ἤνυτο

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɛ̌ː.ny.to/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe̝.ny.to/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ny.to/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ny.to/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ni.to/

Verb

ἤνυτο • (ḗnuto) (Epic)

third-person singular imperfect mediopassive indicative of ἀνύω (anúō)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.243:
  θοῶς δέ οἱ ἤνυτο ἔργον.
  thoôs dé hoi ḗnuto érgon.
  And quickly was his work accomplished.

Usage notes

Some scholars prefer a reading ἤνετο, interpreted as belonging with ἄνω (ánō, “accomplish, finish”).^[1]

References

^ “ἀνύω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press