χθην | ἀρᾰ́χθης | ἀρᾰ́χθη | ἀρᾰ́χθητον | ἀρᾰχθήτην | ἀρᾰ́χθημεν | ἀρᾰ́χθητε | ἀρᾰ́χθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρᾰχθῶ | ἀρᾰχθῇς | ἀρᾰχθῇ | ἀρᾰχθῆτον | ἀρᾰχθῆτον | ἀρᾰχθῶμεν | ἀρᾰχθῆτε | ἀρᾰχθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀρᾰχθείην | ἀρᾰχθείης | ἀρᾰχθείη | ἀρᾰχθεῖτον / ἀρᾰχθείητον | ἀρᾰχθείτην / ἀρᾰχθειήτην | ἀρᾰχθεῖμεν / ἀρᾰχθείημεν | ἀρᾰχθεῖτε / ἀρᾰχθείητε | ἀρᾰχθεῖεν / ἀρᾰχθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἀρᾰ́χθητῐ | ἀρᾰχθήτω | ἀρᾰ́χθητον | ἀρᾰχθήτων | ἀρᾰ́χθητε | ἀρᾰχθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀρᾰ́ξαι | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰσθαι | ἀρᾰχθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀρᾰ́ξᾱς | ἀρᾰξᾰ́μενος | ἀρᾰχθείς | |||||||||
| f | ἀρᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ | ἀρᾰξᾰμένη | ἀρᾰχθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | ἀρᾰ́ξᾰν | ἀρᾰξᾰ́μενον | ἀρᾰχθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | ᾱ̓́ρᾰξᾰ | ᾱ̓́ρᾰξᾰς | ᾱ̓́ρᾰξε(ν) | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰτον | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́την | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰμεν | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰτε | ᾱ̓́ρᾰξᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξω | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξῃς | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξῃ | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξητον | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξητον | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξωμεν | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξητε | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαιμῐ | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξειᾰς / ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαις | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξειε(ν) / ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαι | ᾱ̓ρᾰξεῖτον | ᾱ̓ρᾰξείτην | ᾱ̓ρᾰξεῖμεν | ᾱ̓ρᾰξεῖτε | ᾱ̓ρᾰξεῖεν | |||||
| imperative | ᾱ̓́ρᾰξον | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́τω | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰτον | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́των | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰτε | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́μην | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξω | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰτο | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰσθον | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́σθην | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́μεθᾰ | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰσθε | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξωμαι | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξηαι | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξηται | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξησθον | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξησθον | ᾱ̓ρᾰξώμεθᾰ | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξησθε | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξωνται | |||||
| optative | ᾱ̓ρᾰξαίμην | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαιο | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαιτο | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαισθον | ᾱ̓ρᾰξαίσθην | ᾱ̓ρᾰξαίμεθᾰ | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαισθε | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ᾱ̓́ρᾰξαι | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́σθω | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰσθον | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́σθων | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰσθε | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξαι | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾱς | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾱσᾰ | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | ᾱ̓ρᾰ́ξᾰν | ᾱ̓ρᾰξᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
- ἀπαράσσω (aparássō)
- ἀραγμός (aragmós)
- καταράσσω (katarássō)
- σῠναράσσω (sŭnarássō)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀράσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123
Further reading
- “ἀράσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀράσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἀράσσω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀράσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀράσσω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀράσσω in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)