ἐξυπνίζω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔξῠπνος (éxŭpnos, awakened) +‎ -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐξῠπνῐ́ζω • (exŭpnĭ́zō)

  1. to wake
    • 50 CE – 100 CE, The Gospel of John 11:11:
      ἀλλὰ πορεύομαι ἵνα ἐξυπνίσω αὐτόν
      allà poreúomai hína exupnísō autón
      but I am going that I may wake him
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Mark Antony 30:
      μόλις οὖν ὥσπερ ἐξυπνισθεὶς καὶ ἀποκραιπαλήσας
      mólis oûn hṓsper exupnistheìs kaì apokraipalḗsas
      At last, then, like a man roused from sleep after a deep debauch

Inflection

  • ᾰ̓φῠπνῐ́ζω (ăphŭpnĭ́zō)
  • δῐῠπνῐ́ζω (dĭŭpnĭ́zō)
  • περιῠπνῐ́ζω (periŭpnĭ́zō)

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