ἐρωή

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- (to flow, rush), the same root found in Proto-Germanic *rēsō (running, rush) and perhaps Latin rōrāriī (skirmishers).[1]

Noun

ἐρωή • (erōḗf (genitive ἐρωῆς); first declension

  1. rush, impulse, sweep, force in motion
    Synonym: ῥῑπή (rhīpḗ)
Declension
Derived terms
  • ἐρωέω (erōéō)

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-weh₂, from *h₁reh₁- (quiet, calm), the same root of Proto-Germanic *rōō (calm, quiet, rest).[1]

Noun

ἐρωή • (erōḗf (genitive ἐρωῆς); first declension

  1. rest, pause, cessation
    Synonyms: παῦλᾰ (paûlă), παῦσῐς (paûsĭs)
Declension
Derived terms
  • ἐρωέω (erōéō)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐρωή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 469

Further reading

  • ἐρωή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἐρωή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἐρωή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • ἐρωή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἐρωή, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011